On Saturday the boys headed off to the annual father & son camp held by my son's school. This meant 24 hours of girls-only adventure for Blossom and I.
First on the agenda was a trip to the movies to see Hotel for Dogs. Those of you with 10yo girls will know that anything starring Emma Roberts is a hit movie in this age group, that is unless you are a Zac Efron fan.
Along with our tickets Blossom asked if she could have Maltesers. Well, of course you can honey. Yum, my favourite.
Later in the cinema, waiting for the movie to start:
Me: Blossom, you've pinched my Maltesers. I get to hold the Maltesers because I paid for them.Blossom: No, mum, if you hold the Maltesers you'll eat them all before the movie starts.Me: Will notBlossom: Will too.Me: Well, can I have just one?Blossom: You can have one [hands me one measly Malteser]
A few moments later, the trailers are still showing.
Me: [looks appealingly and holds out hand in expectation of second Malteser]Blossom: No, you've already had one.Me: I bet you're eating them.Blossom: No, I'm saving them for the movie.
Seconds later...
Me: Well, how will I know when you are ready to hand out the Maltesers? Will there be a sign?Blossom: [pokes me in shoulder, very sharply] That will be your sign.Me: Ow! All I want is a Malteser.Blossom: [sighs] Look, here are two Maltesers. Don't ask me again, you have to make them last.
How can I possibly enjoy the movies if I haven't scoffed 175g of chocolate before the title scene? Bleh. Next time I'm going with Firegazer, he has a celebrated history of cinema lolly-scoffing having famously once tossed lolly-bananas through the projection beam thereby creating large banana-shaped shadows on the screen.
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I don't go that often to the movies, but when I do, I skip a meal so I can eat a jumbo sized container of popcorn and a matching container of Diet Coke.*
That my friends, is heaven.
* and I have to get Jumbo to make them last.
* And I share with the hubs.
* But only so I don't look too greedy
That sounds very like the conversation Mr Brown & I had on Saturday night, only I was trying to make the wine last until the main course!
I'm like H&B. As I don't go often and I usually go by myself, I tend to skip a meal, get a medium sized 'normal' coke and a big bag of Twisties. Yum.
As I am thinking I might actually get to see a movie when Monet is in Kindy here in the UAE I am a bit worried - they don't have Twisties. What should one eat??? *urgh*
My favourite movie treat is a medium popcorn and a bag of peanut M&M's and then I MIX them in my mouth!! YUM! I really miss the sugared popcorn in the UK. When you buy it you ask for salt or sweet, its delicious, sweet but not like the chunky caramel stuff you buy in a bag.
LOL - you are not wiser but perhaps wider for all the maltesers.
MMM have you tried the dark choc maltesers ?
I love the movies for the chance to scoff chocolate in the dark.
MMmmmmmm....Maltesers (drool)
I'm with you - but next time buy a (small-ish) packet each!
(oh God, now I'm craving Maltesers, thanks a bunch)
IMPORTANT UPDATE: It appears that this was not the first time that Blossom has played gatekeeper with the merchandise. Husband reports that she also plays gatekeeper with bags of lollies, chips and even popcorn. We both agree that this behaviour is most un-movie-like and must stop.
I must also say that I have a strict no.large.drinks policy in the movies. Nothing worse than needing to GO right when the critical part of the movie is playing.
Best part of going by yourself is not having to share the lollies. I always go to one of those self serve lolly places and spend ages on selecting a few of my favourite types.
We have not been to the cinema in a very long time due to the two little ones. These days I wait for all the kids to be in bed before I break open the family sized bag of chippies to devour while watching an evening movie and not have to share - a hangover from the days of going to the cinema myself so I could have all the popcorn!
Boy's J
I actually prefer any movie companions to scoff the snacks of choice before the movie actually starts. There's nothing worse than the sound of munching in your ear at the crucial part of the movie.
Mine are hopeless with sharing food at the movies, at the dinner table, basically anywhere.
I only allow choctops and water in the cinema now. No sharing fights possible.
And then I'm not distracted by my longing for Maltesers or whatever other yummy stuff they're gobbling.
I had a great giggle that Blossom was the gatekeeper of the Maltesers.
I have NO maturity when it comes to chocolate... which means I have 2 hours of scarfing down the chocolate way too soon regret while the movie finishes. She was only doing you a favor.
uFnny story and you are right any movie with Emma Roberts is cool in our house!
I always hog all the popcorn and then get a stomach ache before the movie even starts :)
I need Blossom to come and control Fixit's sweet-tooth habits. Apparently when I do this it is "nagging" and allegedly "annoying". Just trying to help him!
I'd say she is just getting in early on the whole inevitable parent/child reversal thing.
It is scientifically proven that a bag of maltesers will be consumed with five minutes of opening. (I have undertaken this experiment in lab conditions MANY times) Who is your daughter to fly in the face of science??
The banana throwing sounds hilarious - did it get a laugh?
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