First Date In Over Three Years

So my wife and I went on a date for the first time in over three years on Saturday. We had a few drinks then saw Angles and Demons.

We dropped the kiddo off at the sister-in-laws house and off we went to the Chesterfield mall. We had a plan, as we always do, to pick up the tickets, then go get some food while we wait for the show. Flawless.

The great debate, all the way to the ticket window, was what movie were we going to see. I wanted either Terminator or Star Trek or possibly even Wolverine, but I quickly lost that battle and we bought tickets to her movie, Angles and Demons.

Now we are not old by any sense of the word, I turned 30 in December and my wife is MUCH younger than me *cough* *cough* 6 months *cough*, but the last time we went to the movies together I don’t remember paying $18. I’m thinking it was more like $12. But we don’t get out much so I gladly handed over my debit card and cried on the inside.

So at 6pm we had our tickets in hand for the 7:30 show, and it was time to eat. The trick is, what to talk about. We started dating when we were 17 years old, and have been married for 4 years. We also both own cell phones with unlimited talk between the two, so there was nothing to catch up on. But we had a nice time eating nachos and having a few drinks. And even though I don’t remember what we talked about, I don’t remember struggling for conversation.

With movie time fast approaching, I struggled my way to the theater. I say struggle not because I had a few scotches in me or that I didn’t want to go, but because my legs still hurt from our last outing. But we got there, bought our sodas and popcorn and sat down to watch the movie.

The only thing different about the movie process that I noticed were the ads for escaping the theater, they weren’t there last time. Something to do with leaving the theater quickly and quietly if something happened. Oh! And they added ‘text’ to the don’t talk in the theater ads, I thought was mildly amusing.

So we made it through the entire movie with out leaving for the bathroom once, we are old you know, and both thought the movie was really good. No, it won’t win any major awards and not something I’ll want to see again and again, but good none-the-less. I wont spoil the movie for you, so I’ll just stop talking about it.

The main problem was, after the movie, when it was time to leave, my legs didn’t want to listen to my brain. They just wouldn’t work. And it was all the boxing gym’s fault. I guess sitting in the seat for 2 ½ hours locked up my calves and made me unable to function.

After a great deal of stretching, and old people laughing at me, I was able to leave the theater, but not with out leaving a bit of my pride behind.

The moral of the story is, if you want to live a normal life, don’t exercise.

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