Monday, June 15, 2009
THE COUNTDOWN TO
OUR RETURN BEGINS

Hi... it's me Maggie again, bringing you up-to-date on my new adventures in the Valverde family.... Can we talk?

Today, mommy and daddy took me on a walk around Shamian Island, where we've been getting to know each other for the past few days. Yep, it was hot and humid again, I can tell by the way daddy is sweating. Mommy is handling things pretty well, and she is doing a TERRIFIC job with me. My hiney has never felt better and my belly has never been so full.

We stopped into Starbucks for a cup of joe and a bottle of formula... what better place to relax... With a full belly, which makes me smile, we venture out into the stands and stalls shopping for pretty dresses and traditional Chinese wears to bring home for me and my new family. Feeling all this love makes me laugh and smile all the time.

Daddy keeps taking pictures, which is driving mommy a little crazy... he keeps saying you gotta capture the moment, but there are going to be plenty of opportunities when I get home.

So, after shopping we returned to the White Swan to get nice and clean as we were invited out today by daddy's friend, Uncle Ben for a day in the Qingping Market...what a place. You can get everything... one section was for pets, one section was for meats and poultry, one for baby clothes, one for vegetables, and the list goes on and on... After getting a little lost, Ben took our new family to a lovely authentic Chinese meal - with all sorts of exotic dishes from tofu to shrimp to noodles. Delicious! Saying goodbye to Uncle Ben was hard, be he will visit me when he comes to the US.

Anyhoo, getting tired, so I'll sign-off for today with a heart-felt - goo, goo.

XO
Maggie