VANCOUVER!!

Hi Everyone!
It's Saturday morning at 1 a.m in Vancouver. For us it's actually 5 a.m. as our clocks are still on PEI time. Everything has gone smoothly so far. A little wing de-icing in Charlottetown and again in Montreal. We actually waited for about an hour in Montreal sitting in the plane. You gotta get in line there to get your wings de-iced!!! Not in good ole Charlottetown :)
When we arrived in Vancouver, we had a heart-stopping moment as we waited for our luggage. We were waiting for FOUR large suitcases and they all came out one after another...except one...the one with all our baby supplies!!! I prayed to god and St. Anthony and it wasn't but 10 seconds and there it was! Phew! I think it was the very last suitcase to come down.
The shuttle came to pick us up from the airport and take us to the hotel. The gentleman that picked us up is originally from Hong Kong. When we told him we were going to adopt a little girl he said, "If you ask me, that's a very good thing. She will have a good life here." That made me feel good. I always felt a sadness in my heart for taking Kennedy from her homeland, but when the Chinese people express their approval, it makes my heart feel much better.
When we arrived at the hotel, Raelene, one of our travelmates who I have been talking with for several months over e-mail, was waiting for us in the lobby. I knew she would be. It was like meeting an old friend. I can't wait to talk to her more tomorrow. Everyone else was, understandably, all tucked in for the night...
So into my nightdress and onto the computer. Took me a minute to get the whole thing up and running, but you knew I'd prevail, didn't you? I'm long winded now, don't know what I'll be like when my 10 month old daughter is crawling all over me!!
Marv is stretched out on the bed flicking channels...he says hi to everyone back home.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU , THANK YOU, to everyone who is sending us messages. Please, please keep them coming. It's the first thing I did when I got this internet up and going. Don't have any pictures yet, but I'll send some when we get to China.
There are a lot of people who've done and said a lot of special things over the last several days. Too numerous to mention, I'd be afraid to miss someone. Every single phone call, e-mail message, send off at the airport, spending time with us over the last week. Thank you. Every little gesture has been felt in our hearts.
Talk to you when we arrive in China.
All our love,
Marvin and Carolyn