Dinner and a Show

Last week Rob and I had a double date with Mark and Julie! It was lovely! One of our favorite authors was in town doing a reading, so we headed up to Santa Barbara (on a school night!) to see him. First we had dinner at Opal-delicious!! Rob's skirt steak with cipolini onion sauce was incredible. Also an amazing appetizer of shrimp wrapped in phyllo in a coconut cream curry sauce. Everything was amazing. Best of all was the fact that the only food I had to cut was my own!
The show was right next door at the Arlington. Great venue. And David Sedaris was hilarious. I laughed so hard that I almost worked off my dinner. If you haven't read his works before I recommend them. Sometimes a bit crass, but brilliant observations and hilarious stories about family and life.
And a special thank you to grandma Laura who raced up after work to take Jack and Lauren on a dinner date too. Something tells me Red Robin was not quite as yummy as Opal, but I guess it's a matter of opinion. And the kids by far preferred a visit to the Disney store over David Sedaris!