Tale As Old As Time

Marina’s winter break is winding down.  I took today off just so we could hang out today. Other than running a few errands, we had a lazy day around the house. We’ve taken plenty of time to rest over the past two weeks and it’s been great!

This evening we had tickets to see Beauty and the Beast at our favorite dinner theater. One of friends was playing Lumiere. Since the theater is so far away, we left home very early. We got caught in rush hour traffic, but we had left early enough that we arrived for the show right on time.

When we arrived at our table the family we were sharing with were already seated. It turned out they were there celebrating their daughter's birthday. She and Marina hit it off right away. In fact, all of us enjoyed each other’s company all evening. We were also pleased to find we recognized both of our servers.

Our food took quite a while but we passed the time with our new friends and the actors that came by throughout the night. Of course, we spoke with Bob for a bit. We got hugs from another friend of ours – the last time we saw him he told us he was auditioning to play Gaston.  We were happy to hear he got the part! Our food was delivered by the actor playing the Beast. While he was at our table, we gave him a photo I took when he was playing Jack in Into the Woods. He remembered singing to Marina and asked her to sign the photo.

We enjoyed dinner, Marina and I both ordered the Dijon Chicken. Just before the show started, Marina convinced me to buy her a light up rose. The performance was really amazing. At intermission we discussed it while eating our desserts. Marina got the peanut butter pie which was delicious. She also enjoyed some of my eclairs.

After the show was over we got photos with our friends in their costumes. Then we got in line for photos with Belle and the Beast onstage. We had a photo for Belle that Marina was happy to give her.

 

We were among the last to leave the theater, but we didn’t mind. We had a long drive home, but it didn’t seem to take all that much time. We’d had a wonderful night.