The Valle Drive-In
One change that comes with parenthood? Going to the movies.
It wasn't that long ago when taking my wife out for dinner and a movie wasn't a big deal. It's not like we went to a new release every week--after all, theaters are pricey these days. But there's a place down the road where you can get popcorn, pop, and admission for $5 (for older releases) that we enjoyed. I'd say we saw maybe one movie a month in our pre-parent days.
That all changes when you have a baby, and we hadn't been out for a movie date once since our little one was born three months ago. Until last night that is. Somehow, we got to thinking about drive-ins, and our fond memories of them growing up. There used to be one in Ames (long since closed), where mom and dad took us kids a few times to lie in the back of a sweltering station wagon, wear pajamas, and eat candy we brought along. Lauren used to go to one in Cedar Falls that is also now closed.
Somewhere, we heard about a drive-in still open near Newton, and on a whim, we loaded up the car and headed out, baby in tow. She fell asleep on the way over and didn't wake up until we were home, so that was nice. We had a great time.
So if you have kids (or not), live near Newton, and want to do something out of the ordinary, check out the Valle Drive-In. It was about a 30 minute drive from Des Moines. $7 for adults, free for kids. Pack your own pop, snacks, and pillows. Usually they have a double-feature--check out the link above for listings. Click here for the Google map.
It wasn't that long ago when taking my wife out for dinner and a movie wasn't a big deal. It's not like we went to a new release every week--after all, theaters are pricey these days. But there's a place down the road where you can get popcorn, pop, and admission for $5 (for older releases) that we enjoyed. I'd say we saw maybe one movie a month in our pre-parent days.
That all changes when you have a baby, and we hadn't been out for a movie date once since our little one was born three months ago. Until last night that is. Somehow, we got to thinking about drive-ins, and our fond memories of them growing up. There used to be one in Ames (long since closed), where mom and dad took us kids a few times to lie in the back of a sweltering station wagon, wear pajamas, and eat candy we brought along. Lauren used to go to one in Cedar Falls that is also now closed.
Somewhere, we heard about a drive-in still open near Newton, and on a whim, we loaded up the car and headed out, baby in tow. She fell asleep on the way over and didn't wake up until we were home, so that was nice. We had a great time.
So if you have kids (or not), live near Newton, and want to do something out of the ordinary, check out the Valle Drive-In. It was about a 30 minute drive from Des Moines. $7 for adults, free for kids. Pack your own pop, snacks, and pillows. Usually they have a double-feature--check out the link above for listings. Click here for the Google map.
posted by Alan at 9:50 AM
1 Comments:
Allen so glad you were able to get out with your wife! That time is so inportant.
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