I had a great time the past three days in San Diego. My weekend began early Thursday morning when I got up at 3:30 a.m. to catch a 5:30 flight to Atlanta, then on to San Diego. I arrived in San Diego at 10 a.m. and had two hours to wait until Kelsey and David arrived. We went right to campus and Kelsey got her textbooks at the bookstore. Next stop on our list was a MAJOR trip to Target to stock up on all the dorm room essentials. Thursday night Kelsey went to the Zoo, while David and I ate dinner along the water at the Fish Grotto.
Friday morning we could begin moving in at 8:00 and we were on campus by 8:05. Kelsey checked-in, got her ID card, room keys and evaluation form and we started the move-in process...temperatures were in the 90's, there were at least 150 kids moving all their worldly possessions into their rooms - a six story dorm with only one elevator working! Of course, Kelsey's room is on the 5th floor, so up and down the stairs we went! After a few more trips to Target, we met some friends for dinner and called it a night.
Saturday morning we met Kelsey on campus for convocation. Following the ceremony, we made yet another trip to Target before having lunch and dropping Kelsey off for the day. David flew back to Minneapolis at 4:30, so after I took him to the airport, I went to Torrey Pines and toured the golf courses. I met my cousin Scott and Danette Markel and their children for dinner at Islands, before I went to the airport for my 11 pm red-eye flight to Atlanta.
I arrived in Atlanta at 6 a.m. and watched the sunrise before my 8:30 flight to West Palm. Kathy and I went to Juno Beach Cafe for breakfast before I headed home to sleep for four hours. It was a fun few days helping Kelsey move into her dorm room and get settled.
~Le Ann
