California Trippin'
Pleasant Hill As promised in the last blog, we traveled to California for ten days for two family celebrations, a week and 400 miles apart. The first event was Sam's graduation from De La Salle High School in Concord CA, the next town over from Sean and Julie's home in Pleasant Hill. Our flight out was pleasant and more or less on time. A part had to be replaced before we could leave Dulles. In a repeat of our experience four years ago for Sam's graduation from Christ the King School, I waited in line for an hour and half for our Dollar rental car. That remains the price for saving $300 for a four-day rental. Even though it was a Saturday, there were still traffic slowdowns and congestion getting to and over the Bay Bridge. However, by 3:30 we had checked into the Residence Inn in Pleasant Hill and then headed over to see Sean, Julie, and Sam. The last time I saw Sam was for his Eagle Scout Court of Honor last fall. Since then, he had turned eighteen, was driving