Last Friday, my husband and I went to see "A Christmas Carol," a play currently showing at Geary Theater in San Francisco. We got a pair of free Orchestra seat tickets that would have costed us $68 a pop. This is not the first time we got free tickets to a live show. Last year, we went to see the "Nutcracker" for free too. I guess we got lucky both times. The original purchasers couldn't make it to the show, so they'd rather give the tickets away than to waste them. So there we were, last minute, watching a show for free. This only means that we are always available to be the backup for any shows out there. If you have any, just let them come our way!

Speaking of luck, I guess we also lucked out on the massive blackout that occurred this past Saturday night. On the busiest shopping day of the season, the power went out. Retailers and shoppers alike were disappointed. Just imagine movie goers watching the movie finale, or people stuck on elevators. How terrible would that be. It only shows how dependent we are on power. Fortunately, our little old house was not affected at all. Our Christmas lights remained lit in the midst of total darkness. Oh, how pretty.