The first national drive-in theater opened on this day in 1933 in New Jersey. I have SO many great memories of going to the drive-in when I was dating my husband! Rexburg, where I grew up, had an old drive-in on the way out of town. For $5 you could cram as many people as you could into a car to go watch 2 movies. Where else could you find a better deal? Bring your own popcorn and sodas and it was a GREAT date! One of my corny memories about it is being so frustrated because Steven had SO much junk hanging from his rear view mirror--that if I wanted to snuggle up next to him--I couldn't see! We almost always took our friends Tricia and DeWayne with us--once in awhile we were able to sneak off alone too! We watched so many movies those years--from "Pretty in Pink" to "Down and Out in Beverly Hills"--we watched them all--EVERY weekend almost!Tonight I decided the kids and I should celebrate SUCH an important holiday! However...our local drive-in is NOT someplace I think I would take my kids so...we did the next best thing! We had a drive-in upstairs with my husband's big screen TV! We popped popcorn and everyone came into my bedroom to watch "National Treasure 2". Missy had to bring all 3000 of her stuffed animals and blankets with her. Stevie kept "popping up" laughing his head off and being excited throughout the movie (he is now upstairs rewatching the first movie--even though it is late--but who can stop such excitement). Kimberly was voted to be "remote control controller!" It takes a LOT of buttons to run the big screen and I can never figure it out. Even Eeyore had to come watch the movie (he is wrapped up in the pink blanket next to Kimberly) It would have been more fun if Steven could have been here--but he is still at NTC so he missed out! We'll have to do it again soon!!
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Your blog is so fun. I spent many summer nights at the Teton Drive-in as a child. My father farmed just a half mile or so north of the drive-in. He mowed and took care of the grounds in front for Ralph Prestwich who in exchange let us go to the movies for free. We had no TV so it was a highlight for us. The Prestwiches also let us order treats through their vendor for the snack bar. That meant our pantry was full of giant size bags of Clover Club potato chips and boxes of candy bars in addition to our home canned fruit. We wore our pajamas and most of us were asleep by the time we returned home and were packed into the house one by one - and there were six of us.
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