Date Night Re-Visited

So, the last movie I saw in a theater was "Twisted." I took my husband on opening night as a surprise because it starred (surprise, surprise) Ashley Judd. That was in 2004. Keep in mind, I can count on one hand the number of times my husband and I have gone to see a movie--and that includes the time we were dating, too.

Anyway, today we saw the Hannah Montana movie. It was in 3-D. If you ever get motion sick, I don't recommend it. Otherwise, it was pretty good. Oh, and it wasn't just the two of us seeing it. We took the munchkin and one of her little friends along, too. My only real complaint is that the 3-D glasses were one-size-fits-all. And that one size must be the head of an 80's rock band star that has more hair than the fully grown mane on a male lion. I could barely get the glasses to stay on, let alone have the kids get theirs to stay on. After shelling out $15 per ticket (for the kids, too!) you'd think the theater could invest in some child-sized glasses.

Then we went to Chuck E. Cheese. At 5pm. On a Saturday. Unless you enjoy ear-splitting screams and being ruthlessly assaulted by un-chaperoned children, I don't recommend that, either.

Even so, I actually had a good time. It's about 6:45pm and the munchkin is already sound asleep. Maybe that's the trick to date night. Spend all the money on the kids, let them run around like little maniacs, and then they go to bed early so the grown-ups can get some peace and quiet.

So THAT'S how this whole parenting thing works!