For the past week I have heard the opening monologue from “Magic Mike” several times a day, courtesy of Tabitha. “THE RULES ARE: YOU CAN LOOK BUT YOU CANNOT TOUCH, BUT I SEE A LOT OF LAW BREAKERS IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT”. The crowd roars and all the ladies squeal, including my daughter.
She attempted to see the movie on opening night but every theater in town was sold out. I am guessing all the women in town were all hot and bothered from reading “50 Shades of Grey” and rushed to the theater in droves to get a more visual fix. Tabitha finally got into a theater on Sunday night and has been talking incessantly about the movie ever since. She made me promise to see it with her the next weekend, which was this past Saturday.
So our plan was to go on Saturday night and Lou would watch Tiara and Trinity. Well, Saturday morning Lou and Trin decided last minute to meet my parents at their mountain house in Lake Arrowhead, so that put a hitch in our plans. Tabitha and I decided that Tiara may like the movie since she has pretty racy taste, so we decided to give it a try. Just so you know, taking Tiara to the movies is usually a nightmare and every time I do it, I swear I will NOT do it again. But I had promised Tabi and she was convinced Tiara would love it, thereby remaining in her seat. Yeah right, wishful thinking.
Well, let’s just say the movie experience went as it always does. We waited in line, bought the biggest popcorn and soda they had, (free refills) for Tiara and then seated ourselves in the back right row of the theater. Once the movie started she was already ready to leave. I convinced her to stay in her seat a while longer by giving her tickles on her arm. Once the opening scene happened she loved it and clapped for Matthew McConaughey, thereby making all the other ladies in the theater laugh. She kept trying to talk and move around and I looked like one of those loser parents that bring their 3 year old to a violent movie just because they want to see it even though it is super inappropriate for the child. I wasn’t super worried about the stripping, only that Tiara would like it so much, she might start stripping herself, which was a very real possibility. Nevertheless it was a very adult movie and the other women in the theater were very intense watching it and Tiara was making noise right and left.
The movie was really slow in the beginning and none of my tricks to keep Tiara seated we working. She was squirming and accidentally hit the lady on the head in front of us, while attempting to escape. We apologized but then Tiara did a very large burp and the woman and her friend got up and moved 3 rows away. I seriously don’t blame them, I would move away from her too, if I could. I decided I couldn’t fight her anymore and we were all done, and needed to leave. Thirty minutes and 30$ dollars later, were were leaving the theater without even getting to see any of the “good parts”, the stripping stuff. This is the exact reason why I never bother to take her to the movies. So disappointing, and such a waste of money. Ugh…
Oh, and on my way into the theater I saw one of my friends dragging her 19 year old daughter into see the movie with her. Her daughter didn’t want to see it but my friend said she felt like too much of a loser seeing it by herself so her bribed to daughter with a new outfit, to accompany her. Love it. Right after the movie ended, my friend called me on her way to the car to discuss “how much she like it, on so many different levels.” “So glad you liked it, because I didn’t get to see it.” She then said “Oh, sorry, but it was so good, how could you have left?” “Like I had a choice?” “Didn’t you hear Tiara talking and trying to escape?” “No, I guess I was too involved watching to notice,” she said. The funny thing is, this particular friend of mine is very liberal and a total feminist, women’s libber, which is so opposite of me and the last person I would imagine would want to see “Magic Mike.” I guess you never know what people really like. I will have to ask her if she has read “50 Shades of Grey.”
Just so you know I just finished reading the book mentioned above and am not sure what to say about it. Someone in my family recently read all three and gave them to me and said I had to read them. Of course, I usually listen to my mom, so I started reading them last week. The first one was definitely too racy for me in parts and I found myself speed reading over certain details. I like more of a story than tie me up, beat me and have you know what with me. The second one is better as it has more of a storyline, but I wouldn’t consider it a must read. I like my old school Catherine Coulter romance novels, Twilight or Harry Potter. I always like to read books that don’t require me to think too much as I do enough thinking throughout the day. If you have a good book you think I might like please share and I will compile a list for my website, so everyone has new ideas for their summer reading list.
Moms need a summer reading list too!
Have a great Tuesday and I hope you are enjoying the summer, I am….
