Friday, April 7, 2017

The Lion King

We got back from California just in time to have a fantastic date with several couples in our ward.  For Christmas, Spencer Magleby gave Stephanie tickets to The Lion King, and invited us, the Pugmires, and the MacKays to join them.  While tickets were pricey, and Kent wasn't super thrilled about the show, we were certainly pleased with the invitation and the chance to go out with adult people we really like.

We drove to Salt Lake with the Pugmires.  Gregg and Linda are so much fun.  We laughed up and back.  We met the Spencer and Stephanie at BRIO Tuscan Grille for dinner, and again laughed and laughed as we talked and ate seriously delicious food.  It was marvelous to have adult conversation and manners after being with the children all week, and to have time to be with Kent as an adult.

The show was amazing.  The costumes were incredible, the actors were talented, and the whole spectacle very engaging.  The MacKays were going to meet us for dinner but their son was in town, so they were just there for the show.  But we visited before the show started and during intermission, and all vowed to do it again.  I really hope we do.

**insert group photo when I get it from someone**

After the show, we piled into an elevator with a dozen or so other people to go up to the parking garage.  The elevator jammed and we spent perhaps ten minutes pressed close together in the tiny space.  Several women panicked, and we did call 911 to come to our rescue.  However, before they got there, Gregg, who was standing by the doors, pried them open and heroically freed us.  We were only about six inches up from the floor, so we all gratefully poured out and went back to our cars.  As we were leaving the parking garage, we saw a fire truck had arrived.  They were too late.  That certainly made for an exciting conclusion to a really fun evening.

While all of these are really good pictures, close up, with lots of details you can see, we sat in the balcony, far from the action, and couldn't really see anything clearly.  Still amazing, however.

Nala and Simba

Mufasa and Simba

Simba



Timon and Pumba




Scar

 



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