#50 - Go to the drive-in theatre.

On June 29th, Mike and I went to Haar's Drive-in. We are really lucky to have a drive-in theater within driving distance of us. Going there transports you back in time to the 1950s when drive-ins were at the height of their popularity. The intermission animations are from the 50-60s and the prices at the concession haven't gone up very much since then either.

We caught the double feature of Wall-E and Get Smart. Both of the movies were LAUGH OUT LOUD HILARIOUS and we really enjoyed both of them. I was a little anxious about Get Smart because I had heard mixed reviews and Mel Brooks was not involved in the production, but it was great. Wall-E was spectacular. I am just amazed at how well they pulled off a movie where the 2 main characters don't have dialogue (other than noises, for the most part). Amazing.

Unfortunately, there was also a rain storm and a thunderstorm. My window had to be open to have the wire for the speaker not get severed, so I jammed the crack with T-Shirt Bags that I happened to have in the car. That did the trick for the most part (until the water that was on the outside of the window started leaching in and dripping, but it stopped raining before it got uncontrollable). The only annoying thing was having to use the windshield wipers. You can't run your car, so we were running off the battery to see the end of Wall-E. (seriously, it was POURING, bordering on torrential for about 15 minutes). Some people left in the middle of Wall-E, and some people left between the movies, but I was surprised at how many people stuck it out. We decided to watch Get Smart without the windshield wipers which was pretty good and then it stopped raining so we cleared the windshield and were fine. It also wasn't cool when the car started fogging up. :-P

But all in all, we were in good spirits and enjoyed seeing 2 movies for a total of $14 for both of us. And we brought granola bars, soda, and water (which is "frowned upon" and their concessions ARE really cheap, but I was glad we did because leaving the car just wasn't happening at all). Hopefully we will get to go again this summer!