For Graham's birthday this year we went to the AMC Theaters' Best Picture Showcase. For those of you who don't know about this event, I'll explain. The day before the Oscars, AMC shows all five best picture nominated movies. Yep, five movies in one day. This year, Graham and I both finally had this Saturday off and decided to celebrate his birthday by going. We went with our friends Kate, Angie, Justin and Theresa. During the breaks between the movies there were raffle drawings and movie trivia and give-aways. It was a super fun time! After the second movie, which I think was the least favorite of all five of us, Justin and Angie left. They had already seen the next movie and were going to get a seat at California Pizza Kitchen and order our dinner. (We had a limited amount of time between each movie.) So, right after they leave, the manager draws the next winner in the raffle. Justin Rimbo. Since you had to be present to claim the prize, Graham jumped into action! He took a moment right after Justin's name was read to think about it, then ran down the steps to claim his prize. He even got to be Justin and give a thumbs-up in the picture with the manager and other winners! The prize was a free rental of a private suite. The suite seats 17 people, has leather seats that recline, and allows you to watch a movie with only welcome interruptions. Oh, and you normally have to pay about $100 or so to rent it, plus the cost of the movie ticket. So, Justin decided he wanted to use it to see Watchmen. We went last night, and were only slightly disappointed that there were only three people in the regular theater. It kind of took some of the fun away, but not all of it. This suite reminded Graham and me of the VIP theater at the Mall of America, awesome seats and no silly kids. Since any of us hardly know 17 people, there were only 8 of us. Justin, Angie, Josh, Gail, Derek, Kate, Graham and me!
