After her trip to Atlanta, Donna wasn’t feeling up to par. She wasn’t sure if it was from spending hours cooped up in an airplane with 100 sneezing, coughing people or if she was just stressed out over her laptop loss.

We were planning to attend an informal reunion of Clairemont High people on Saturday afternoon, but Donna decided to stay home and rest. I went by myself as she didn’t need me to do anything. I wasn’t on the original group distribution list of attendees but somehow Donna was on it – Donna didn’t go to Clairemont High, her only connection to the group is through me.

Donna told me the original venue was Offshore Tavern and Grill but had been changed to the High Dive on South Morena Boulevard starting at 1pm. I rode the Spyder to the High Dive and arrived about 10 minutes early. I looked around and expected to see people I knew, but there weren’t any familiar places.

The get-together was organized by my good friend, Carole Sue Bringas. I phoned her but only got voice mail. I figured since I was a little early, I’d just take a seat at the bar and see who might show up. I ordered a Bloody Mary. The High Dive makes an outstanding Bloody Mary garnished with a Gibson onion, banana pepper, cheese cube, celery and wait for it – bacon!

Bloody Mary with bacon

Just as the bartender set down my drink, my cell phone rang. It was Carole Sue. She told me I was at the wrong place – they were on the patio at the Offshore Tavern and Grill. I don’t know how the location got crossed up but I paid for my drink and headed over to Offshore.

When I arrived there, Carole told me that most of the people I was hoping to see had cancelled at the last minute. Jim and Rosellen Taylor weren’t there, neither were Debbie and Bruce Bednarski or Rick and Cathy Siordia. Most of the people there were from the class of 1975 or later, I was class of 1974. I still knew some of the people and had a good time reminiscing over a beer and chips.

Tommy “Mod” in the foreground at the Offshore Tavern and Grill patio

Marty, Dale, Sherry, Steve and Walter

Kevin Barry and Carole Sue

Sunday was NFL football day for me. Sini had to move from her site and relocate to site 158. She packed her gear – I gave her a hand with the sewer hose, but she wanted to do the work herself. I rode with her as she drove through the lot to her new site, then I got out and directed her as she backed into the site. She set up the coach and connected everything herself. She’s feeling pretty good about being able handle the coach as well as the set-up chores.

Donna was feeling much better on Sunday and went for a training run. She covered eight miles and felt good. She’s on track with her training for the 15k race in January.

We had partly cloudy skies and the highs reached the upper 60s. Today I expect more of the same with some clouds this morning and clear skies this afternoon. No pickleball today due to the floor being refinished in Ocean Beach. I’ll play tomorrow at the Pacific Beach Recreation Center.