Mission Bay RV Resort was busy last weekend. There’s an RV club called Sun Diego Allegros (a Tiffin RV owners club) here and also many people here for the Susan G. Komen three-day walk. Crown Point Shores was closed to traffic and parking – it was the center for the walk. They had large tents set up on the grass there. The participants walk 60 miles over three days. The news reported that 2,300 people completed the walk.

Saturday was another cloudy day. Two overcast days in a row! It wasn’t as windy as Friday though. Donna and I rode the scooter to Vons in Pacific Beach and bought a few groceries. We invited Carole Sue Bringas to join us for dinner.

She prepared shrimp scampi and served itover whole wheat spaghetti. It was so good, delicately spiced, not overpowering. We started with a mixed baby greens salad Italian style with garbanzo beans, olives and shaved parmesan cheese. For dessert, Donna baked black bean brownies. I didn’t try the brownies, but everyone else liked them.

Shrimp scampi

After dinner we sat around the fire pit next door with Bud and Mona. Carole and I reminisced and had a lot of laughs. Donna commented on how Carole and I are like a couple of kids together. We know each other’s history and can just be ourselves. We had a fun time.

Yesterday morning, Carole came back over with my old friend and neighbor, Sonny Sanchez. Sonny’s family lived next door to us when I was in ninth and tenth grades. We always disagree over who lived on Moraga Street first. He says he lived there before we moved in – I remember it differently. I  moved there in the eighth grade and I don’t remember meeting Sonny until ninth grade.

We chatted for about half an hour. He’s recently married and just bought a house. He’s excited about closing the deal this week and moving in. It was great to see him again. It was almost time for the early football game to kick off, so we said goodbye. Sonny is a big NFL (Chargers) fan. I watched football most of the day.

Donna went shopping with Bud and Mona. She took advantage of riding in their Suburban and stocked up. They went to Target, Sprouts and Costco. Donna surprised me with a case of Stone IPA.

I didn’t fare too well in the football pool. The Chargers, Lions and Texans all let me down. Around 4pm, we went with Bud and Mona to Mona’s house. She lives above the intersection of Redwood and India Street. Her balcony overlooks the airport and San Diego Bay.

Sunset over Point Loma from Mona’s balcony

We watched the Denver Broncos play the Kansas City Chiefs on her big screen TV. Donna made guacamole dip. She used a recipe she got from Dos Caminos, a restaurant in New York City. Bud grilled steelhead trout and vegetables for dinner. It was really tasty. I should have taken a picture of my plate, but I was too busy watching football.

As I’m typing this, I’m listening to the news on TV. The weather forecast for today is typical San Diego fall weather. They’re calling for a crisp 67 degrees today. I’ll go for a bike ride later.