Flashback Friday "the Titanic"

Here goes.
my flashback is about the movie Titanic.
this is the last movie I saw in a theater with my now exhusband Michael. I have not been able to sit through it until this week. On our local PBS station there was a piece about some family members of the tragic passengers trying to identify them through DNA. It was fascinating. The forensic scientist were able to positively identify a child, formerly known as the "Unknown child of the Titanic". He was only 13 months old and his distant relatives were from Finland. So to make a long story short, I decided to watch the movie. I made a startling discovery, that I had not heard before in the theater. It was the scene in which Jack is trying to get Rose to come down from the railing because she is trying to jump. She is being forced to marry a jerk just to keep her Mama in the lifestyle they both knew... Money. Anyway, Jack starts telling her where he grew up in order to distract her. He first mentions ice fishing, then Wisconsin. Chippewa Falls to be exact. I have been to this place!. Little did I know sitting there in the theater watching this movie 8 years ago would I ever imagine I would be where I am today.
Remembering what was happening in our lives at that time, my own marriage was a sort of a Titanic, it was going down and I was hanging on for dear life. I didn't want to let go. I sat and watched the movie and I cried at the approiate times, but this time there was no remorse at it.
then I listened to the song at the end sung by Celine Dion as the credits rolled and I reflected on my own heart. It truly does go on. My heart has gone on. Now if I could just get that stupid song out of my head!

Flashback Friday

THERE IS A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING!

I did something the other day that I have never done before in my life!!!!!
I went to see a movie by myself( audible gasp!!!)
and it was not just any movie, it was The Pirate Movie.
Now before you say, so what?
In all of my 52 years have never been to a movie theater to see a movie by myself.
I thought it was time, I am a grown woman, I can do this.
I checked out the times in the paper, made my plan, got in the car. Got to the theater
walked in, plunked my money down, bought my ticket. I was waiting for the guy behind the counter to say "Ok, where is your husband?" "Are you allowed to be out alone?" I didn't flinch
I had the biggest shock of my life at how much the concession cost. I can remember when I was little, my mom would send us to the movie with a quarter. We got pop corn, a coke and a candy bar and the ticket to the movie. My popcorn and drink was $6.00. Whatever.
I was here at the theater, I needed something to distract me and boost my confidence to walk into the theater and sit down like I did this everyday.
I was really surprised that I was not the only one there on a Monday morning at 11:30 am.
There were the usual retired people there, a couple of girls that looked like they had just crawled out of bed, I am appalled by the new fad of wearing your pajama bottoms out in public.
I took the middle row,the middle seat. Great seats. I munched on my pop corn, sipped my soda, and waited for the movie to start. Of course you have to get through the 15 minutes of previews of the upcoming attractions.
then finally , the movie I had come to see. Me and Jack Sparrow. I loved it. Now I guess I should back my story up. My husband and I had already seen this movie on the opening day, Friday evening. We had our tickets bought in advance, but our seats were deplorable. First row. I came away with a stiff neck and dizziness like I had been on a horrible ride at Disney World.
so I decided to go it alone. No sharing of the popcorn, no punching my husband to keep him awake after the popcorn is gone.
it was very interesting to see my other movie goers on this day. There was a mom with two little kids who looked like they got lost on their way to "Cars", and two guys who sat behind me who were supposed to be at work. And another couple who sat down from me. This guy could have been a professional laugher. You know the kind they hire for TV shows to get the other audience members to laugh.
I have had many memorable first in my life.
First steps, I don't really remember this but my parents did record it on 8mm for posterity. My twin sister and I look like two weaving drunken sailors in our front yard.
My first real kiss, lip lock ,tonsil swap with a boy. I was all of 12 going on 13 and His name was Mike Guidry. We were at a party and we were playing spin the bottle. He walked me around the front of our house, took my face in his hands, looked deeply into my eyes and planted one on me. I felt likeI had taken a shot of buorbon on an empty stomach. WOW!
My first time, now we all know what this means. On my wedding night, with my husband, whose name also was Mike. Enought said on that one.
I shared this experience of going to the movie alone with some of the girls I work with and It was very interesting to see how many of them had never done this. I called my twin sister and she was shocked. it was a very freeing experience.I highly reccomend it to all you women out there waiting to get asked out. Go by yourself girlfriend!