I mentioned going to the drive in in yesterday's post but totally forgot to expand on that. I love the drive in. I know that they are few and far between now but if you have one even remotely near you it's a cheap and great family thing to do. My local one is the Silver Moon Drive In . There are however a few good and bad things about it, maybe it's just mine, don't know.
Bad
~ the bathrooms. I'm guessing that they're likely as old as the drive in itself.
~ smoking. It's outdoors so not restricted and it's fairly gross to have the smell of cigarette smoke waft into your car
Good
~ people watching at it's finest
~ cheap to get in, mine is 4 dollars per person 10 and up, 1 dollar per person 4-9. Seriously, where else can you see a movie that cheap. You get the added bonus of watching the 2nd feature for no added cost.
~ good, greasy drive in food and no where near as expensive as the indoor theatres
~ and lastly, and maybe most importantly for me, you don't have to worry about the kids sitting still and being perfectly quiet and I can take babe without worrying about him disturbing others
~ we met up with some friends there and got to chat until the movie started while the kids played and got to talk during the movie as well
On Saturday we saw G Force for the kids and The Proposal for us. The downside of watching G Force at the drive in is that we couldn't see it in 3D. It was mildly entertaining but I think would have been much more so in 3D. The kids liked it but weren't over the moon about it. The Proposal was the 2nd feature and was rated PG-13 so we felt that the kids would be okay. Babe fell asleep during G Force and my 6 and 7 yr olds feel asleep a few minutes into the 2nd movie. The only one still awake (12 yr old son was at grandma's) was my very soon to be 14 yr old daughter. It was hilarious, the quintessential romantic comedy. Ryan Reynolds is utterly dreamy and I adore Sandra Bullock. I totally recommend this movie.
Here's a site dedicated to keep the drive in alive, check it out to see if there's one near you Drive-In Theater, you'll be pleasantly surprised!
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- amy
- Central, Florida, United States
- Hello blog world! My name is Amy and I'm here in my little corner of the world trying to share what bit of knowledge I have about healthy eating and looking forward to learning tons and tons more. I am a wife and mom, a student, an employee and a good eating addict. I know, you're thinking, uck, miss goody two shoes must have this perfect cute little body, impeccable complexion and often spews forth "you must eat this, you must eat that!". Not so. I have always known, generally speaking, about what is healthy but it wasn't until I embarked on a journey to lose weight and become healthier in January of 2009 that my love of good eats blossomed. I no longer think that eating a bagel for breakfast, a salad for lunch and a small dinner is the key to weight loss and healthy eating. Take a look at my blog and see what I have to offer and join me on this journey to learn!
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