double helping of lunch ladies and movies!

Today has been pretty full!
The Lunch Ladies have been especially active of late, scheduling more than one weekly meetup. There have even been meetups on the weekend! Today, there was one in the morning as well as one in the evening, both in Pooler.
Say what?
I know!!!
The group has had a change in management, shifting from a young working woman with a family to an older, retired, single woman. Sure, officially Jackie shares that responsibility with Marjorie, another working woman (but with grown children). However, mostly it's Jackie.
Fine by me! More offerings mean more choices!
Back to today, shall we?
(smile)
The lunch at Tijuana Flats had been first to be scheduled. I had rsvp'ed, planning to go ahead and see a movie while I was over in Pooler.
Then, a few days ago, the dinner at Phillips Seafood, at the airport, showed up in the Lunch Ladies list. The reason? Our member, Betsy, was returning to town from the funeral of her husband in Indiana. A welcome party was wanted to greet her on the concourse.
Hey, I was up for that! After all, I feel a kinship with her. Her husband had died of alcoholic cirrhosis and I have a brother who is fast approaching that same fate.
How to pass the six hours between the two meals?
What a silly question. There are two cinemas in the town, you know! Surely I could find a movie or two for my viewing pleasure?
You bet I could - and did!
Tijuana Flats had great service and very good food, but the real drawing card is their selection of sauces. I tried two, the Ocean Rasta one and the chili curry one. Both were quite good and accompanied the Salsa Verde quite nicely on my two Carnitas Tacos and chips. Bravo! Jackie, Marcia, April, and newcomer Terri were already there and eating when I arrived. Thank goodness Juliette was late like me! Thank goodness, too, that the restaurant gives a 10% discount to veterans (like me!), military, firefighters, police, teachers...what a list!
As Jackie had decided on a nap instead of a movie, that opened up my choice of films and times. Off to the Royal Cinema, home of the Senior Discount for those 55+ - oh, yeah! Scanning the schedule, I devised the order and members of my doubleheader. First up would be "Pixels", brand-new and starting at 1:15. Perfect! That strong lead would be followed by "Trainwreck", fairly low on my wish list, but, with a start of 3:50, it would be better than the other choices to get me to my dinner on time.
What a great line-up that turned out to be! Both hit the ball over the wall for home runs! Woohoo!
I loved that the actual creator of Pac-Man, Toru Iwatani, was given a role in "Pixels"! WOW!!!
I loved that one of my favorite songs to perform at karaoke, "Surrender" by Cheap Trick, was the featured song at the beginning and the end of that movie! The entire song!!! Wow!!!
Yes, indeed, 1982 was a good year for music!
And that second movie... what a nice surprise! Boo and Sandy had both raved about it when I texted that I was seeing it. (Boo: "Sandy and I died laughing in Trainwreck. This is my ghost texting!") That was reassuring and a very good sign.
But what I liked best about the movie was the relationship between Amy Schumer and her dad. That brought to mind "Titus", the television show featuring the relationship between Christopher Titus and his father. I wonder if she is familiar with his work?
I made it to the airport, and dinner, just a little late. Jackie, Marcia, and Mindy were just finishing a shared appetizer platter. Perfect! Service was a little slow, but all worked out well as Betsy was able to join us for a while after her plane arrived a little early. Hugs all around, to greet her and in farewell after the meal.
Such a nice Tuesday!