Drake was actually scheduled to fly from Seattle to San Francisco and then on to Phoenix and finally to Page. There were some delays along the way, but we thought he was okay to make it until he got to Phoenix. The layover there was less than an hour, and you have to change to a whole other terminal to get to the small planes that fly to Page. We were able to speak to Drake a couple of times on the phone as he made his way home, and late in the afternoon we got the call from him that he had missed his connection from Phoenix to Page.
As the day had progressed, we thought this was a possibility, so Theo and I quickly jumped in the car to head south to collect our boy. While he waited, Theo's sister Bri was able to pick him up from the airport so he didn't have to wait there. I admit, it burst my little bubble of the scene I had imagined as we would no longer greet him getting off of a plane. Bri graciously drove Drake up to Anthem which saved us an extra 45 minutes one way. We reunited in a parking lot at an outlet mall at about 10:00pm.
Drake looks wonderful! He actually wanted to drive us home to Page. It was nice to be able to spend the almost four hour drive home talking with him and soaking up being together. When we arrived at home, Bo and Rex had hung the banner we made, and they got out of bed to greet their brother in the wee hours of the morning. My happiness is beyond description. I am so proud of this missionary!
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