Jenny and I went on a date last night. We don't get many date nights so when we have a chance to be sans kids, we always enjoy it. The only problem was: we didn't know what to do with ourselves. When we lived in Columbus we always had plenty of options (for both dining and entertainment). Now that we live in Sugarcreek, there just aren't as many options. We only had a few hours so a trip to Cleveland, Columbus, or even Canton really wasn't an option. So, as we drove toward New Philly, we kept throwing out ideas...the best ones (the only ones) included dinner or--are you ready--dinner and a movie. Yep. Just before we got to the mall, we had pretty much settled on dinner at the Pro's Table. Then, while at the stop light at the mall, we spontaneously decided to go see a movie (even though I was in the wrong lane). So I whipped the minivan to the right and we headed for the theater. We figured we had about three hours together and so, if we played it right, we could see a movie and then grab a bite afterwards (rather than going to dinner, finishing at 8:30 and then wonder what we'd do till 10:00).
Now the question was: Which movie? There were several good options but we settled on The Pursuit of Happyness. For several reasons: 1. we like Will Smith, 2. it's based on a true story, and 3. we'd heard from others that it was good. And it was.
I'm tellin' ya, I'm puttin' this flick in my top-ten all-time favorites right now. It was strong. I love a movie that makes me laugh, makes me cry, makes me think, inspires me, motivates me, and this one did all that...and it flat wore me out. If you've seen it, you know what I mean when I say it wore me out.
I loved it. Will Smith was incredible. His son in the movie was played by his real-life son. Very cool. Unbelievable story. I don't know how much it was embellished but boy, did it make for a great movie.
Go see it (I'd imagine it'll be at the cheap theaters soon--there weren't very many people watching it with us last night...I think it's been out for a while)...you'll be glad you did.
And, oh yeah, Jenny and I did make it to dinner after the movie. At at Gavin's (formerly Fly Boys). It was good to. :)
Now the question was: Which movie? There were several good options but we settled on The Pursuit of Happyness. For several reasons: 1. we like Will Smith, 2. it's based on a true story, and 3. we'd heard from others that it was good. And it was.
I'm tellin' ya, I'm puttin' this flick in my top-ten all-time favorites right now. It was strong. I love a movie that makes me laugh, makes me cry, makes me think, inspires me, motivates me, and this one did all that...and it flat wore me out. If you've seen it, you know what I mean when I say it wore me out.I loved it. Will Smith was incredible. His son in the movie was played by his real-life son. Very cool. Unbelievable story. I don't know how much it was embellished but boy, did it make for a great movie.
Go see it (I'd imagine it'll be at the cheap theaters soon--there weren't very many people watching it with us last night...I think it's been out for a while)...you'll be glad you did.
And, oh yeah, Jenny and I did make it to dinner after the movie. At at Gavin's (formerly Fly Boys). It was good to. :)
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