My husband operates a movie theatre and is understandably opposed to taking me to see movies on his nights off. In our five years together, he’s taken me out to a movie one time – to see Twilight. He did that because he knew that not taking me would negatively impact his sex life. Looking back, I can’t believe I wasted my “cut off” card on that craptastic movie, but hey, live and learn.
Now, I can go see movies at his theatre any time while he’s there and he’ll pop in to give me a hug or bring me a drink, but it’s not the same as going to a movie with him. Plus, now I need a babysitter so it’s really just not worth the hassle, especially in the age of $1.20 Redbox DVDs.
So all of my movie dates are women now. Sometimes I catch a Saturday matinee with my bestie, GFunk. A couple of times I’ve taken my mom to see a flick. But mostly my movie nights are reserved for my last remaining single, footloose and fancy free friend, T.
T doesn’t have kids, and although she loves my little Monkey guy she really doesn’t want to come over on her night off each week to watch him do cute things like smash Cheerios into the carpet and giggle after he farts. So we meet up for movies instead.
She’s obsessed with the rapid expansion of my belly and is always sneaking in snacks to the movies (shhhh, don’t tell my husband – that’s a big no no) in a redundant attempt to fatten me up. This last time, we went to see Breaking Dawn and she brought me…a burrito.
Yeah. A burrito. To the movies.
Awesome!
So we sit in the back row of the theatre with our purses full of burrito goodness, waiting for the lights to go down so we can commence chow, but the previews are forever long and I can feel my snack getting cold. Cold burritos are not nearly as tasty as cold pizza, so I decided, meh, screw it, there’s hardly anyone in this screening room anyway so I’m eating my burrito with the lights on.
But first I had to capture this gem. Yeah, I can totally balance a burrito on my baby bump now.
Twenty-five weeks and counting…
Share your camera phone photos of the week with Greta and me! (Yes, it’s totally supposed to be “Greta and me.” When in doubt, remove Greta’s name and read the sentence. You wouldn’t say, “With I.” Also, it’s so annoying to see people write things like “Billy Bob and I’s kids.” THERE IS NO SUCH WORD AS I’s. Ugh. Sorry. Pregnant Grammar Nazi rant over.)
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I’ve had that exact same rant. Several times. That’s why we’re friends. But I’m totally bummed that I still haven’t seen, like, three of the Twilight movies. I’d totally bring a chili cheese Coney in my purse for your burrito table.
Woo for maturity! Heh
You HAVEN’T?! Oh GIRL. Get a babysitter and come over. We’ll watch the ones you haven’t seen and then go see Breaking Dawn. As long as you come through on the coney thing.
Burrito on belly – love it!
The next movie theatre is 60 miles away, so we rarely go, especially since my kids get car-sick… I really want to see Skyfall, but I also really don’t want to get puked on
60 MILES?! Oh my goodness. I can’t even imagine being that far away from one.
Yummm….burrito. Now, I need a burrito.
that is an impressive 25 week belly, though – only 15 more to go!! Whoo!
Depending on your perspective, it can be a pretty big belly.
It’s already gotten a bit uncomfortable.
LOVE your baby bump! I did not know. CONGRATS. Eat Lots of burritos! x
Thanks! I am a burrito eating machine.
hahahaha That is awesome!!! I love burritos, movies and being pregnant!!!
You crack me up.
Yay for pretty and functional baby bumps!
It’s so nice on days when they’re round and cute. But sometimes you wake up with the ugly bump and it’s totally a baggy shirt day.
Haha! Love the bump. It really is so useful. I remember with B I could balance my bowl of ice cream… that was probably the last time I ate anything in peace
I hear you. Sometimes I eat hiding next to the fridge so Monkey doesn’t see and steal what I’m chowing on.
I love the bump picture – so funny! I often used mine as a table for ALL THE FOOD. We pretty much never go to movies. But we often think about it
Jenny saw Breaking Dawn Part I at midnight and is still a little offended she didn’t see Part 2 at midnight, but I felt we needed to establish early on that midnight showings are a treat reserved for her true obsessions. Like Harry Potter and Hunger Games with her mom.
Oh, it was really an entertaining movie though! Poor Jenny, missing out.
I was dragged into see Breaking Dawn. Dragged. And drugged I think by buttery popcorn. It may or may not have cost my friend her first born which is odd since she doesn’t have any kids yet.
In other related news, your bump is adorable.
Oh c’mon. You enjoyed it a little bit, didn’t you?
I love your baby bump, your burrito and the fact that you explained the “and me” part at the end (it does sound wrong even though it’s right; I totally get it). Hilarious!
Don’t you be eying my burrito.
How cool is it that your hubby runs a movie theater and that you can balance a burrito on your baby belly?
We always sneak in snacks and drinks too…
Stupid human tricks, yay!
I love the movie theatre gig though. Most of the time.
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Burritos + Movie + Built-in shelf? = Bliss
I bet the baby loved it, too!!
He seems to be a fan!
I kinda miss the “baby bump as shelf” stage. But not enough to be pregnant again!
Love this!!
It’s a fun stage. Soon to be followed by the “held hostage by the bump” stage.
I sure do wish I had had a burrito when i saw Breaking Dawn last night. It would have been a highlight lol And a belly shelf? Awesome.
I think burritos should replace popcorn as the standard movie snack.
SO glad you inserted the part about how to use “and me.” Man, I hate it when people get that wrong. I work in an elementary school and it’s just pathetic listening to those teachers and kids getting it wrong all the time.
It’s super pathetic to see teachers do it. English teachers. With Masters degrees. Ahhhhhh!
This is too funny and it made me remember long, long ago when I was pregnant with my biological child and oldest. My husband like you loves the movies. And we were married five years before children. We went to the movies a lot. When I got pregnant, we stepped it up anticipating a no movie theater period. I remember the last movie we went to before baby, I was about 8.25 months pregnant. This was before all the comfy movie seats of today. Uncomfortable doesn’t begin to describe it. Cute pic of you.
BWHAHAHA – LOVE the burrito shelf. I did miss my ice-cream-bowl-holding shelf after the little scientist was born (except for that one time he kicked the bowl off…)
I miss having a baby belly as the reason for my being able to balance things on my stomach