I Love Beijing More Than Ever

We had a great time in Xian and really enjoyed seeing the city wall and the Terra cotta warriors. It was such an amazing sight to see thousands of warriors built to protect the emperors dead body. I wonder what the people where thinking when they were building them. Then we flew to Beijing and my heart just leapt when I saw the city. It is amazing starting from the moment you step into the brand new airport they built for the Olympics. After we drove from the airport to our hotel and got checked in I was thinking "God Bless Beijing". I loved every minute of Beijing (luckily we were there for 3 1/2 days). I will be blogging more about the trip when I get home (we are leaving in 30 minutes to go to the airport) but I just wanted to let everyone know that I did enjoy China (I just enjoyed some parts more than others). I can't wait to get home and see my family but I am so grateful that my in laws gave me such an awesome life experience. I am definitely coming back to Beijing with Ryan sometime. I can't wait to see some of you when I get home.

Greetings from China!

Well we made it to China safely after 3 different flights. We first flew to LAX and then we took a long 13 1/2 hour flight to Seoul, Korea. We had a 4 hour layover in the Korean airport which is like a luxury mall. Then we flew to Tianjin where we were met by my father-in-law and then we took a ride to the University where my in-laws are teaching at. I was totally exhausted by then end of the flights but the day had only just begun in China. We have been to some small markets where they sell food and today we went to a large market where they sell anything under the sun. After being in China for a day and a half I only have one thing to say, "God Bless America". Boy I am so happy that I live in such a clean and wonderful country. I hope the baby isn't inhaling too much second hand smoke (they smoke everywhere and right in your face) and I am hoping that my body will recover from the rock hard beds. This is definitely a once in a lifetime experience (especially since I don't think I will ever come back). Tomorrow we leave at 5:30 in the morning for Xian. I hope I don't freeze to death. The girls are having a great time with Ryan so I am not worried about them anymore.