Howdy y'all. Yesterday i went to the Temple with Scott & Pete. I think I had Pete convinced that I set him up with a girl i knew from Oregon and she was meeting us at the Temple but who knows...i 'fessed up before we entered Temple grounds. I have to go in with a clean conscience;) In the morning Scott found out that the waits at the border crossings were two to three hours long, except the Sumas crossing which was 10 min..then the closer we got there, it kept getting longer. We chose the left lane which was slower than, of course, the right, Murphy's Law! When we finally reached the entrance, our lane split off into three lanes..so why did it take so long to get there? We, soon found out...lucky us! Scott chose the middle lane, I wanted the right lane (the one we were already in) and I said, "Just remember, I wanted the right lane." In the middle lane we were behind a truck with a tinted cab/truckbed cover (i have no idea) and I said, "I don't want to be behind this truck." So Scott moved into the left lane and we waited. Scott, Pete and I decided to time who chose the best lane to be in, border games are so fun. Anyway, so the right lane was going at a good pace, the middle lane, we were ahead by one car and our lane was tied with the right lane. Suddenly, it was our turn to go and then we see another border guard join our lady guard and as were are driving up, they put the red light on and signed for us to stop. So here we are in the middle between the stop sign and the border guard, waiting. As we waited, both the middle and right lanes surpass us and so do a lot of other vehicles. When we were finally given the green light again, we found out that the computer to scan the passports was not working and as they were still trying to figure it out the border guard asked us the same questions three times. Where are you from, where are you headed? When Scott said that we were going to the LDS Temple in Bellevue, the other lady border guard asked, so are you going to worship at the Buddhist temple? Then the other guard said, they said LDS, they're Mormons. Sweet hey? Our border guard knows the good times! Nice! After asking us the same questions she let us through, all the while playing with the computer. Needless to say, the guys blamed me for us being in the left lane. I didn't tell anyone to choose that lane. I specifically chose the right lane. Sheesh.
We got to the Temple about 1:15 (we left Pete's at 9am) and then had a little snack and went to a session. Thankfully, there wasn't a lot of people in our session which did not make much of a difference...they let the people sitting in the back rows go first! haha suckers! (Can i say that about people in the Temple?) It was nice being able to sit and ponder life in the Celestial Room, I never want to leave but alas, I must eventually.
After the Temple we went to Walmart (Due to a lot of rubberneckers a 1/2 hr drive took an hour or more but we got to see some sweet vehicles) and Scott picked up a couple of items, went to the Nike Store where Pete and Scott spent a few dollars. The cashier really liked Steed so he got a further discount what a charmer hey? Then we went to the Golden Corral. This has got to be one of the best buffets outside of Las Vegas. Friday was shrimp & seafood day! It was packed! We went in and went straight for the meat, potatoes, and fish. I ate my money's worth of course. I had a grilled salmon steak, deep fried crispy battered shrimp, mashed potatoes (made from scratch) with the best gravy..yummm, green beans, medium rare steak, catfish, sauteed mushrooms, steamed cabbage, yeast roll, and banana bread pudding. The last time I went up I notced they had taco's but I seriously couldn't do it. They had fried chicken, I tasted some fried okra too, and chicken fried steak. I need to go back, that's all I know. But here is the bad part...so many people...some are bigger and are a little backwoods...therefore the restaurant done begun to stink bad! by the time we left. gross. We left the restaurant by 8, listened to some good tunes on the radio and we were back home by 10ish. The border back into Canada was quick because we took the truck crossing. Anyone who took the Peace Arch had about a two hour wait..haha Suckers!
It was a long trip but a good trip. Glad to do it again anytime!
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