Today I did the impossible. My dad thought I was insane, and I probably am. But, I did it none the less.
I went to the movie theater.
With both my kids.
Yes, that happened...
Backstory:
I am a Stephanie Meyer fan... I am not crazy about the Twilight movies, but that is because they were better in my head. I also happened to read "The Host", and I really liked it. In fact, I like it better than "Twilight." What can I say? I know its sappy teenager soft-core romance, but I'm just not brave enough to graduate to the "50 shades of Grey" crowd. Edward and Ian are more than enough for my mind to deal with, without the erotica thrown in.
So naturally, when I found out they were making "The Host" into a movie, I was thrilled. I just found out that I missed when it came out, because I live under a rock, but I wanted to still see it sometime soon without waiting the indefinate amount of time it will take to get to DVD (maybe next Christmas if we are lucky, now that I have seen it they will probably release it by July).
So, I decided to go see it in the theater.
I have a 7 month old who is nursing and will not let me be in a different room, let alone leave to see a movie or even go to circle K. My oldest is afraid every time I leave that I am never coming back (she has been through some family turmoil, I understand). So, she comes almost everywhere with me.
But I really wanted to see the movie.... *waaaaaaaaa*
So, I did what I do with whenever I want to go anywhere...
I sucked it up.
I packed the kids in the car.
And I went.
My daughter is 3, and we brought her kindle and put it on the lowest brightness setting. I also brought lots of snacks. (Yes, I smuggled in animal crackers- deal with it!) Initially, she did not like the noise and the darkness... but she did settle in. Of course this would have been a lot easier if it had been a movie she was remotely interested in... but I think it went well considering I found ways for her to be entertained in a new environment where she was not allowed to move around or make noise and she was in the dark (she is afraid of the dark).
My son is 7 months. He was cake. I just nursed him most of the time, and eventually he fell asleep. I did make the mistake of trying to put him down when he was asleep (in the car seat), and he woke up and was loud until I got him latched again. He also ate some of the animal crackers and snuggled me.
Afterwards, as bribery, I bought Emily ice cream in the food court and let her play in the play area.
All in all, it was a good experience. Would I reccomend it? .....uhhhh... Yes? I would recommend going to a kid movie so the kids are engaged. But it is amazing knowing that I did it. I now know that I can.
You see, I'm in the process of expanding our circle. I spend a LOT of time at home with the kids... I am a stay at home mom, its kind of in the job description... But I am finding out there is plenty to do out there. We go to the zoo every week (we bought a year pass, $50 for a year's worth of elephants is a great value to my sanity). I also just learned that you can take kids bowling. They set up bumpers and have a ball roller ramp and everything.
I didn't go out as a kid. My dad took me to funtastics every now and then, but I grew up playing in the back yard. My daughter plays in the yard every day but for the sake of my sanity and hers (we both get stir crazy if we don't go somewhere after a few days) we go on walks to circle k or go somewhere fun.
I would join a mom group if I could find one... maybe I should look harder.
I'm socially awkward... maybe I won't.
Wait, all SAHM's are socially awkward... maybe I will...
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