We stopped by Walla Walla, WA, for a short visit. Albert had never seen the Seventh-day Adventist university there, and the best part, we have some more friends that live in the area. Albert and I taught with Trasa (TRAY-suh) back in the South Bay of CA. She and her husband Brian moved up to Walla Walla about ten years ago. He’s a professor at WWU, and has recently become the head of the engineering department. We were very excited to see them again after all these years. Here’s a little of the campus.

Both our families have grown as well. We added Dayne and Ean, and they had sweet little Julia. I remember getting her birth announcement in the mail and seeing her sweet, chubby cheeks. She had such a precious smile. I was looking forward to seeing it in person.
Trasa and Brian invited us to park Big Boy next to their temporary home, their camping trailer, parked on her mom’s property. They’re in the process of building a home, so we’re both “RV-ing it”. Brian commented how they’d love to have friends come visit more often, but with them living in a trailer for now, that makes it more difficult. But since we’re living in Big Boy, we’re the perfect set-up for them to entertain! We brought our own house!!

Then we enjoyed a perfect, shady afternoon picnic and fun in the backyard. We consumed a LOT of watermelon during lunch. It was a delicious variety they get from Oregon. The boys each had at least eight pieces, Julia ate four, and we adults ate a generous amount. Then the Roths (rhymes with both) sent us home with the other half of the watermelon. We couldn’t believe all the watermelon we’d eaten came from only half of a watermelon!!

Julia got to have fun running and playing with the boys, and they got to enjoy the company of a little lady who cracked them up!

It was a special afternoon we’ll always treasure! As evening came, we packed up to begin our drive to Seattle. Hopefully it won’t be another ten years before we see them!