Saturday, November 22, 2008

tix to TPE

We've got tickets! I found a great deal... considering this is the most expensive time of year to travel. If there are any Taiwan adopting families traveling over the holidays, check out Northwest business class for sure... and please contact us as we'd love to meet up with you! I consulted with Todd the travel agent that lots of families talk about using on the Taiwan adoption message boards... and the Northwest flight I found is well over $2000 less per person than anything he could get me for business class. There weren't many seats left on the days I wanted to travel, so we needed to make these flight arrangements asap.

Saturday 12/20 in the morning - leave for Taiwan
Sunday 12/21 in the evening - arrive in Taipei
I'm still working on what we'll do that week. I'm looking at taking an English speaking bus tour for a few days to places we want to see outside of Taipei.
Friday 12/26 - travel south to Tainan, have dinner with a friend
Saturday 12/27 - tour Tainan with a friend
Sunday 12/28 - tour Pingtung County (southernmost county in Taiwan where Hannah was born)
Monday 12/29 - meet Hannah, take high speed train back to Taipei
Tuesday 12/30 - AIT visa appointment
Wednesday 12/31 - pick up visa at AIT, watch Taipei 101 fireworks from a hotel
Thursday 1/1 - ? Too expensive to fly home this day!
Friday 1/2 - fly home

And... thank you to Amy for volunteering to watch Sedona the babydog for part of the time while we're gone. I know that she'll be in good hands. I just hope that she behaves, doesn't lick too much, and won't teach Wrigley any bad manners.

kevinbumpohead


I can't think of anything funny enough to say about this photo. It speaks for itself.
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19 comments:

  1. KelliNovember 22, 2008 at 10:26 PM

    Very exciting that you have tickets! Hope the next few weeks fly by!

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  2. JenniferNovember 22, 2008 at 10:48 PM

    Yeay! Hannah Claire will be in your arms so soon !!!
    Jennifer

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  3. TiffanyNovember 22, 2008 at 10:49 PM

    didn't know to use the bumbo as a hat!! oh-- he will have fun at home with hannah

    love your blog... can't wait to follow travel stories

    with love from texas:)

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  4. RamonaNovember 22, 2008 at 11:16 PM

    How exciting! I surely hope you'll be blogging while you're there but will fully understand if you get too busy. :-) Can't figure out what that is on your hubby's head.

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  5. Brad, Carmen, Braylen and Alea FleckNovember 23, 2008 at 12:02 AM

    Woo hoo!! You'll have lots of time for siteseeing!! Wow! You'll be in Taiwan for Christmas--we did that 2 years ago--you'll NEVER forget that :)

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  6. SarahNovember 23, 2008 at 2:59 AM

    Ramona, Tiffany knows. :) It's a bumpo baby seat!

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  7. JulieNovember 23, 2008 at 8:55 AM

    Sarah,

    How exciting. I know the next few days and weeks will fly for you!! Do you know if Taiwan gets into Christmas like we do here?

    I do hope you have a laptop and have plans to blog while there. I also hope you will continue blogging after the arrival of Miss Hannah Claire!

    I bet you already have your suitcases out and a list or two written out!

    By the way, are you going to be calling her (in everyday life) Hannah or Hannah Claire?

    Julie

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  8. Rebecca LilyNovember 23, 2008 at 10:04 AM

    Hooray!! Tickets!! I'm so glad you found good deals!!

    Kevin looks like a happy daddy who is about to go scoop up his baby girl. :)

    See you in a few hours!

    xoxo

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  9. KBNovember 23, 2008 at 10:38 AM

    AACCKKKK!!! Is your shower today?? Wish I could be there! Have fun!

    So glad you got your tickets!! It was already starting to look like Christmas in Taiwan....one of the big dept. stores in Taipei already had this huge purple Christmas tree up outside...

    Tell Kevin we just got our video back, Jon downloaded some recovery software and was able to save it! Whoopie! Miss Hannah is on there and we will be trying to extract some of that to send to you!

    KB

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  10. Room for MoreNovember 23, 2008 at 5:35 PM

    That sounds like a PERFECT plan! I look forward to seeing the shower pics.

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  11. AndreaNovember 23, 2008 at 5:49 PM

    IT IS FINALLY HAPPENING!
    CANNOT believe it has been two years. But you are right. We started the same program 2 years ago the first of this month...How crazy is that. Glad you saw it through, Sister! Happy Days!
    Congrats on the tickets. Take a sleep mask for the plane. The movie makes it hard to sleep!:)

    Andrea

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  12. RuthNovember 23, 2008 at 6:11 PM

    Too exciting to see that you have tickets and concrete plans!! Yay!! Are you taking HS train down to Tainan as well?

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  13. RuthNovember 23, 2008 at 6:13 PM

    ps - Took me a while to figure out what your hubby had on his head! I thought he was being eaten by a giant purple dinosaur!!

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  14. RydleyNovember 23, 2008 at 9:07 PM

    Isn't it just thrilling to have your dates all set??? I'm so excited for you!

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  15. StaciNovember 24, 2008 at 12:13 AM

    You have tickets!!! So excited for you :)

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  16. Michele MNovember 24, 2008 at 8:28 AM

    Very very exciting. I bet you are just beside yourself and can't wait to get on that plane. I have been fooling around and checking out flights and by gosh you are right they are really high this time of year. So glad you found a good rate. I'm a little green here and don't know who "Todd" is...perhaps you can share the info with me. The tour in PingTung sounds great. That is where Ryan is from also.

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  17. momwithfaithandhopeNovember 24, 2008 at 11:06 AM

    Can you believe it?! It's really happening. Great news, and love the bumbo seat on daddy's head! Can't wait to see her in your arms.

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  18. Rebecca LilyNovember 24, 2008 at 11:53 PM

    I just had to come back and make a comment. Looking at this photo of Kevin, he would make a very good Santa Claus. I'm serious. :)

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  19. SarahNovember 25, 2008 at 1:10 AM

    Rebecca, Don't encourage him!

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