Oh Happy Day!

Ava and I are so excited! We just got the call we’ve been waiting for for so long. We weren’t allowed to talk about it for fear that all the negotiations would

Petunia!

crumble, but now that it’s a done deal, WE’RE YELLING FROM THE RAFTERS.

Our panda arrives on May 2nd. We have one month to get everything ready, get the right licenses, and prove that we have the appropriate food sources established. It’ll be a ton of work, but so, so worth it.

She is a little girl named Xiàohuà, or 笑话 in traditional Chinese. The Chinese government is very serious about the naming thing. I think we’ll call her Petunia cause once we pick her up what they don’t know won’t kill ’em. She’s eighteen months old and super adorable.

There will be regular visits from the Chinese government to check on her and we have to send regular lab work back, but none of that matters

CAUSE WE’LL HAVE A PANDA!

Can you believe it? Us neither. Make sure you take note on the calendar the date you heard the news! What’s the date again? Oh, yeah.