Hi everyone. We are here. We meet Solomon at 10:30 tomorrow morning, which is Sunday morning, which is 10:30 Sat night there in Austin and Memphis, 9:30 in Ogden.

We are staying at a nice place, took a crazy ride in a tuk tuk today and went all over town for less than $1.00. We thought the driver was so great, then came back to our hotel and read in the guidebook 'beware of tuk tuk drivers who offer to take you around for 20 baht an hour, because they will take you to tailors and gem stores for which they hope to get a commission.' which is exactly what he did. But we didn't buy anything there.

Here's a pretty awful story with all the gory details. The flight was rough because i got terribly sick about an hour before we landed in korea, headache, fever, vomiting again and again. As i was in the bathroom throwing up, they announced on the intercom that certain serious influenza viruses were spreading in korea and if you have any flu like symptoms, you should contact airport health department for possible quarantine. When we entered the korean airport there were masked employees handing out a written quarantine statement saying the same thing. I hid my airsickness bag under my jacket and ran for the bathroom, which was blocked off with yellow rope that said, 'keep out - quarantine area.' It even had a guard at the door who crossed her arms in a X accross her chest. I was trying not to get worked up, trying not to believe i had the swine flu, and trying to hide the fact i was sick from airport personnel incase they quarantined me in Korea. i found another bathroom that was simply "closed for cleaning." Finally an open bathroom. Then transfering through our security checkpoint to get to the bangkok flight, i threw up (in an airsickness bag) right as it was my turn. all the employees were masked and there was warning:flu signs everywhere, but they let me through. i was so scared that i would not be able to hold my new baby. i was crying and praying hard. i slept at the gate, and woke up fine. no fever, no headache and no nausea. i've been fine all day today, holding down two meals. thank God.

we meet our son tomorrow and i can hold him and kiss him and be his mom. we only have from 10:30 til 2:30 tomorrow with him. monday we have from 10:30 til 2:30 and then go with him to visit his foster family.

we are excited and ready.

love to all,

jessica