All three of my daughters along with their mother (my ex-wife), uncles and cousins were in town Thursday for my youngest daughter Shauna’s graduation from California Western School of Law. My step-dad Ken also made the drive down from Menifee and checked into a hotel in Mission Valley.

Ken rested at the hotel while Donna and I scootered over to Mission Beach to join the girls and their mother’s side of the family at the beach house they rented. We walked up the boardwalk to Drafts for food and drink, but with the NFL draft on TV, the sports bar was full and couldn’t accommodate our party of 13. I phoned ahead to Coaster’s Bar and Grill and they set up a table for us.

Food and drink at Coaster’s

On Friday morning, I scootered over to the Extended Stay Hotel in Mission Valley. That’s where we booked a room for Ken. It was funny when I told him which hotel Donna booked through Priceline – when I said Extended Stay, he thought I said Expensive Stay.

San Diego has changed a lot in the past couple of decades since Ken moved up to Riverside County. I was concerned about him becoming confused and getting lost. He followed me in his car back to Mission Bay RV Resort. We gave him a quick tour of our coach, then we drove his car to the San Diego Convention Center on Harbor Drive. The Cal Western School of Law graduation ceremony was held there.

Shauna earned her Juris Doctor degree Magna Cum Laude. The hall was packed and taking photos of the ceremony wasn’t possible. After the one and a half hour event, we wandered through the mob and finally found Shauna. We took a number of photos out on the deck on the bay side of the convention center.

Me, Shauna and Donna

Shauna and Grandpa Keller

Afterwards, we came home and changed clothes before heading back to the Mission Beach house. It was party central all afternoon and well into the evening. The weather was excellent – the afternoon temperature reached a high of 88 degrees, but the onshore breeze from the ocean made it comfortable.

Cooler temperatures in the low 70s are in the forecast for the weekend. We don’t have an agenda for today. But tomorrow, the girls will come to our place for a visit and dinner. Maybe we can go out on the bay in the Sea Eagle kayak.