By contrast, the weather today has been utterly abysmal, which was ironic as today I really felt like going out and doing something! Although it's been lovely to stay indoors over the last couple of days, I was more than ready to get out today!
Keith took Mike to Abbie's house very early as he was spending the day with her family. We mooched about in the morning and tidied away after yesterday, and at lunchtime I suggested to Sophie that we go to the Northampton Filmhouse and see Last Christmas, which was showing at about 5pm. Keith was enjoying all the sports that traditionally take place on Boxing Day and wasn't interested one bit in coming with us!
After getting ready we drove into town in the gloomiest of gloomy weather. It was horrible! Unfortunately, our visit had coincided with two pantos at both the Royal Theatre and Derngate and there wasn't a space to be had in our usual car park. However, as we drove out I noticed some people in their car and once we'd driven back in again, they were leaving. I was delighted to get a space!
We decided to have a drink and a snack at John Franklin's before the film, and minutes after arriving in the blissfully quiet bar and ordering drinks and nibbles, the pantomimes finished and the hordes arrived...
We tucked into a Scotch Egg, a delicious sausage roll and breads served with oil and Balsamic vinegar. Sophie ordered a Dark and Stormy cocktail while I made do with a bottle of sparkling water. It was lovely to be out and I thought back to when a pantomime visit on Boxing Day was a lovely tradition, enjoyed with my parents and the children. An actor playing one of the ugly sisters had come into the bar and was enjoying a drink with a friend, oblivious to the fact that he was made up like a Pantomime Dame!
After another drink and a mince pie, we made our way through crowds of people (the next performance of the panto was taking place at 5pm) to the cinema. Predictably, it was full and we took our seats (the last two together) a long way along the row, which was unusual for us! I prefer the aisle seats so we can make a quick getaway!
The film was good, if a little cheesy and the twist at the end was totally unexpected and something I definitely hadn't seen coming! I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it yet!
We emerged at 6.30pm, drove home in the dark gloom and enjoyed our traditional bubble and squeak with cold turkey. I am back at work tomorrow...ho hum!
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