We're off to see the Wizard

I woke up first – the bedroom is super quiet. What’s not quiet is filling the tea kettle, so Dave was up soon after I was. I was still too full to eat breakfast, which is saying something. We spent a relaxed time doing some online shopping (it was black hole Friday at Oceanside Photo and Telescope), then headed out for yoga. It’s so fun to go to yoga with Dave! Christen decided to hold class an hour later and focus on twists, which felt absolutely wonderful after all that cheese and pie.

Even with the late start for yoga we had some time before Bill’s would open, so we did some black Friday shopping – mostly shirts, although Dave and I both got sweatery things at Maggie and Henry’s. We also stopped in at the toy store and got some stocking stuffers, as well as a game for us called “I Smell the Blood of an Englishman”. Most of the stores were offering treats and mimosas, and I accidentally ate a pfefferneuse because I thought it was a Mexican wedding cookie. Other than that it was a very good morning.

We got to Bill’s at 11:30 and there was already a line. Fortunately we got seated quickly and the beers arrived shortly afterwards. They had many good beers and the usual good burger and fish and chip. The whole time we were eating it was clearing up and the sky through the skylight was getting bluer and bluer, so after lunch we went for ANOTHER walk. We walked down past Haystack and came up just south of the S-curves. Next time we will go less far south, since walking on the S-curves is not our favorite. We had a lovely walk back, and stopped at the Coaster box office to pick up our tickets for tonight’s entertainment. Dave went back to the hotel while I stopped at the bookstore, and then he took a nap while I worked on Ben’s hat and there was a short but wild rainstorm. At the end of the nap and hat work, I am down to 88 rows or 1 set left, and it’s unclear if I have enough yarn to finish it. I put in a lifeline in case I have to rip it out.

Believe it or not, by the time I finished knitting (and a little typing) it was time to get ready to go to dinner. Our standard dinner place before a show is the Bistro, which is good food whose menu hasn’t changed in two years, except for the part where they slowly but with great determination take each of my favorite items off the menu. Since one of the things they no longer serve is my favorite dessert –a chocolate ganache pie in a pecan crust that was absolutely wonderful – we had time to go back to the hotel for pie before the show.

We love the coaster and last summer’s Musical (of Musicals) was memorable and very funny. This year’s Christmas choice was The Wizard of Oz, not one you’d usually think of when it comes to Christmas shows. It was a bit much for the Coaster folks – too long and a little clunky, with too much singing. It did have the requisite cute children, and the Winkies singing their signature song (Oh-we-oh, we ohhh, ohhh) in monk hoods was a personal favorite. But they’ve done better. Meanwhile when we got out it was late and a beautiful night – the clouds were clearing and we could see the moon, which is full or close enough. I went for a walk to finish getting my steps.

One funny thing about this place is that the gas fireplace puts out a lot of heat, so we have to keep the door open most of the time to keep the temperature bearable. That’s nice since that way we can hear the waves.