Ok, so here we are on Sunday night (22 May 05). Winding down from our trip to San Diego, running up and down I-8, 163 and I-15. I think we've criss-crossed the town at least 6 times in the last 3 days. Got here on Friday morning (up at 3am to get on a 7am flight to San Diego). Got our car and out to Naval Base 32nd St. for some light snack and a little trip to the store. Met Hector Caballero there, now a commander and just checking off a carrier for the OMS program at Naval Medical Center, San Diego. He used to work for me at MCRD as a LCDR, with big hopes of getting into the OMS program. Finally made it. Anyway, met Marnie about noon and out to check out her new apartment, ate a real lunch at a "hole in the wall", checked into our Holiday Inn Express in La Mesa (way out I-8E). Bad place. We did stay there one night but checked out on Saturday am. Anyway, on Friday pm, went to IKEA to check out some things for Marnie for her apt. Did dinner at Paneros deli and then the wait in line in the sun for Star Wars III. First hour of the movie was a sleeper for me. I was really spaced out from the long day. Then, I kicked in and got into the movie. Very well done. Found our way home and enjoyed the rest. Up in the am on Saturday and out to breakfast with Marnie to a Cocos. Rushed up the hill to the school, SDSU, and to her main ceremony in the Cox Arena. Right after that at 3:00pm, out into the 97 degree heat for two hours to watch her college graduation in a outdoor pit theatre with a no-wind condition. I think we about fried and died. Most of the grads walked across the stage, got their diplomas and went out of the pit and left. Didn't even wait around for the next line of students to go up onto the stage to get there diplomas. It was way too hot and they were dying in those black robes. I was steaming and they must have been sweltering. Bad day from a comfort standpoint.
Saturday evening, met Brent and Buffy for a great evening with Marnie to Donovans Steak house. Extremely good dinner. We then took Marnie to her apt and drove up to RPQ to our hotel. B and B left for their home as they had to teach primary and do sharing time on Sunday.
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