My First Time! ...

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Might not be what you expect: I recently went to a drive-in movie for the first time with my boyfriend and a few of his friends. You always hear people say drive-in movies are for couples making out and going on dates as well as other romantic things. It turns out all my assumptions were almost completely wrong! First of all, the drive-in theater was, in no way shape or form, romantic to the slightest degree; but maybe I should start from the beginning... My boyfriend and I drove to the theater and met up with his friends before entering. We wait in line for about half hour, moving about an inch or two every few minutes to get to the entrance where we had to pay for tickets and entry. The lady asked if we had any food or beverage with us. I had a bottle of water that was half empty. She rudely informed me that I had to pay an extra $7.00 to take it into the theater area. I said I didn't want to pay it so she yelled that I'd have to dump the rest of it out. I handed her the bottle and she looked at me with a blank look on her face and said, "You have to remove the cap!" I removed the cap, and went to dump it out beside the car, but she snatched it out of my hands and dumped it a few feet away. I guess they didn't want liquid in the roadway, but she didn't have to be so rude about it. Anyway, we drove into the yard in front of the screen. There were dozens of people already there in the better parking slots. We pulled up near the back. Against my assumptions, everyone got out of the car and sat out in the field with lawn chairs and blankets and such, or just on top of their vehicle. We had to turn the radio on inside the car to a special station to hear the movie. Finally I get a bit comfortable in the lawn chair my boyfriend brought for me. I had to put a long-sleeved shirt on even though it was almost 100 degrees, and very humid, because there were so many bugs, including mosquitoes, that seemed to love my skin. The bug spray, citronella candles, and anything else we tried didn't seem very effective, unfortunately. There were three movies being shown. The first movie was a kid's movie from Disney, which seemed a bit cute, but was almost over by the time we'd finally gotten parked, bought some concessions, set up our chairs and radios, and everything else that went into preparation for us to watch the drive-in movie. The second movie started. This was the one my boyfriend and his friends were all eager to see. I wasn't really too excited but didn't mind watching the movie. So, I get cozy in my chair and finally a nice cool breeze starts to set in finally. I relax and tune in to the movie, enjoying myself, snacking on nachos and some soda my boyfriend bought for us. A little bit after the movie started, cars are still driving up and down the aisles trying to park if they just arrived. Some people had been there for awhile but were trying to find better parking since some people had left. Apparently, most people cannot park their vehicle very well either. I witnessed many people who could barely pull correctly into a parking space. Granted, it was a little tight, but one shouldn't have to back up and straighten out their car more than a couple times, and it shouldn't take fifteen minutes for anyone just to park a vehicle! So, I'm sitting there trying to watch a movie peacefully. Instead, I get headlights shining into my eyes (even though they were not supposed to be on inside the yard because it disturbs the movie-goers), loud cars with smelly exhaust driving by every few minutes, people walking all over the place, sometimes standing directly in your view, and other annoyances! Needless to say, it wasn't the best movie experience I've ever had. It was not very comfortable, not very relaxing, not very convenient, and I really don't know why anyone would enjoy this. I'd rather just go to a regular theater and pay an extra few bucks for the ticket or renting a movie and watching it at home. It's worth it since I know a million bugs won't be trying to eat me alive and I have little chance of being blinded by or run over by a car.