ZhengZhou

we have left Beijing and are now in the capitol city of the Henan province. things are a bit different here as they are not quite as used to seeing foriengers. one man nearly caused an accident looking at Amy. i think she likes the attention a little.

we went to the Great Wall yesterday. i just barely survived. that is a lot of stairs in a very thin atmosphere. it was rough, but worth it. the wall is amazing and we only saw a very tiny bit of it.

we went to a pizza place last night hoping for something a bit closer to home. i don't know about you, but i don't recall having a chicken, corn, and blueberry sauce pizza at home. some very weird varities, but some that were close to normal.

i am writing this to you on what is Sunday night here. that means in less than 12 hours, we should be holding Natalie in our arms. we obviously can barely contain our excitemnet. we have our worries as well. we aren't just getting a daughter, but we are also trying to raise her for 2 weeks in an environemtn that is very different than what we are used to. upon return, we are raising her in a place that is even less familiar to her. many exciting challenges ahead. anyway, please do keep thinking about us and we will be thinking about you.

for those that might be interested, i have skype on this computer and will be using it to video chat with the family. if you have skype, then you can send me an add request and i may have some time to chat and you may get to see Natalie.