Mommy and Poppy Go to the Movies

It was a big day for us.  The last time we were in a movie theatre, we lived in Edmonton, little A wasn't even walking yet (she was still not even a year old), and we attended a Stars and Strollers presentation of "Mama Mia" (she bounced and danced up and down the stairs--still one of her favourite movies!).  

This was our FIRST MOVIE in the UAE (over four years now).  We waited for a good one, and we found it.

We left the house at 9 AM (yes...in the MORNING...because we just cannot handle late nights anymore...as we just tried again on Thursday night...and waking up is a killer!).  The movie start time was 10:15.  

There were actually people in line ahead of us (if you can believe it), and Peter grumbled about the amount of time it took for the ONE cashier to serve everyone.  He was really disgruntled when the other cashier came out and didn't open another register to serve us (please note:  Peter is the last person in the above pictured line).  I had to laugh when we got up to buy our tickets and spent about EIGHT minutes getting ourselves sorted.

Here is a sample of ticket prices in the UAE.  We decided to enjoy the 3D Max experience for 57 aed.  I was skeptical after hearing the radio dj's discuss whether it was worthwhile for this movie.  However, after seeing it for myself, it was completely worth it!

Three kinds of popcorn??  Kitsch cupcakes??  When did this happen?  There was even a 'cafe' style kiosk on the other side, with fresh sandwiches and coffees.

And then these bong-like contraptions for 75 aed...

Splurging on popcorn and pop (nobody ate the galaxy bar).

Ready to watch 

The movie experience was fantastic!  I am not sure if it was REALLY that great, or whether it is just because I haven't been for so long.  Regardless, I thoroughly enjoyed myself.  Was annoyed by the two phone calls I had to take from SKMC telling me that Pickle's blood test has had to be re-scheduled (could they not have just called ONE TIME when they were sure what was going on??).  Also--half an hour of previews and ads...can that be right??

The we got to come home and splash around with these three lovelies, who missed us so very much.  It was like we had been away for years (instead of just four hours).