A Night at The Movies

Last night my husband and I went to a movie (all by ourselves!). We saw Courageous, which was wonderful and highly recommended. We rarely go to the theater, mostly because we never have a babysitter and also because I hate spending that much money on one movie that I'll soon be able to rent at Redbox for $1. But, the opportunity arose thanks to grandma, and we were excited to have a little date night.

So we were in the theater enjoying our outgrageously priced popcorn and pop about 15 minutes before showtime. It looked fairly empty when we got in there but filled up nicely by the start of the movie. We sat on the end of a row, leaving one seat between hubs and the aisle so he wouldn't have to share an armrest with a stranger (he's not big on public places full of people in close proximity). There were 4 seats between me and the next closest couple. About 7 minutes into the movie 2 old women walked in and came right for our row. Now, one would assume they would choose the seat right in the middle of me and the other couple, leaving an open seat on either side of each woman, but no. The rather large and not so quiet woman plopped right down next to me, stepping on my purse and knocking my extra napkins out of the cupholder beside me. Then she asks me if the movie started yet (again, not so quietly) and I tell her yes, this is it. She mumbled. She was nearly snuggling with me once she got comfortable so I spent the majority of the next hour and a half leaning close to hubs. Ok, that's not so bad, but still. I often get more irritated with people than I probably should, even moreso when pregnant. But some people are just... irritating! Throughout the entire movie she made "hmmm" noises - when something was sad, or funny, or a good point was made. Even worse though was how she would state the obvious, out loud, as if we needed her narratives to understand the story. I tell you what, had the movie not been so good I might have walked out. Or maybe if I wasn't afraid of hurting feelings, even those of irritating people I don't even know, I would've switched seats. Oh, and I'm pretty sure I saw her eyeing my popcorn (she had none) and my puppy chow that I brought in my purse, the purse she almost STEPPED on!

I know I sound like a spoiled brat, maybe even downright mean. That's not right, but it's how I felt! All in all, we both (my husband and I, not the old lady) very much enjoyed the movie and are thankful we were able to go see it. Next time maybe we'll leave a seat in between us open just in case somebody decides to cozy up next to me - I'll just scoot over one chair and voila! Problem solved. *Why didn't I think of this yesterday??