LIFE IS A CABARET, OLD CHUM

Yesterday the Bores greeted December by taking a trip to the big city to shop, eat, drink, and be merry.

We have a scientific system for shopping together that works without arguments. First off, we make a list. Then, if we're at one of MY stores, like Hobby Lobby or Barnes and Noble, Big Bore stays in the car and takes a catnap. If we're at one of HIS stores, like Napa or Radio Shack, I take my turn in the car and read a book. No one wastes time and lolly-gaggles in said store. It's in the door, get what you want/need, and back out. The longest wait time either of us had yesterday was 23 minutes, and that was just because the check-out lines at Hobby Lobby were crazy-long, even for a Thursday afternoon. The dreadful things a girl won't do just to purchase a few packs of beads.
We had a late lunch/early supper at Doc's Steak House, but not for steak. Our "usual" is Doc's out-of-this-world garlic salad--a single scoop for me and a triple for Big Bore--and an order of french fries dipped in catsup and A-1 sauce. Oh, so delicious! Nutrious? Not so much.

In between all this, we went to a watercolor show at an arts center, where we pretended to be stiff, stuffy critics, and to my friend Maggie's house to pick up some gently-used books for our library. Next stop, we braved the wind chill to see the Botanica Christmas lights show, where the fuzzy pictures with this blog were taken. Lots of oohs and aahs and brrrrrrs! Definitely worth risking hypothermia.

We ended the day/night at Cabaret Old Town to attend the musical comedy "Amazing Christmas," which was, of course, simply amazing. Two of my favorite Cabaret performers, Kyle and Monty, did a hilarious duet of their favorite SAD Christmas songs--"I'm Getting Nuttin' for Christmas," "I'll Have a Blue Christmas Without You," "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," etc. Kyle hosted a talk show, starring as The Gingerbread Man, and Monty hosted a game show about Christmas carols in the guise of a Chinese goofball who was congenial one second, angry the next. There was even a "Dancing with the Stars" dance-off, which included a few "lucky" audience members and had nothing to do with Christmas but was lots of fun, anyway. --Oh, and did I mention that we drank mucho strawberry and pina coladas (virgin) and had chips and zesty salsa and cheesecake in between the laughs?

Today, it's back to small-town life as usual. As much fun as we had yesterday, I will not miss the frantic traffic and long check-out lines of the city. Peace and quiet and a cuddly cat sitting on my lap. All is calm; all is bright. TGIF.