Last night, because it is after Christmas, I didn’t want to watch a Christmas movie. Instead, I saw that Flu Away Home was OnDemand when I searched for Christmas movies to watch. I watched it last night by myself and cried my eyes out still! Sean was not here so I didn’t have to be strong in front of anyone and I think it’s crazy that. It’s been 13 years now and this song STILL gets to me!!!:
I can remember crystal clearly being in the middle of the left side of that movie theater with my Dad sitting on my right. I remember that my Dad read a review in the newspaper about the movie and it said that it was a good movie and a good father-daughter bonding movie. Given that I was his only daughter, he took me.
I hope to hold that memory in my mind for as long as I live! Also, I reposted about this movie because the links from my last post from January 29, 2014 no longer live. Go figure?! In the six years that I have had this blog, things have changed with the Internet a little bit.
Exactly one month ago today, it was Sean’s ring day at DC, in the church. I had made arrangements to procure a van so as to go to the church and see him in his graduation gown for the first time.
My Mom took my phone to take pictures before the mass started. I was getting situated in the church. I thought the mass was absolutely beautiful and I’m not ashamed to say that I cried a little bit but I tend to do that when I am happy a lot these days. We were able to snap some pictures of Sean and his friends and the gathering space after mass:
Connor and Sean have been going to school together since they were in preschool. When they graduate, in May, sadly, that will end:
Sean went to lunch with a group of his friends and I felt that I was getting tired. He went by himself. Before my Mom and I left the church, I looked at her and told her that since we had the vehicle to accommodate my chair, we should go to the movies! I ordered the tickets on my phone. Last Christmas was already out and I really wanted to see it.
Retrospectively, putting two things in the day at once proved to be too much for me but I didn’t know that until after the movie. That’s why it’s been a month since I posted pictures of my Beeb in his gown. (He’s on the left).
The movie was in a smaller theater and only two other people were there. It was my aunt Crissy and my cousin, Layla. It was like it was the show just for us. I wanted to see this movie because it’s named after my Christmas jam!
I was also interested in the movie, I had no idea what the storyline was going to be:
Because I saw this movie before Thanksgiving, my Christmas preparations were a little bit earlier this year. but I was cool with that!
I dug the movie and I am looking forward for it to be one of the movies or watch leading up to Christmas next year on my TV. Emma Thompson was hilarious in it and there were a couple other George Michael songs that I really dug in it:
It’s a two whole days for me to begin to recover. I have only been out of my house one other time since then and that was to get my eyebrows waxed and my haircut for Christmas.
I saw this movie yesterday when watching, Last Holiday. It was a suggestion and I’ve always liked that song. Once I started watching, who could go wrong with some Idris Alba?! 😍😍😍
I wasn’t sure how I felt about all the drama but there were five kids just like my family. However, there were two girls! Even though they didn’t get along for most of the movie, they know what it’s like to grow up with a sister! That’s something I do not know.
So, this video popped up in my YouTube feed last Sunday:
Anyone who knows me, knows that this one is my ULTIMATE, Christmas jam!!! I was surprised that it took so long for it to show up this year! I’ve been pretty festive this year even though I still can’t find my tree skirt and I rarely leave my house now.
When I am tired of watching TV, I jam to my, “December Faves” that I posted on my blog or Wham! from my phone. I learned something new a few days ago. Well, sadly, it is official. Even though I am by myself in my home, I can’t bring myself to belt out any of my favorite Christmas song that I’ve been listening to for the past three days.
I can’t muster up and I need strength to let any words to come out of my mouth. Because this song is my jam however, I’ve been listening to it repeatedly. It’s been three days that I listen to it multiple times in the day but I can’t sing anything. No sound will come out of my mouth. Not without a lot of pain. MS is really kicking my butt! Maybe it’s so painful because I used to be able to do it and now, I can’t.
I will let you know if mouthing the words is the same as belting them out at the top of my lungs because OF COURSE I know every single word! But for now I can tell you that yeah, not so much… 😒😒😒
I had not yet had Sean when this movie came out. I wasn’t interested in seeing it back then but I watched it today. Maybe it’s because I’m 37, I really wasn’t feeling it! I paused it to eat dinner and I said that it was all Cindy Lou’s fault but the origin of his life was not good and his schoolmates were jerks! The fact that the mayor said that it was Cindy‘s fault after the Grinch stole Christmas, made me want to change my mind.
I had really forgotten about that Faith Hill song until I saw this movie:
Is the grinch was getting ready to still Christmas he saying bits of this song:
At least I finally saw it! I think that I may be some kind of expert in the field given that I have watched 14 Christmas movies this year and counting but…
At the end of the Christmas Chronicles movie, after spending the night delivering presents with Kate and Teddy Pierce, Santa tells them that, “ They what is the best [human helpers) he ever had.” Even though it is not a holiday themed, I still thought of this song!:
I made this decision today after watching Love Actually yesterday and realized how awesome the soundtrack is from this 2003 flick! I watched it again today; so these songs are my December faves:
Yep, still NOT Christmas without these tunes! Even though I heard this first song which is my ultimate, favorite Christmas song EVER a few weeks ago when I saw the movie, Last Christmas with Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding. Emma Thompson was hilarious in it too! I also put my tree up a little bit early this year as well…
“Last Christmas”.Wham!
“I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” Gayla Peavey
“Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas” Judy Garland
“ Merry Christmas darling” Karen Carpenter
“All I Want for Christmas is You” Mariah Carey
DUH!!! “Feliz Navidad“ Jose Feliciano
“ The Christmas Shoes” Alabama
“Shake up Christmas” Train
“Please Come Home for Christmas” Jon Bon Jovi
“Oh Holy Night” John cicada
“River” Sarah McLachlan PARKER 😍😍😍
“ Christmas, Baby Please Come Home” U2
“Mary Did You Know?” CeeLo Green
Songs added in 2014:
“Underneath the Tree” Kelly Clarkson
“Do They Know it’s Christmas?” Band Aid 1984
“God Rest Ue Merry Gentlemen/We Three Kongs” Barenaked Ladies Sarah McLachlan
“A Soldier’s Christmas Poem”
Added in 2016: I watched a lot of Ellen!
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” Andy Williams
I’m not even Jewish but I love these songs!
“The original Hanukkah song” Adam Sandler
“The Hanukkah song Part 2” Adam Sandler
“The Hanukkah song Part 3” Adam Sandler
“The Hanukkah Song Part 4” Adam Sandler
Pampers peace on earth commercial
Added in 2017:
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas“ James Taylor
“Christmas Lights’ Coldplay
A friend of mine suggested they use for 2018:
“Christmas is Coming“ John Denver and the Muppets
“A Christmas Wish” Kermit the frog
“We Wish You a Merry Christmas“ The Muppets
The same friend also suggested this one last year and I dig it!
This video popped up in my YouTube feed six days ago and I shared it on Facebook so as not to forget. I haven’t been feeling very well so I just haven’t had the strength to write a post and post it. I am able to do that right now. It’s better late than never and this song reminds me of staying over at my cousin, Melissa‘s (Cheese), house one summer. I can still remember the mirrored doors to her closet.
