{"id":713,"date":"2009-04-15T14:46:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-15T22:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=713"},"modified":"2013-11-29T17:24:02","modified_gmt":"2013-11-30T01:24:02","slug":"wicked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/wicked\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicked"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span>Ok<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\">, so I couldn&#8217;t resist shopping. But I REALLY must. No more! How will I get it all back? I just purchased a gorgeous pair of slacks for the winter from French Connection. An incredible sale&#8211;very Katherine Hepburn. I am usually not a pant person aside from jeans and cut offs in the summer. I am a dress person. But these pants are the exception. I feel so sophisticated when I put them on&#8230;and my <\/span><\/a><span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span>Fluvoggs<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\"> will go perfectly with them. Tonight Peter and I will dine at the famous &#8220;Tongo&#8221; room. It is here in the hotel. It was decorated in the 40&#8217;s, complete with a large pool, lightening and thunder. This hotel has so much history. It survived the earth quake of &#8217;06 quite well, although a fire resulting from the earth quake damaged the interior. The mansion across the street was completely destroyed in the earth <\/span><\/a><span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\">quake<\/span><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\"> and rebuilt. Also, I didn&#8217;t realize the TV series from the &#8217;80&#8217;s &#8220;Hotel&#8221; was set here. And so many entertainers have performed in the <\/span><\/a><span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Venetian<\/span><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\"> room <\/span><\/a><span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\">throughout<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: black;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\"> the past Century.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: black;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><span>Pilates<\/span> class was an adventure. Our teacher a real character&#8211;an MFA in dance from the Walt Disney Performance University&#8211;seriously&#8211;I had no idea there was such a place.<\/span>\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div>Walking up the hill this morning, sunshine on my face, I felt so happy to be here. I don&#8217;t really want to move here, and I miss my girls terribly, but what a lovely place (San Francisco is) to be today.<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: black;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\">&#8211;I wrote the tidbits at the bottom of my post <\/span><\/a><span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\">prior<\/span><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\"> to my latest shopping <\/span><\/a><span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\">expedition<\/span><\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\">.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div>Hope you enjoy the photos, I love taking them!<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2615.JPG\"><span style=\"color: black;\"><br \/><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324933777834053090\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX3DuhHDeI\/AAAAAAAABrE\/l8h3E8gNcNY\/s400\/IMG_2615.JPG\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 211px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;\" \/><\/a>Peter in the 350<span><span><span>ZX<\/span><\/span><\/span>. He&#8217;s considering getting one of these for himself.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX23rDZzeI\/AAAAAAAABq8\/sk9h6WMVlq8\/s1600-h\/IMG_2616.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324933570745716194\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX23rDZzeI\/AAAAAAAABq8\/sk9h6WMVlq8\/s400\/IMG_2616.JPG\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 228px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;\" \/><\/a>Me.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX2jSFBpWI\/AAAAAAAABq0\/q067e1QjMUk\/s1600-h\/IMG_2617.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324933220444251490\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX2jSFBpWI\/AAAAAAAABq0\/q067e1QjMUk\/s400\/IMG_2617.JPG\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 268px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;\" \/><\/a>A spacious Victorian.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX1ts7eQhI\/AAAAAAAABqs\/bXzaTbbgdj0\/s1600-h\/IMG_2618.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324932299939004946\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX1ts7eQhI\/AAAAAAAABqs\/bXzaTbbgdj0\/s400\/IMG_2618.JPG\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 266px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;\" \/><\/a>Big and beautiful Victorians.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX1hzoYiYI\/AAAAAAAABqk\/2pSZwqzRlzc\/s1600-h\/IMG_2619.