TO THE BEACH!

Finally a good way to spend the intermindable amount of time between a wednesday matinee and evening performance. Two and a half hours can really drag on when you have no where to go, but the beach at glencoe made the perfect escape. Here's how you do it:

First off, you need cool shades to come the the beach with us, y'all!

Then, you have to stop and get (or bring along) some yummy dinner to enjoy at they scattered picnic table. Doesn't Kipp's fried chicken sandwich look delish?!?

Now you are ready to wade. Start out slow, because even after a couple of almost 80's days, Lake Michigan can be chilly. But it sure is lovely and the sun, sand and water is so calming.

When you get used to it, go in as far as you can, without getting your only shorts wet. Undoubtably a wave will still come along and soak you anyway, like it did to Chris here, hey nice legs, by the way.

Now it's time to go lay or play in the sand to dry off. Or if you are Rawson, the sit and spin.

We ended up just sitting and watching the kids go wild. Wish I had gotten a picture of the banshee girls playing in the sit and spin, their long dark hair spun wildly around them, until they didn't look like little girls any more, but hairy things. And they would spin and spin and then get out and stagger drunkenly and fall and then try and climb the jungle gym. oh so funny.

There were also more wild little boys throwing rocks down the slide, i mean takes two hand to carry boulders. Just hope your friend jumps out of the way, yikes!

What fun. I was cursing myself for forgetting my camera, but thank goodness for cell phone pics.

The only downer was when we remember that we don't have margheritas and more fun waiting but more work. Oh well, it sure made the day go by a little easier. Was so glad to catch a ride home on the good old metra...

The train way packed on the way home, but sometimes that's fun too. Especially sharing tunes with Rawson. Thanks for the cute pic Laura.