Getting Alli in the morning...

Well, we flew out of Beijing today and into Nanjing. First off let me say that our guide in Beijing was amazing.  He has an amazing testimony and he made the first part of our journey here in China a great one.
The flight to Nanjing was great.  God amazes me at how He works little details of our daily lives out that we sometimes over look as being God.  Brian and I sat in our seats and waited to see who would fill the empty seat beside me. ( I gave Brian the window seat b/c he's never flown before this trip, and the whole way here we didn't have the opportunity to be by a window)  So, this beautiful Chinese girl sat next to me.  I gave her a few minutes to settle in and before our plane was even moving Brian and I had already started conversation with her.  We asked if she spoke any English and her response was "Very little."  Well, if you know Brian and I then you know that is all it takes for us to talk to you! :)  We talked the entire trip.  We got out some of Alli's adoption papers and she read some of the Chinese to us.  She helped with pronunciations and told us about Alli's city.  This girl who can hardly speak my language, and myself had an instant connection.  Our entire plane was quiet, with the exception of the two of us laughing.  When we couldn't understand each other we shared in amazing laughs.  Her name translated in English means "Snow", which is SOOO much easier to say than her Chinese name!!  She gave Brian and I her name, email and phone number and asked us to please call her if we need help with ANYTHING while we are in her city.  She made sure we had someone meeting us at the airport and everything.  After we got our luggage we exchanged a brief hug and she said she really wanted to see us again before we leave.  So, Brian and I are going to have dinner with our new friend before we leave Nanjing.  It just floors me how God works and puts little things like this together.

On a different note, most of you know i'm not really an emotional person, but today has been different.  As we started to land in the Capital of Alli's province my emotions started to rise.  I tried to take everything I could in.  I've about lost it and cried a few times, just thinking about how our life is all about to change.  I'm about to have a new daughter.  A daughter who was hand picked for our family, thousands and thousands of miles away on the other side of the world.  Again, God amazes me!  We met our guide, Min and she brought us to our hotel here in Nanjing ( a very nice 5 star hotel!)  It's beautiful here.  As Brian and I are getting settled our doorbell rang and it was housekeeping.  They came to set up the baby crib in our room.  Wow, it's really hitting home.  We went to have dinner with our guide and the other 2 families here in the province with us and she went over the things we will need in the morning.  We will be getting Alli at 10:30 am.  I still can't believe this day is really, really here.  My emotions are going wild and crazy. I'm nervous, anxious, frazzled, but most of all, ready to see this beautiful little girl that I've loved for so long, yet never even met.  It's so hard to explain how I already have such a love for her.  I picture us with her all the time.  I day dream about us sitting in church together as a family or in a restaurant eating dinner.  I picture her on Graci's hip as she tries to mother her, or BaiLee as he carries her into the restaurants. (this is what he's been saying he wants to do for months now) or Ethan as he lays in the floor and plays with her.  It's all about to be a reality, and no longer a daydream.....my heart is full tonight as I anticipate the arrival of my daughter in the morning.  Alli Ying Ashworth.....
Love you all.....goodnight.  This mommy had a diaper bag to prepare. :)