Total Eclipse of the Heart

Barda, Mark and Sean were all in town and staying with us so it was a fun weekend. We decided to head to Leister Square for dinner on Saturday night. Leister Square is where they often have movie premiers and where you get discounted tickets to the shows. There are a ton of restaurants and the atmosphere is great. It was a nice night out so we took the tube to Picadilly sq and walked into Leister. It was jammed packed with people and several of them were in all kind of costumes. It got crazier as we got into Leister. Turns out it was gay day, what are the odds! Despite the craziness, we didn't have to wait long to be seated and ended up eating at a great Mexican rest. The food was delicious and Marka and Barda's friend Tammy (who works for Disney in London) met up with us too. After dinner Mark and I wanted to see Eclipse and for some reason the rest didn't? I still am baffled but anyhow, the gang left Leister sq and Mark and I headed to the Cinema!! We had to visit an ATM before the show b/c the tube would be closed and we would have to take a taxi home. When we finally found an ATM amidst the crowds, there was a que about 15 people long. remember where we are and what day it is. It was a very entertaining wait time. But then it was time for the show!!!!!! At the cinema here, you pick where you want to sit (front, middle, or top) and ten are assigned a seat. So despite the fact that there were only 40 or so people in the giant theatre, we were all sitting together in the middle. This book in the Twilight series was my favorite so I was really looking forward to seeing it. it doesn't officially come out here until the 9th but this was a preview showing. Edward, Bella and the gang did not disappoint and was worth every bit of my overpriced cinema ticket!! Mark and I hussled to find a cab and the party was still going strong outside. It took us about 10 minutes or so to flag a cab and the driver was very nice. He said he had just dropped off a high price prostitute who is a nurse during the day and said quite a lot of nurses lead a double life. Who knew?? When we got home, everyone was in bed so Mark and I went to the guest room and talked movies for a while. It was a great night!!