Hot Date in the Living Room Tonight

Posted by Barbara Techel

IMG_1999 e Last night John and I talked about going to a movie tonight. We have a gift card burning a hole in our pocket, as well as spring fever as our patience is being tested waiting for this thing called spring. We decided we would also go out for pizza after the movie, as that is a fun date night. But when I looked at what is playing at our area theater it wasn’t anything too exciting.

I was bummed. I didn’t want to “waste” the gift card on a movie that I wasn’t too thrilled about seeing. Okay, I thought, where is my positive thinking here?

So instead, to shake things up a bit here on Kettleview Court, we have decided to have our own movie and pizza date night. So okay, we’ve done this before. But it’s been a really, really long time.

I’m actually kind of giddy with excitement about it!  Yesterday I rearranged our living room. I have what I call the fall/winter look and the spring/summer look. The spring/summer look I open up the room more with the placement of the furniture, while fall/winter it is more closed in and centered around enjoying the woodstove.

Whenever I do this, I just love hanging out in our living room and enjoying the new feel of the space. Okay, so perhaps I’m a bit strange – but small things make me happy – and John is happy about that for our budget.

So we agreed to meet in the living room for our “date” at 5:00pm. Right now, my hot date is raking right outside my writing cottage window. I love my date. He is so handsome.

Soooo…. 12 Good Things About Movie/Pizza Date Night at Home

  • No annoying ads to watch before the film
  • The dogs can snuggle with us
  • We can light candles
  • Save money making our own popcorn (and calories!)
  • We can enjoy an adult beverage (or two!)
  • We can enjoy the ambiance of the woodstove
  • We save on gas
  • No crowds at the pizza place
  • We can laugh as loud as we want
  • We can make out during the movie (oh wait, you can do that in the theater too, right?) Okay, so we are a bit old for that!
  • We can wear our sweatpants
  • We save money

And the movie we are watching?  Identity Theft with Melissa McCarthy. Can’t wait!