Evangeline's journey home: 6/5/12 Terracotta Warriors

Today we leave our hotel at 8am to drive 90 min to see the famous Terracotta Warriors. When we are almost there we visit a replica factory where we purchase our own little mini General. Once at the museum we see the exhibits which is super cool. Better yet though we meet and take pics with the gentleman who found the sight in 1974 when digging for a water well. We got a book signed by him, how cool is that. We take lots of pics and have lunch on our way home with Frank and Mr Lee.

Once back at the hotel we go for a lengthy walk and have italian food in a "strip mall". Today it actually rained. Otherwise it's been extremely dusty and very smoggy. Once back at the hotel again we bathe our sweet baby feed her a bottle and she sleeps for a solid 11 hrs between us, she is so very sweet, we love her to pieces!!! She has been coughing a bit and has an occational elevated temp.

Timeline

9/29/11 application for homestudy

10/3/11 application to AAI

10/8/11 Homestudy interview at home

12/13/11 I800A to USCIS

1/2/12 call from Laura with possible referral of Chu MengTing

1/2/12 "held file for medical consultation"

1/4/12 accepted "referral"

1/6/12 requested expedition of I800A with Dr. Letter

1/12/12 China Pre Approval

1/17/12 Fingerprints in Charlotte

1/19/12 I800A approval

1/19/12 Chinese Embassy denies German docs in DC

1/23/12 Chinese Embassy approves German docs in Chicago (thanks to Denise Hope)

2/1/12 Dossier to China (DTC)

2/13/12 LOG IN DATE (LID)

2/17/12 Dossier is in translation

3/14/12 Request to BLAS for updated info on MengTing

3/23/12 Dossier is "in process"

3/25/12 BABY Shower

4/11/12 Letter of Acceptance (LOA) to AAI

4/12/12 LOA arrives here

Visa applications to Denise Hope

I 800 Appliation to Lock Box

4/16/12 partial update from BLAS

4/19/12 I800 APPROVAL

4/20/12 I 800 APPROVAL ARRIVES AT NVC

4/24/12 NVC APPROVAL

passports arrive with Chinese Visas

5/1/12 NVC letter is emailed to me to forward to AAI to request US Embassy approval in Guangzhou CHINA

5/3/12 Article 5 issued (thanks to Congressman Heath Shuler's office for expedition)

5/8/12 Kay Foundation contacts us to help us with a grant!!!!!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!!!!!

5/21/12 TA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5/22/12 booking our tickets, Yikes they are sooo expensive. Our appointment with the consulate is 6/11 at 8:30 am, YAY

at 7pm booking transatlantic tickets is done, thank goodness that was agonizing

5/23/12 all hotel stays are booked

6/5/12 Terracotta Warriors

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