Movie Night!

Tonight was Movie Night at Big A's school. Movie night is sponsored by a group at the school that functions like a PTA and it's FREE! Hot dogs, Caesar salad, potato salad, chips, soda, popcorn, candy, cocoa and a movie, ALL FREE! People bring their chairs, blankets, sleeping bags, pillows, etc., and set up out on the soccer field to enjoy the show.

Tonight's movie was Gnomeo and Juliet. For those of you who haven't seen the movie, it's fashioned after Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, but instead of the Capulets vs. the Montagues, it's the Reds vs. the Blues. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it! Cute movie!

Anyhow... While movie night is lots of fun and the kids have a blast playing with their friends and then laying out under the stars watching a movie, there always seems to be a few problems. Last year there were problems with the sound and it took them fifteen minutes to get the sound working. This year, they forgot to bring the remote control. I'm not sure why they weren't able to simply press play on the machine itself, but they weren't. After 20 minutes of waiting for them to start the movie (and finally learning that someone had run home to get a remote) we decided to pack up and call it a night. It was cold, damp, late, and Little A's ear was hurting.

We were halfway packed up when the movie actually started so we decided to tough it out for awhile and told the kids we'd stay until 9pm (half an hour). Now remember I said that I love this movie? And remember I said it's about the Reds vs. the Blues? Well it's EXTREMELY difficult to watch a movie that makes continuous reference to reds and blues when what you're watching is pinks and greens! Let's just say that the color was slightly VERY off!

Oh well! We still had a great time (Thanks, Koenigs and Sharps for making it such an eventful and fun night!) and will definitely go back next year. Thanks for a great night, GSF!