Mission accomplished!

Well, in case you haven't figured it out yet... we are safely home. We arrived back in New Jersey via Hong Kong on Wednesday. Although the flight was actually about 2 hours longer, it seemed like it was shorter than the one to Beijing. I think we were all much more relaxed on the return flight, so the time seemed to pass a bit easier, we were better rested and prepared for the flight, and I think we all really just wanted to get home. (Mommy and Megan on the plane from Hong Kong to Newark) We made it to Michele's Mom's on Long Island about 6:00 PM and Megan recieved a warm reception from Grandma Saydah, Uncle Mike, Aunt Donna, Uncle George, and cousin George (Georgie). Thursday we headed back to Connecticut. We had a small welcoming party. Friends Randy and Lynn watched the house and fed the fish for us while we were away, and they also prepared a nice lasagna, salad, and garlic bread for us upon our arrival! Coincidentally, they made just enough to ensure that they could stick around and visit with Megan and even feed Dan, Tayer's boyfriend, who was picking Tayler up around dinnertime. Pastor Schuett dropped in for a minute as well. It was wonderful to be home among friends, but the experience we shared with our new friends in China is one that will never be erased from our memories.
Being home I think we are allowing ourselves to realize for the first time that everything really happened. In China there was this faint but underlying feeling that someone would walk up and tell us that visiting hours had ended and we had to give her back. Everything was so smoothly coordinated for us that the entire process seemed far too easy, and I think we were both waiting for the "hiccup" that would wake us from our dream! Well, it never came. At least while we were in China anyway. I did give Megan a little too much apple-prune juice last night, and this morning we were unofficially christened as parents! Now we are awake! It has really and finally happened, and we are in it up to our eyeballs and lovin' it!!
We wanted to thank everyone who took time out to visit our blog while we were away. Even if you didn't have time or the desire to post a comment, it was nice to know that there were folks back here who were thinking of us and sending their prayers for a safe and successful journey. It was really a nice way for us to feel as though we had brought all of our family and friends to China with us. So again, thank you from all of us for helping to make our trip perfect, and for supporting our blog. It has been a fun and unique way of preserving our journey to Megan so that we can one day share it with her, and remind ourselves of how fortunate we were to be given such a fantastic blessing. Thank you all, and we hope to see each and every one of you very soon!!
Love... the Geier's