Movie Night As A Poly Family

Like any other "couple" we enjoy an occasional movie night on the couch together. For us, though, it can take a little more organization to get ready. And, like most things, even the best laid plans can go wrong.
When we decide we want a movie night, we have to decide, first, if kiddlet will be invited, since this was a date night movie night (date night will be covered in another post, lol), we decided that kiddlet would not be invited, so we have to wait for him to go to sleep for the night. Next, we have to decide on a movie that everyone would enjoy. Two partners like old school westerns, one doesn't, two enjoy the occasional musical, one despises them, two like the typical romcom, one does not. What to do? After a little discussion, we settle on the fourth Pirates movie. After that, we need snacks, so we get a box of microwave popcorn, sodas, wine, etc... to enjoy while watching the movie. What about seating? Who will sit where and cuddle with whom? Do we need a throw blanket or is it warm enough for everyone?
Finally, its 9:30, everyone is ready for movie night, kiddlet is in bed, and we are ready. Wait.... someone needs to use the rest room......
Ok, NOW, we are ready. We all sit in the places we have decided we will sit, but, wait.... someone isn't as comfy as she thought she would be, so we all adjust, now everyone is settled, comfy, and ready. Time to hit play on the bluray player. Movie night can begin. We have decided to wait on the popcorn, wine, etc... A soda can, empty, goes flying when someone moves a leg.
Before Jonny Depp swings his first sword, someone is dozing. Halfway through the movie, someone is asleep, the next one is not far behind, the third dozes off and on during the last half of the movie. All of this while all three of us are cuddled up together, but not making out, not playing grope and feel, not acting like teenagers, but like adults who know how to behave.
When the movie is over, two people can't remember what happened during half of the movie, but because they were asleep, not because they were.... distracted. The popcorn is still unpopped, the wine unopened. Our romantic date night movie night turned into a nap on the couch, but it was still all of us snuggled in together and spending time together so, even though the best laid plans of mice and men go awry, we still had a good night.
Planning any kind of together time in a polyfi triad like ours always calls for flexibility. When you are planning things around three different minds, three different personalities, three different body clocks, you need to be ready for plans to change or things to not go exactly as you hope or plan. It is part of life, part of being poly.
I wouldn't trade it for anything.