Off to Get Our Girl...

Jason here, friends...

Heather asked me to do a quick update as she counts out vast amounts of Korean won (oh how I wish those were US dollars!).

It has been a real whirlwind around here. Our parents were here last night for a dinner at Hugo's and to pick up our pooch. Rest assured that while we're crammed into economy class for a cross-Pacific flight Cleo will be lounging and snoring in a leather La-Z-boy. Sorry dog...

I managed to get the yard mowed today before rain fell. Heather planted potatoes and carrots. Then she headed inside to finish a semester project while I replaced a few blueberry bushes that didn't make it through the winter. The carseat is in the SpeleoRover and for once, the thing is clean.

We leave XNA tomorrow morning at 7:45. We'll have a few hours to kill at Chicago/O'Hare before boarding the big plane and soaring to Seoul. We're in for some 19 or so hours of flying. We'll arrive in Seoul on Monday evening (14 hours ahead of central time) and will promptly be looking for our driver. At long last I get to be one of those people with a driver holding a sign with my name on it. My camera will be ready! We'll be driven to Eastern Social Welfare's headquarters and guesthouse where we'll crash for the night.

On Tuesday morning (Monday night here in the Ozarks) - we meet Luci's social worker briefly and then get to meet our baby in person! It will be a short meeting, but we'll treasure it for sure. We don't really know what other meetings with Luci are in store - all we know is that we'll recieve her permanently before boarding a jet to the US next Monday (Sunday in the Ozarks). In the mean time we'll be hitting the markets, tasting vendor foods on the streets (and avoiding dog soup - I just can't make myself try that one). We're hoping to visit a national park and do a bit of hiking later on in the week. Anything to keep busy and soak in the culture and scenery in between visits with Luci.

I hope this sprawling post helps you get an idea of what we'll be up to in the coming week. We're planning to update the blog and our facebook pages as we can, but don't count on it.

So long for now, friends - a storm is rolling in to water the blueberries and kill the power. See you on the other side of Seoul!