The King and I

We had tickets to see The King and I this evening. We went early to have dinner downtown and we got an amazing parking spot. Then we made a short walk to a diner we like. We have eaten there a few times before and really liked it. Marina ordered pancakes and bacon for dinner along with a Shirley Temple.

While we were eating, we learned our waiter have two tickets to the show that he hadn’t been able to give away. Since the seats were much better than the ones we had, he traded them with us. These seats cost more than the ones we had! We were excited.

We still had plenty of time before the show, so we stopped at a coffee shop across from the theater. Marina ordered a chocolate chai. We invited another mother and daughter to share our table while we were there. I texted our friend a friend of ours, who is performing at another theater in the complex. We got a chance to talk briefly with her before her show.

It was finally time to go into the theater. The seats we had been given were very good. Marina enjoyed talking with the woman she was seated next to about cats. Once the show started she was completely engaged. She loved the sets and costumes. We both enjoyed the actor who played the King.

After it was over, we had an easy time getting out of the garage, thanks to our great parking space. It was late when we got home, but we’d had a lovely evening downtown.