august will be the last month of the sky is big in pasadena.
i have accepted a position at salford mennonite church in harleysville, pennsylvania. we will be moving in september, so august will be my farewell month to the city of pasadena. when we moved here from virginia i posted a list of the ten things i would miss most about harrisonburg. i figured that would be a good way to end our time here, so each day i will be doing one final rundown of life in this great city. i have prepared two lists - ten things i won't be sad to leave behind, and twenty of my absolute favorite things about pasadena. i am going to start with ten positives and ten negatives, alternating back and forth each day. concluding with my top ten things about life in pasadena.
"the cheap theater" as it is known is an incredible thing about this city. movie tickets are regularily priced at the whopping price of $3, while matinees come in at $2. wednesday night brings a special deal - two tickets, two orders of popcorn, and two sodas for $10. sure the movies are not the latest releases, and the picture quality is sometimes a bit off, but this has been a great source of cheap entertainment for us during our time in pasadena.
additionally, happy 5th anniversary to my incredible wife! let's go out on a date tonight - but maybe somewhere a bit nicer than academy 6. i love you!
additionally, happy 5th anniversary to my incredible wife! let's go out on a date tonight - but maybe somewhere a bit nicer than academy 6. i love you!
13 comments:
You should have seen it back in the day; it was one large, beautiful theater. I saw Star Wars 7 times there.
Best wishes on your move and the new position. I think the method with which you will bow out of "the sky is big in pasadena" is brilliant. Love this photo! And the one from your wedding--wow!
WoW!, that is one of the coolest pics I've seen of the A6!
And wow!, 5 yrs already?? You guys are getting old. Congrats to you both.
Happy Anniversary!
Great idea for an ending of your blog, Ben. I agree with this one...love the Academy and yeah, you can't beat the prices. (Also, hate those helicopters.)
The last movie I saw there was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. So it's been a while.
Happy 5th anniversary. I can never remember if the appropriate gift is wood, silverware, or having your wife cook you dinner while you watch the Blue Jays/Orioles game. But I know it's one of those.
I think it is the last one...
Unfortunately she is at work during the Jays/O's game, so she'll have to make it up to me later.
Mer looks super light or you look super strong in that photo.
or both?
Ben -- I've really enjoyed your blog and will be sorry to see it go. Happy anniversary to you and your bride.
That is a wonderful wedding picture; and what's wrong with popping for the pop and pop deal on your anniversary?
Hope you celebrated somewhere worthy of 5 years together, and had a good evening out. I like the Academy 6, such good value, and it's not as run-down as it was a few years ago. I know of one well-known local millionaire who never goes anywhere else - he's careful with his money.
That wedding pic is the best ever! I like it even better than the Academy 6, and that's saying something.
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