A Two Hour Respite

This may sound ridiculous

after going on and on about how

busy my week is.

However, it was spontaneous and turned

out to be a huge blessing

to me.

Yesterday afternoon Chelsea had a hair
cut and color

appointment with Faith,
the daughter of my 

friend Mindy, 

who blogs

at

Always Look Up.

After the consultation

Faith said it would take

about two hours 

to get the desired

look.

I said I would go look around the 

shopping center where her shop is 

located and then come back and 

read the book I had brought along.

As I headed out the movie theater was

on my way to the first store on my agenda.

I decided to just see what was playing

and at what times.

Ooopsie...could it be?

The King's Speech?

In just 8 minutes??

It was.

I spontaneously popped in

bought a ticket

and then asked how long the movie

would be.

Two hours, was the answer.

Perfect!

I went to the theatre and sat down.

I waved and spoke to the two other ladies
in the theater.
Just the three of us...big, big room.

Previews were running at this point and 

it occurred to me that this meant it would

run longer than two hours and Chelsea

would worry about what in the world happened

to me....

So up I jumped, leaving my coat in the seat

and hurried back to the salon.

I told them the plan....

Ahhh...so now I could go back, relax

and enjoy the movie.

Not exactly, 

as soon as I sat back down and was 

getting settled in again my cell phone

rang.  It was Jonathan just wanting to 

check in and see where we were.

He didn't get much satisfaction because the 

phone didn't get great reception in the building.

Not wanting to disturb the other ladies

and the previews I jumped up and took this 

call in the hallway.

So once again I came in and got all settled.

This was going to be so good.

I just knew it.

Then that little voice in the back of my 

head started saying....

"Your bladder isn't going to hold for

another two hours."

Yikes!

Now here was the dilemma.

These ladies must already think I have

something odd going on.

I'm thinking that they are thinking

this is going to be a long movie if this

lady in front of them jumps up and runs out

every 90 seconds.

BUT, on the other hand wouldn't it be better

if I left just one more time during the previews?

Yes, it would.

And so, up again I popped and out to the 

restroom.

On my way back to the theater I found a 

precious group of ladies looking for this movie.

I decided that this was my perfect cover.

I would have "gone out to meet them".

So I globbed on and came in talking to them.

Brilliant!

They sat directly behind me and we all

enjoyed the movie together.

I KNOW what you are thinking.

Why did I care what two strangers thought 

in a dark movie theater?

If you were to ask them today

about the crazy lady in the theater they

probably would be clueless.

However, sometimes we put our

thoughts in other people's heads.

Anyway....to the movie.

As it began words giving the date and

events were on the screen.

One woman behind me read it aloud to 

another....at first I thought it was going to be

a very long movie if she did this the whole time.

But as she read 1925 a sweet little voice said,

"1925?  That's the year I was born!"

O.k., I thought, now this is cool.

As the movie progressed there was a scene

of Hitler and thousands of men.

You have seen footage of this before,

I am sure.

From the seats behind me once again came

a voice.

"I remember that so well, Do you remember?"

to which was a very definite and emotional

reply....

"Of course I remember, who could forget?"

Oh!  The tone and pain in her voice struck me 

to the core.   I was so touched that it was all I 

could do not to just get up then and hug those women.

I cried for the pain they had endured during that 

World War and for the history that is dying off so 

quickly now.  The stories that will never be told 

again as our Grandparents and 

Great-Grandparents leave

the scene.

In the meantime I was also immensely touched by the movie

itself.  I highly recommend it to mature teens and adults.

It is rated R because of language.

The language is strong at points but is not

pointless,  if that makes sense.

The writing is so very smart.

The scenery amazing!

The actors brilliant!

What a wonderful way to spend

two hours, let me tell you!

On an impulse and by myself...

sort of.