Brown Envelope

We received the "Brown Envelope" from the American Consulate in Guangzhou, China, containing the paperwork we'll need to complete in China to get Maelynn's visa.

It was funny. Erich called me on the cell while I was on my drive home from work.
E - 'Hi Hon. Are we expecting paperwork from China?'
R - 'Uh, no.'
E - 'We got something in a brown envelope.'
R - 'Oooohh! The Brown Envelope! Yes, that's good! Yes, we need that. Yessss! We got the brown envelope!'
E - 'Uh, what is the brown envelope?'
R - 'Oh. I can't remember, but I know we're suppose to get one and it's a good thing! I know other families on blog's have talked about getting it, I just can't remember what it is.'

Turns out to be the paperwork for Maelynn's visa. It also provides us with an official number given to us by the US government.