Friday was a long day for the Buffalo family. After Sherry brought our paperwork from the public notary on Thursday night at about 8:30, we got up about 7 and went to breakfast in the hotel in Xi'an. After that, I made a run to Wal-Mart and bought Emmy a suitcase so we could finish packing.
We had to check out of the hotel by 1 p.m. because of a convention coming to our hotel. We left our luggage with the concierge and walked to Pizza Hut for lunch. The pizza was awesome and the Pepsi drinks were better than any coke we've had in China so far.
We walked by some shops and went to the mall across the street from the hotel and bought Emmy a pair of shoes at Van's department store, which is a pretty upscale place.
We met Sherry back at the hotel about 2:45 then we went to the Civil Affairs office to get Emmy's passport. After that, we drove to the airport and waited until we could check in with our luggage and get our tickets at 5 p.m. Before we went through security, we had to say good-bye to Sherry. She is someone whom we will always be grateful to and for because she is the one person who helped us through the first 5 days of being parents to miss Mary Elisabeth. We love her very much!
We got through security and I had to walk Emmy around the terminal because she was getting restless. She didn't have her afternoon nap, which made her pretty fussy. We got on the plane and she didn't want to sit still but did okay. I fed her some rice…Linda and I didn't eat the food :( So we were hungry all night.
We finally got Emmy asleep on the plane and she was doing okay until something startled her and she woke up screaming. She wanted her mommy. She still had a few moments but her first plane ride went okay.
Getting our luggage was a chore. First, we had to get off the plane onto the Tarmac. Then we had to take a tram to the terminal to get our luggage. Then, the airport had about 5 flights picking up their luggage on the same conveyor belt. Two of our pieces went around several times because I couldn't get past some of the people there to get them. We were frustrated but managed to pick everything up.
Us and two other families met Rosa, the national guide, after we got our luggage. We packed into a van and drove to the hotel and got here at about 11 p.m. We had to be in the lobby at 8:30 a.m on Saturday so, needless to say, we didn't get much sleep.
I got up about 6. Took a shower and let Emmy sleep a while. We then went to breakfast on the 45th floor on a rotating restaurant. It was nice but it took me a bit to get my bearings back. After that, I had to make some photocopies of a couple of documents then we loaded on the bus with the other families to get to the medical examinations and get a photo of Emmy taken for her visa application.
At the clinic, each child went to three stations. One, they weighed and measured emmy. Two, was an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor. Third was a check of her special needs. Emmy also needed to get a TB test. She screamed only a little bit and was fine. She'll get it checked on Monday morning.
We then went shopping at a supermarket type place, which was similar to Wal-Mart in Xi'an. We got another stroller (we donated our first one to Sherry) some bottled water, powdered milk for Emmy and some snacks for all of us. After that, we had the rest of the day off!!!!
We ventured down the street and over a walking bridge to McDonald's! Emmy had her first taste of the Golden Arches and she loved it. She had Chicken McNuggets and French fries. We then came back to the room and Emmy is taking a nap, Mommy is going through our clothes and I'm writing the blog.
We'll update some more tomorrow. Love to all!!!
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