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324932095579556226\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX1hzoYiYI\/AAAAAAAABqk\/2pSZwqzRlzc\/s400\/IMG_2619.JPG\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 210px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;\" \/><\/a>We went to this park with our girls the last time we were in San Fran too (I was 3 months pregnant with Pip at the time).<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX1TknB-8I\/AAAAAAAABqc\/s5Rlsmmqpdg\/s1600-h\/IMG_2621.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324931851029183426\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX1TknB-8I\/AAAAAAAABqc\/s5Rlsmmqpdg\/s400\/IMG_2621.JPG\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 236px;\" \/><\/a>An interesting Victorian.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX1JBK8SEI\/AAAAAAAABqU\/DOq9DRuYswY\/s1600-h\/IMG_2625.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324931669717436482\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX1JBK8SEI\/AAAAAAAABqU\/DOq9DRuYswY\/s400\/IMG_2625.JPG\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 354px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;\" \/><\/a>Walking up from <span><span><span>StarBucks<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX0rR5bAfI\/AAAAAAAABqM\/aIxj7sY2COs\/s1600-h\/IMG_2628.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324931158811279858\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX0rR5bAfI\/AAAAAAAABqM\/aIxj7sY2COs\/s400\/IMG_2628.JPG\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 263px;\" \/><\/a>Peter, looking very James Bond in his new outfit.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX0aTifPiI\/AAAAAAAABqE\/_jtn9aANvao\/s1600-h\/IMG_2630.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324930867194183202\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX0aTifPiI\/AAAAAAAABqE\/_jtn9aANvao\/s400\/IMG_2630.JPG\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;\" \/><\/a>A view from our new tower room window. That is the Golden Gate Bridge. We have a panoramic view of the bay.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX0HMNFa5I\/AAAAAAAABp8\/DVeaUifsESI\/s1600-h\/IMG_2631.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324930538807847826\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeX0HMNFa5I\/AAAAAAAABp8\/DVeaUifsESI\/s400\/IMG_2631.JPG\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 212px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;\" \/><\/a>View from my window.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeXz2XZlR_I\/AAAAAAAABp0\/t2R-X4E7L3k\/s1600-h\/IMG_2632.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324930249755281394\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeXz2XZlR_I\/AAAAAAAABp0\/t2R-X4E7L3k\/s400\/IMG_2632.JPG\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;\" \/><\/a>Another view from window.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeXzhwIjhsI\/AAAAAAAABps\/hfHEDLqYIgM\/s1600-h\/IMG_2633.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324929895617496770\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_oxIVHsQ4CdQ\/SeXzhwIjhsI\/AAAAAAAABps\/hfHEDLqYIgM\/s400\/IMG_2633.JPG\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 241px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;\" \/><\/a>Alcatraz, I took this photo while in our tower room.<\/p>\n<div>We&#8217;ve moved rooms. We left our giant suite in the older part of the <span><span><span>Fairmont<\/span><\/span><\/span> for this room in the new tower. The view from out our picture window is amazing. A view on the entire bay, from the Golden Gate to all the way over past <span><span><span>Coit<\/span><\/span><\/span> Tower and Telegraph Hill. Peter likes <span>the view<\/span> (we&#8217;re on the 20<span><span><span>th<\/span><\/span><\/span> floor best), I like the 11<span><span><span>oo<\/span><\/span><\/span> sq ft of the old suite! I&#8217;d like to go to <span><span><span>Coit<\/span><\/span><\/span> Tower and the original Mexican Mission before we leave.<\/div>\n<div>Wicked was good. Patty Duke played the Head Mistress at the Witch school. The guy who played Marci&#8217;s husband &#8220;Steve&#8221; on &#8220;Married with Children&#8221; played the Wizard. The girls would have loved it, <span>although Tabs<\/span> may have been a wee bit frightened. I liked the young witches the very best. <span><span><span>Gelinda<\/span><\/span><\/span> and <span><span><span>Elpheba<\/span><\/span><\/span> were great. The <span><span><span>Orpheium<\/span><\/span><\/span> Theatre is in a rough part of town so we took a cab home to avoid walking through it in the dark.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Peter is at his conference today. I am going to be going to a <span><span><span>Pilates<\/span><\/span><\/span> class right away and then? I am actually so sick of shopping! I have to day ahead of me to do as I please so I will enjoy every moment of it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, so I couldn&#8217;t resist shopping. But I REALLY must. No more! How will I get it all back? I just purchased a gorgeous pair of slacks for the winter from French Connection. An incredible sale&#8211;very Katherine Hepburn. 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