So, weeks ago I got on line at
Fandango and bought tickets for Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows part 1. My son and I went to the last one also at
midnight and he was so excited. Something new a different and
very grownup I might add.
Last night we went out for dinner to
his favorite place (Panda Express for the Orange Chicken) and then
headed to the theatre in Albany about 8pm. That's right...8pm
for the midnight movie. I knew how cold it was going to be
and wanted to make sure we got a place in line inside the
building. We took books, game boy, etc and settled in for the
wait. To my surprise the theatre got it right this
time. They cancelled all shows that had a roughly 9pm start
and sat people in their appropriate theatres as the last shows got
out. It was great because we got to sit in the theatre seats
for at least 2-3 hours which is way better than the ground!
Tanner and I got awesome seats right
behind the wheelchair ramp about halfway down which usually means
there is no one infront of him for 3 full rows and he has an
awesome view. We talked, giggled, drank caffeinated pop to
stay awake and generally had a great time as mom and son.
The movie was one of the best I
thought. It had a great deal of darkness to it as it leads up
to the finale and the epic battle of good and evil. But, this
was probably the funniest of the movies. There was a good
combo of the two.
*****If you are thinking about taking
your kids there are a few scenes with the large snake that are
super frightening. You might want to wait for DVD so you can
fast foward or be prepared to cover eyes and ears. If the
scenes had been in 3-D I think I might have wet my
pants....LOL!!!!
I have had a few people ask why I
would take my 11 year old to a movie at midnight on a school
night....hmmmmmm
Well, my answer is that I only have 1
year until he gets to middle school and by then he might not want
to talk to me...ever! So, I try to take the opportunites I
can to show him how much I love him and want to spend time with
him. A midnight movie is no small undertaking. We
didn't get home til after 3 am and he is still sleeping now at 1230
in the afternoon. But, I guess breaking the rules about going
to school is ok every now and then. We spent some awesome
time together and it was special just me and him. In 5 years
no one will remember that he missed a day of school but HE will
remember his mom took him to his first and 2nd midnight
movies. Priceless memories.....
We are excited already for the final
installment of Harry Potter in 2011. Tanner has it on his
calendar so I can get tickets right away...Amazing...he is already
planning our next "DATE NIGHT".
Hope you have a great weekend....I
will be catching up on some sleep! Melissa