Date night... with my honey!

So on Friday night we had a a wonderful evening planned. Ricky had bought me tickets to see Les Miserables In Concert at the Hollywood Bowl. For those of you who have not been to this venue, its amazing. The atmosphere here is like non other. The bowl was built all the way back in 1922, but still has a sophisticated feel that is not matched by another venue locally.

Here is the view from the seats of the main stage, at night this is amazing looking. But the best part is by far the seating arrangement. It is not the most comfortable seating, by far. Wooden benches in the top three sections. Box seating has chairs, with padding (next time honey!!)

Here is the view of the Bowl from the air! Its amazing! It is very steep which is hard to get into

the picture. I would recommend everyone see something at this venue at least once, just because! And one of the best parts is you can bring in any food or beverages that you would like. All over you will see people with picnic baskets and wine, while they do sell some snack items there, it is so much fun to pack up all your favorites and enjoy them during the show.

Back to our date night.... so last year for our 1st anniversary we went to see John Williams (Star Wars, Indiana Joans, etc. composer) conduct the LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl and before hand we went to eat at an amazing little place in Burbank. Chadaka Thai has to be my favorite food and place to eat all in one. The atmosphere is so hip and fun, but the food is matched by no other place I have ever eaten. So all year I had been craving and trying to re-create Chadaka Thai in my kitchen. Last night my sweet husband treated me to another dinner date before the show at Chadaka Thai. Its so much fun to hang out with him. He is so thoughtful and caring and always is thinking about what I would like to do, see, or experience. He really made it an amazing night for me!

We had the pleasure of having my sister-in-law and her new hubby come with us to both dinner and the show, which was a special surprise and treat! They are so much fun and its such a blessing to see them loving being married and loving each other. The two of them are so funny too, so it keeps the laughs coming non-stop. Example: We are on the bus (remote parking for the bowl is way better than the stacked parking at the venue) to take us over to the bowl and they had decided that the floor of the bus was lava.. you know like you use to do when you were a kid... and you could not touch it or your would melt? Anyway, they held their feet up the entire ride and were in competition to see who would last longer. So as we pulled into the Bowl, neither had touched. Wanting to win Melissa jumps onto Ricky's back and he carries her off the bus. ALSO not wanting to melt... Macha holds onto the polls and climbs on the seats from the back of the bus to the front and jumps off like he does it everyday! It was so funny to watch them be silly and having a great time! Thanks for your amazing company, Mr & Mrs Suzuki! We love you both... see you Wednesday!

Honey, thank you for my amazing birthday present! By far the best part of the evening was just being together. Thank you for making that happen! And for the Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice... WOW!