6 Movies in 3 Days

The boyfriend and I decided that after a crazy week at the beach (how do vacations end up exhausting you when they should be dedicated to rest!?) we would take a day to just watch movies! A lazy day on the couch with comfy clothes, covers and DUH, popcorn!

How I came to the numbers 6 movies in 3 days is...

On Friday, we went to see Harry Potter in Milledgeville. We got to the theater 20 minutes early and were LUCKY to have found 2 decent seats! The place was packed! Not being a big fan of Harry's, since I was not an avid follower of the books, I wasn't as excited as Gil was. But, I knew that seeing it would make him very happy and that is something I love. Being the amazingly generous boyfriend that he is, after we went to eat at our very most favorite restaurant in the whole world, Kuroshima, where we have mastered the manipulation of the dinner menu, he took me to the mall and waited on me while I got a mani/pedi combo. This is something that he has never done in our two and a half years. He has done MANY things, but not this so I was shocked that he suggested it. But, that's not the point of this post... (I'll tell you all about my new turquoise love later.) So, after I finished drying we headed over to Carmike. Gil bought tickets the night before during the midnight showing so that there would be no chance of being victim to a sold out show. We waltzed in there like we owned the place... walked to the last theater on the right and found our seats a few rows from the top. We sat and waited. I would be willing to bet if Gil's vitals were taken his heart rate would have been off the chart! He was so excited and still I didn't understand. The movie began, and to my surprise, the little wizards held my attention the whole time! I thoroughly enjoyed the entire movie. So much so that I am seriously considering watching the ones I have yet to see. For me, this is a major feat!

Saturday is the day we had planned to be our movie day. The rules were that I would pick 2 movies and Gil would pick 2. We decided on Couples Retreat, The Pelican Brief, We Are Marshall and The Dark Knight respectively. We realized there was absolutely a certain order we must watch these movies in. We decided We Are Marshall would be the first. We put the DVD in, turned the light out, got cozy and the movie wouldn't play. The DVD was too scratched. (Oh no!) So, we had to regroup. For some reason, Gil decided that I had to choose the replacement movie. Well, after much thought I decided on Twilight: New Moon. We popped the recorded DVD in and began watching. Oh, how I love Twilight. When this movie was over, we decided that we had had enough of all the seriousness and moved onto Couples Retreat. Such a funny movie! Very heart warming but full of fun also! We laughed for 2 hours and when that movie was over, we took a break. We very quickly noted that we would not be able to fit all 4 movies in one day. Our last movie for Saturday was The Pelican Brief. An older movie based on a John Grisham novel. It was one I had seen a few years ago and remembered being very good. Gil had not seen it and I had forgotten most of what happened. It was a very good choice, if I do say so myself! After we turned the TV back on, I found Legally Blonde, which I LOVE! And we decided to watch it until it was time for Gil to head back to Devereux. Of course, I continued watching while I waited on him to confirm that he was home safe and sound and I am so glad that I did. Legally Blonde makes me laugh every time I watch it and I feel... kind of... empowered after I see it! Get it ladies!

Since we had not had the time to watch The Dark Knight, the one movie Gil was most excited to watch, on Saturday... I promised him that we would watch it Sunday evening. For some reason, probably due to the World Cup being televised, there was very little to watch on the tube. So, we watched a few episodes of Gilmore Girls that I have on DVD. (Gil is a recent convert.) After watching Gilmore for a few hours we decided it was time for Batman and the Joker. I had seen The Dark Knight in theaters but had not seen it since then. Yet again I was not as excited as Gil was and yet again he was right.

So, those are our 6-in-3! I suggest to anyone who has fallen into a rut, doing the same things every day, taking a movie day! The movies are great and I enjoyed each of them, but mostly I enjoyed uninterrupted time with my amazing boyfriend and I think its a great way to take some alone time with whoever you most like to spend time with! Even if you need some time with just YOU! Consider it, Bloggers!

Love!