What's it all about?

We made it to Beijing safe and sound!!! Well, mostly sound. The flights were great and the luggage made it. We had several good laughs today, which always makes traveling more fun. When we got to San Francisco, Liz decided that a neck pillow was a good idea after all. So, we went in search of one. I asked her what type she wanted, like foam or microbead. She said she wanted an alfalfa one. I was totally confused until I figured out she wanted a buckwheat one. Boy did I laugh about that one! At least they are characters from the same show. Liz purchased a green one and promptly named it "Alfie".

We had 8 families all on the same flight from SF to Beijing. We met 5 of them in SF and did not know about the other two until we got to China. Everyone did great and only 4 bags got lost. They expect them to arrive tomorrow.

Well, we left the house at 4:15 a.m. on Thursday morning after only three hours of sleep (and those were not consecutive hours). It is now 9:30 a.m. Friday for you east coasters and time to go to bed. We have unpacked, purchased water and other essentials (Skittles and Snickers) and Liz is showered and in jammies. I am headed for the shower as soon as I hit send.

Note to Brodie, Emily and Bethany: Mommy loves you all and misses you already. I will call you at dinner time. Be good for the Martins and have a great weekend!