Drive-In Hijinks

Saturday night was just LOADS of fun. Our Mexican dinner was as fabulous as the company. We sat and visited for quite a while, before it was time to head for the drive-in. Finally we made our way just down the road, ready for a night of movie watching fun. Boy, we had NO idea how much fun we were about to have! I think that Melissa,Casey and I enjoyed what was going on in the surroundings more than we actually enjoyed the movie. We opted to see Mr. & Mrs. Smith backed with The Longest Yard. We took our little pop up chairs, so we could sit outside. There just happened to be an antique car cruise-in there, so we got to walk around and see all of the great cars, before the show. Anyway, it was absolutely packed. Right before the movie started, this Ford Explorer pulls up packed full of people. Apparently, they had traveled in with a caravan of other cars. They were desperate to park close to one another. The Explorer kept driving up and down the aisles, hunting a parking space. The problem was they kept passing by a perfectly good spot. Finally, the occupants of the caravan cars got out and started screaming at them to just park in that empty spot. It was close enough they could walk back and forth and visit. The driver screams back in a very slurred voice, "that space thar is jes' too small. I cain't get in thar!" None of us onlookers could figure out WHY he thought the space was too small. We all thought it was big enough to drive a semi truck through. After much shouting, screaming, and aggressive persuasion by his friends, the driver of the Explorer finally agreed and made his attempt (if that's what you want to call it) at parking in the empty space. After much backing, pulling foward, wheel turning, and cussing he was finally in the space. Only when he stepped out of the truck did we realize why his parking abilities were hampered. He was fall down, stinking drunk!! These people were just antsy I guess. Not a one of them could sit still. They put their chairs up and got something to eat. Then they kept getting in and out of the Explorer and opening and closing the back hatch. Finally, the woman he was with had had enough. She lost it and started just screaming at him to, "...stop moving around, to get up there in that seat and act like and adult!" Melissa, Casey and I were just absolutely dying laughing at them.

A little while later, Casey went to the concession stand to get me and Melissa a funnel cake. While he was gone, one of the pivotal parts of the movie happened and about 3 trains went by on the tracks across the road. Casey came back and wanted to know what he'd missed. We had to tell him, "We don't know. The train came by." The funniest thing of the night was watching Melissa try to find the hole for the straw in the gigantic Coke that Casey bought her. It was so dark out there, and she just kept stabbing the top of the lid! This went on for about 10 minutes, at which point I was laughing so hard that I couldn't stop. Needless to say, we had a GREAT time. We did make pictures, but Casey has the camera at the shelter with him today. So, I'll try to get them posted tomorrow. I think it was a fabulous send off for Melissa.

Not a lot going on today. I am meeting Melissa for one last lunch, before she leaves out on Thursday. Oops! Time to go! Everyone have a great afternoon!