small-town fun

Every summer since I can remember, the community college in my home town shows movies on the lawn outside the school. I haven't been to one in a LONG time (the last one, I think, was Blank Check ... or wait, I take that back, I went to see Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in high school ... well, either way it's been a while). The movies are free, and if you subscribe to the town's newspaper, you'll have a coupon for free popcorn. Hard to beat, right?

Now that we're back in the area, I couldn't resist letting Kelly Jo experience small-town fun like this. The Spiderwick Chronicles was playing on Friday night (not exactly our first choice, but still fun). Popcorn coupons in hand, we spread our blankets on the lawn, doused ourselves in mosquito spray, and enjoyed a relaxing night under the stars as lightening flickered in the distance. Mom and Dad even came along, and Dad definitely gets points for bearing through the goblins and fairies (he's more of a Lethal Weapon type!).

I had hyped up the "event" to Kelly a little more than was necessary -- after telling her about the "big screen" they bring outside and how "lots of people" come out to watch, she was a little surprised to see a standard, classroom projection screen with fifty or so people crowded around it. As we're driving up, she says, "That's it?!" And we laughed ... because you just can't beat entertainment like this on a Friday night.

Camped out on the lawn.

The best part was Kelly didn't have to hide snacks in her purse (!)

Mom and Dad in their lawn chairs.