Our Weekend in Wichita

Yesterday was Saturday, which meant no Hansa for us.  It also meant that it was time for Keith to head back home to get back to work and relieve my parents of taking care of the kids.  Bella and I were very sad to separate from him, as the three of us had experienced so many amazing things together.  Keith was reluctant to leave, as well, but he knew that he was leaving us in good hands with the wonderful people at The Hansa Center.

It was a dreary day, and was cool and rainy.  Bella and I decided that since we were out early in the morning, we should do something, but there weren't really many options that were open.  So we decided to go to Cabela's to take a look around.  Bella had never been there, and she really had a good time!

But we were both pretty tired and achy, so after spending the morning out, we headed back to the hotel to do some laundry and rest.  We were both a little discouraged about the crappy way we felt, but I kept reminding us that our bodies were going through some big changes.  We are taking new medicines, and our bodies are working very hard to detox and deal with the new regimen.  We watched a movie together, and then the sun finally came out around dinner time.  Bella really felt like getting outside then, so we went to get some dinner, but prom in Wichita really foiled our plans.  Every restaurant was filled with teens in gowns and tuxedos.  We finally managed to get a table at the Red Canyon Grill, but by that time, Bella was exasperated with the whole process, and admitted that she really missed her daddy.  She was teary-eyed all through our dinner, which I promptly finished, because I felt like I needed to get her back to the hotel - our "temporary home" to feel some stability.  I could tell that the she really wasn't doing well emotionally, and my heart broke for her.  But we had  good FaceTime chat with daddy and her brother and sister, and she was feeling much better.  

And that was Saturday.

This morning, we both woke up feeling much better - not completely better, but a great improvement from yesterday.  We had some breakfast, and decided to watch church online.  Since our church that we used to attend in Pittsburgh streams live, we were able to catch the 10 am service at 9 am here due to the time difference.  It was awesome worshiping with and seeing my family and old church friends.  

Bella did a little homework, and then we headed for the Wichita Zoo.  

And boy did that make Bella a happy girl!  She loves animals, and the weather was FINALLY beautiful.  It was a warm and sunny day, and we just soaked it all in.

Her favorite part was the children's farms where she could pet and feed the sheep, ducks and goats.  She thanked me a few times for taking her there.  She kept saying what a great day it was, and of course, that made me happy, in spite of my body that ached more the longer we were there.  We called it a day and headed for an early dinner at our favorite place here, The Waterfront... (Mainly because it's pretty and has a P.F. Changs!)

We took some pictures there, too, because it was now 81 degrees without a cloud in the sky.  It's on days like this that I can appreciate the constant breeze in Kansas ;)

 And so back to the hotel we went to FaceTime with the rest of our family that we miss dearly.  But we are getting stronger here, and we can do this.  We both look forward to getting back to the clinic in the morning.  We've come a long way, but there is more work to do!