I decided that I was going to make dinner after work, to avoid sitting in Seattle traffic and going over budget! I decided to go with a Cooking Light Recipe: Fusilli with Creamy Pancetta-and-Pea Sauce. The recipe turned out very creamy, I do suggest getting a thick cut of pancetta to really taste it. :)
We headed into Seattle around 6:45 and found parking $10 (I really dislike paying for parking but I hate walking in the rain. :)) We picked up our tickets at will call and headed to our seats but decided to grab a drink first. I recommend pre-ordering drinks for intermission because you don't have to wait in line.
After enjoying our drink and walking around the beautiful Paramount Theatre we headed to our seats. Our seats were located on the Mezzanine 1 and actually really great seats. The show wasn't sold out so we could stretch out a bit. I was so excited about this musical because I knew the story and could sing all the songs, I'm sure it wasn't enjoyable for everyone around me. The musical is a little different than the movie but was equally good. The performance was good but the experience was even better. At times I pretended like we were in New York at a Broadway show (one of my favorite things to do in the world).
After the show was over we decided we were a bit hungry and headed to the Hyatt at Olive 8 because it was walking distance. We headed to the Urbane Lounge, which was pretty crowded for late night happy hour that is from 10pm-12am. We weren't in the drinking mood but here the lowdown the well drinks were $5, select beer $4, select wine $4 and appetizers run from $4-$8. We ordered the hummus plate and the bbq pork sandwich and both were pretty darn good. I do highly recommend the bbq pork sandwich. So the total bill with tip was $16. :)
Our evening was right around $50 a person but more importantly a wonderful date night in Seattle.
