Unconventional 4th of July

Yesterday the hubs and I met up with some friends of ours for a little 4th fun. We decided to visit Fort Washington and the to the Drive-In theater.

Fort Washington is an old fort on the Potomac river that was built to protect D.C. from naval invasion. This was a pretty cool fort and honestly I enjoyed learning the history behind it. Having the hubs to fill me in on the history of it was fun and having our friend, who is an engineer, around to explain the artillery and physics side of it was a great addition. This fort was built, destroyed, built, re-vamped, etc. One of the most interesting things was that the fort never actually saw any battles. 

We were able to walk around a lot of the grounds and see many of the buildings. It was fun to climb around and just be able to explore. We also got to see some pretty nice views of the Potomac and the National Harbor area. Overall, a pretty fun day. It was nice because it was not crowded at all. I enjoyed not having to be around tons of people and having some good conversations with friends.

After we explored, we decided to head back to our place and relax cool off, grab some dinner and head out to the drive-in. We decided on Chick-fil-a for dinner, which was wonderful and then grabbed some blankets and started driving to the drive-in with the largest screen in the U.S.

Bengies is a great place. When you drive through and pay, they hand you pamphlet with a list of rules. These rules almost make you want to turn around right there but, trek on my friend. When you are directed to park, make sure your car is the way you want it because one of the rules is the you can't turn around once the movie starts. The list of rules continues on, but I'll spare you. Feel free to look at the website for the "House Rules".

We got ourselves settled and chatted until it was time to start the movie. First up was Monsters University. This movie was cute and I would recommend it for anyone who is a Monsters Inc. fan. I enjoyed it but the hubs thought it wasn't as witty as the first. He thought that it could have been better. I enjoyed watching this movie and we had fireworks in the distance as the movie was starting.

Our friends then had to leave, as they had to work on the 5th. The hubs and I stayed for the second movie, The Lone Ranger. I know that there have been a lot of less than favorable reviews for this movie. I am by no means a movie critic and I think you should form your own opinions about it but, I was

disappointed with this movie. There was one review that said they didn't know if it was supposed to be a comedy or action movie. I would agree it is confusing. Johnny Depp I think was the saving grace. I enjoyed his humor, although there were moments when I thought I was looking at Jack Sparrow.

Overall, it was a good way to celebrate the 4th. I would enjoy making this a tradition. This was a good way to celebrate together and I enjoyed spending time with the hubs.