It was a long day of travel today, but we have made it back to Billings. We left for the airport in Beijing at 8 in the morning and arrived in Billings at 1:40 in the afternoon on the same day, but really the next day with the international date line. We had no issues with our flights or customs and immigration. It is actually funny to see how a grumpy, straight-laced officer kinda melts when Hope would give them one of her smiles. Once the paperwork was completed in Seattle she became a US citizen and now we just wait for the typical paperwork for SSN and a new US passport at some point in the near future.
Hope was a trooper and hardly a fuss from her on any of the flights. On our international flight she was the star of the show as all of the flight attendants gave her, and us, extra attention. Upon landing she earned her wings from the Delta crew. She was even complimented by a number of the other passengers on how well she traveled, and that they didn't hear her during the flight.
We plan to spend a couple of days in Billings to get some rest, adjust to the time change again and enjoy some American cuisine. We will be ready to come home and start finding out what the "new normal" is for us. We are also excited to have Christmas as a family this year.
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