We are back home from Washington. Belinda is doing very well. We did go to Cheesecake Factory last night and we got burgers. She did not order a veggie burger but that’s the server apparently heard, but she enjoyed it anyway. We both ate about half and took the other half to go. She also got the cheesecake she wanted. We walked back to the hotel and read and watched election results for a while, and ate our leftovers. She did great eating both times.
The next morning we got up and packed. We took our things downstairs and checked out. The hotel stored our luggage in a locked room while we went out into the city again. We walked to the White House for our tour. It’s self-guided now and didn’t take very long. She didn’t want to read everything and I guess I really didn’t either. We went to the National Archives next, since the White House didn’t take much time. The walk was pretty long and it was also hotter outside than expected. We saw the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, and the Constitution. We walked to Chinatown next, and ate at a place Aunt Nancy recommended, Wok and Roll. I liked my sesame chicken but her teriyaki chicken was fantastic. Soup was very good too. We wrapped up our leftovers and got an uber back to the hotel, where we got our luggage, and then continued to the airport.
We got to the airport three hours early but it was really quite a big three days, and we were ready to just sit for a while. We filled our water bottles and I read and used my computer. She used her phone and played on her switch. She ate her leftover food too, and everything still went great. She had priority boarding again and this time we sat in the front seat with the extra legroom. It was a drag not getting to stow our stuff under the seat, and having to put it in the overhead bin, but the legroom was super worth it. I had my leftovers on the way home.
Ben was waiting for us at the airport, and he carried some of our luggage. Belinda wanted something sweet so went drove through Starbucks and she had a refresher and a cake pop.
It has been so nice to see her not choking even once since the procedure. I am so thankful and I pray that it stays in good shape for a long, long time…like forever!
It is great to be back home.