A Good Day To See A Movie

So...our friend Denise volunteered to bring Mom's lunch today and hang out with her. Day Off for me! Yea! Jamelah and I decided we'd do lunch and go to the movies.

The day started off slow, neither one of us feeling like hurrying to get things done. I did dishes and the such while thinking about getting a pot of soup into the crock pot while never actually doing it. Jamelah finished up some stuff she had been working on and lunchtime passed us by. I figured I'd better get Mom's supper ready because we would be doing a later show than we originally thought. Jamelah headed off to the dealership to get an oil change she'd been delaying having done.

All the "have to dos" done we headed off for lunch at Red Lobster. Yum! You always pretend like you need more biscuits so you can have the waiter bring you a bag to take them home in. I love those biscuits. Stuffed and content we head for the theatre.

You know what? Wednesday afternoon is a good day to go to the movies. Why? Because no one else has decided to go at the same time. Parked right in front of the megaplex and walked in. Our movie choice: True Grit.We walked in to an empty theatre and picked exactly the best seats in the house. Not too close, not too far back. Right in the middle. We left an empty seat between us and piled it full of coats and purses and began watching all that stuff they show before the movie begins. Two other couples came to join us. 6 people in the theatre. then SHOW TIME! I love previews of coming attractions. Really, I do.

And then... a couple walks in. and sits right smack dab in front of us. COME ON! There are 6 people here and you have to sit directly in front of 2 of them. Really! There are probably 150 vacant seats in the house. 15 rows to choose from. Really! That is so rude. The female left to get popcorn or whatever, leaving the male sitting with his big old head directly in Jamelah's line of vision. I asked her if she wanted to move over, "yeah" she replied, climbing over me to sit in the next seat over. We looked at the near empty theatre and the transgressors who decided to plop down right in front of us and got the giggles. We were laughing uncontrollably by the time the female came back and then we got worse. We both laughing right out loud. Seriously loud. We had to stop. The previews began. I love previews of coming attractions.

The movie started. It was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good! When suddenly I"m blinded by a bright white light. Ms. Rude in front of me has decided she really needs to check her text messages. I said "Really!" She closed her phone. Come on Folks!

Now here's my question. Why is that there is always someone coming to the movies that will talk incessantly, or find it necessary to explain the plot in detail to the person they are with (what is w/that anyway) and now feel it necessary to play with their phone during the movies. And furthermore, why do they always sit close to us. WHY? Yes, I want to know why!

Oh... and True Grit. Best movie I have seen in ages. Well acted, well scripted. Bravo! Go see it if you can. And also, the soundtrack. Loved it. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms played throughout... and Hold to God's Unchanging Hand was used. Loved those old hymns. They didn't sing them, but they just felt right. I buy the soundtrack I'd go see this movie again in a minute. Want to go with?