Mexican Comedy Birthday

For my birthday this year, I wanted to check out an improv comedy club in Old Town San Diego. We waited a week after my birthday, so we could plan it during the MLK 3-day weekend. A bunch of friends came to dinner at Fred's beforehand to enjoy tasty Mexican food and a rockin' Coldstone's ice cream cake that Dan picked out for me! Just to make you jealous, it had layers of red velvet cake, sweet cream ice cream mixed with brownies and cookie dough, and was covered in chocolate fudge icing. All my favorite desserts rolled into one amazing cake...I'm still dreaming about it...

Anyway, we were running a little late for the comedy show, but luckily they started a few minutes late, which gave everyone time to find street parking & seats just before the show started. Many of their improv skit ideas were literally pulled out of a hat, so the actors had no time to prep beforehand. It amazes me how they're able to think on their feet and still be funny! Plus it was a family-friendly show, so if anyone made an inappropriate suggestion (in the audience or the cast), they had to wear the "brown bag of shame" over their heads. One poor lady got to the show too late to hear that rule and yelled out a curse word (really loudly) as a suggestion to the cast. Everything screeched to a halt and they made this huge deal out of putting the bag over her head, so she was really embarrassed and had no clue what was going on! hil-arious!

It was a great night with great friends, and a fun way to kick off my 32nd year!

Around the table from the left front: Ann, Paul, Chris S., Cynthia, Eric, Jenn, James (Eric & Jenn's baby), Ian (Chris & Judy's baby), Chris, Judy, Me, Dan, and Adessa. The 2nd picture from the other side of the table turned out really fuzzy, but oh well, here it is anyway.