Its been quite a while since I've been back to visit my mission. Many things have changed, kids have grown up, houses have been developed, but the traffic is still the same! Terrible!! Coming to a dead stop three times on I-90 between Quincy and Seattle, for over a half hour each time is very frustrating! Especially when you need to use the bathroom and there are no exits to be found!
The first traffic jam was caused by a small hay trailor which had caught on fire. How it happened? Who knows, but I've never seen the traffic backed up in the middle of the desert for over 4 miles.
The second was a boat that had become detached from its trailor and was sitting in the road. And I still don't know what the third one was caused by. So frustrating! However I made it safe and sound and ready to see some old friends. I headed up to Lake Stevens first thing in the morning and stopped off at the Christensens house. Karen didn't know I was coming but it was a nice suprise for her to see me and catch up on what has been going on in our lives.
The next stop was Big Four Mountain. The big four has a large glacier which produces ice caves during the summer from melting snow underneath the surface. I was a little disappointed because it was a late season and the caves hadn't started forming yet. But it was a nice hike to the glacier and a good change to see SO MUCH green!! After living in the red desert of Wyoming for several months you begin to appreciate plant life more and more.
I came back to Lake Stevens and visited a few more families and also got to see the little man who was named after me! Davon Duke Elliott. During my mission, a recent baptized family was going to have a baby and couldn't decide on baby names. I suggested mine! I never thought they would actually go for it, but it sounds pretty good.
This morning I'm off to Whidbey Island, my first area and also the largest island in the lower 48 states. See you tomorrow!
