It's been miserably hot lately. Like, 90's hot, and the only break in the godawful heat comes in the form of ridiculous downpours. Someone's car was stuck in front of my house for almost an hour yesterday morning because the street was so flooded.
With it being so disgustingly hot and wet and sticky, there's not much to do. We tried going to the park, but I'm pretty sure Pie would have walked away from the slide with second degree burns on her legs. We tried the pool, but unfortunately everyone else did too. I'm still feeling rather antisocial and that was a bit much for me to deal with. Last week, we alternated between the library, the mall, and the McDonald's playland, but the library is the only one of those places that I'm fond of, so finding alternative entertainment in an air conditioned environment became a bit of a mission for me.
I found it in the form of $1 movies! Apparently, lots movie theaters offer family films for $1 in the summer. How neat! I vaguely remember something like this from my own childhood, but when it comes to my childhood memories, it's sometimes hard to tell what really happened and what I've just convinced myself happened.
Anyway, the movies are pretty early in the day, but that's almost a good thing because it forces me to be awake and out of bed and dressed before 10. I should probably keep that up. There are a ton of choices, too. If the local theater is playing something I don't want to see, it's almost guaranteed that there's another one within a reasonable driving distance that's playing something better. I also love to drive, which means my husband and I have very different ideas of what constitutes a "reasonable driving distance".
This week we saw How to Train Your Dragon (twice, because I absolutely love that movie!) and MegaMind. We saw three movies for less than the regular cost of one! I can't even wrap my mind around it. That has to be the most awesome thing ever.
We also went to the drive-in (which, unfortunately, is not $1) on Monday. I love the drive-in and we try to go at least twice a month. We also buy snacks because they play this depressing commercial before the movie about how all the drive-in's are closing and if we want to keep ours we need to patronize the concession stand. It's hard to make me feel guilt, but man, that commercial does it every time!
Anyway, we saw X-Men: First Class, which I really enjoyed, and George saw Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which he didn't care for. I was exhausted from getting up early and fell asleep before it started, so I don't really have any further commentary on that. Pie pretty much slept through both movies, but she got a Tangled bucket (from the popcorn) so she was happy.
So basically, I've spent the whole week at the movies, in the car, or both. It's been awesome! I almost hope it stays hot.
