Movie Weekend!

What better way to beat the Houston heat than to sit in a dark cold theatre watching movies? In all, Kevin and I went to 3 movies and a play this weekend! We started the weekend early and caught Get Smart on Thursday night… we decided to take long distant dating to a whole new level and while we were not physically together to watch the movie, we were in the same movie at the same time…just separated by a couple thousand miles! I thought Get Smart was a funny feel good movie that could be enjoyed by both husband and wife. If you haven’t seen it yet, grab your sweetheart and head to the movies! It was definitely worth the admission price.

On Friday I made my last trip to Texas for the summer and after a long day of work, flying, etc, Kevin and I enjoyed hot buttery rolls at Logan’s Roadhouse…mmmm….yum! The restaurant’s food is quite average really, but the rolls are to DIE for! If you can’t find a Logan’s Roadhouse, find a Texas Roadhouse and you’ll get much of the same – peanuts you can shell onto the floor and somewhat mediocre food overshadowed by their delicious buttery yeast rolls.

Saturday morning Kevin and I woke early to catch a 10AM showing of The Dark Knight and we were simply blown away. If you are planning on seeing it, be prepared for a very intense, very dark, very adult quasi remake of the slightly cartoony version released almost 20 years ago. Don’t get me wrong – I loved the movie…it was the best movie I’ve seen in some time and probably one of the few movies that has successfully combined action with good acting, but I left the movie feeling very disturbed and have still not shaken it from my mind. This, I think, is one of the goals of the movie: to get the audience to really look at evil in a new way – to really examine why some people commit horrific crimes. It is apparent that Heath Ledger was an amazing actor and his unrivaled performance steals the show away from hunky Christian Bale, an excellent actor in his own right.

After a great lunch and nap, Kevin and I went downtown for a firm event – dinner and an Agatha Christie play called The Unexpected Guest. We had a really nice time getting to know some of the people Kevin is working with in Houston – the food was excellent and the play was actually quite good. I usually stick to musicals when it comes to theatre, but this “who-done-it” murder mystery play was rather intriguing and absorbing. Of course by intermission time Kevin had already figured out the twist (as he always does) and got to gloat at the end when it all came to pass as he suspected…he is just so smart!

As you might have already read, we also went to see Mamma Mia and frankly, I couldn’t love Kevin more! I have to admit, he was more willing than I thought he would be to see it, but as the film got girlier and girlier, I realized that he really is the greatest husband in the world! Thanks, babe! I love you! Just 3 more weeks...