All The Feels

Today is the BIG day! In just a few hours, we will be leaving on a 'hairplane' headed for Chengdu! We seriously have all the feels right now.

... we are so so so excited about the adventure that awaits us
... we are terribly sad to leave our families behind - because of the delay we have now said goodbye approximately 423,583 times ;)
... we are anxious to know what everyday life will look like living in a foreign country
... we are filled to the brim with anxiety as to how the airplane ride will go (say all the prayers!)
... we are optimistic about all of the traveling we will get to do while abroad
... we are apprehensive about the language barrier and how that will affect us
... we are hopeful that the girls will learn adaptability and flexibility as they join a new school
... we are looking forward to getting all of our items of comfort that we had packed up to be sent to us
... i am looking forward to the challenge of starting a new role at work
... we are nervous about what we will be eating and more realistically what Everly will be eating
... we are eager to scope out new 'local' weekend hangouts (and to take the girls to see the pandas!)
... we trust that this is the right decision for our family

We have made the most of our 7 bonus days in the states visiting parks, having dinner with Wes's family, our church Easter egg hunt, visiting Six Flags, date night for me and Wes, visiting Austin, Theo and Helena, time at their grandparents house (Wes's side), time at Nonni and Papa George's house and loads and loads of time at the hotel swimming pool.  Bear with me on the (potentially) lack of blogging over the next couple of weeks as we get settled into the next chapter of our lives.  We are excited to share our adventure with you!