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Last night we got home in time to watch the Charlie Brown Christmas special, though I missed part of it because of laundry. :/  And then immediately afterwards NCIS: Los Angeles came on, which is one of the few shows I actually try to watch. One of the things I love about the internet is that if I miss a show (which is often), I can watch it online whenever I find the time.

I contemplated watching the Muppets Christmas program, which was also on last night, but since it was a 2 hr show that put it a little lower on my radar. The Muppets are always good for a few laughs, but it's just tradition and heart-warming to watch poor old Charlie Brown agonize over the commercialism of Christmas.

And it doesn't look like we'll see the story about Ralphie this year, either, which is another all time favorite.

What I do hope to see this holiday season is the movie Elf. I've never seen it, but one of my nieces constantly tweets phrases from the movie and even follows a character or something on Twitter. She normally has good tastes in movies, so hopefully we'll see it.

We did have tickets earlier in the month to see The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, but I had to give mine to someone else thanks to the Shingles. That wasn't exactly how I envisioned that event panning out. It probably worked out for the best, as the group of three arrived to discover the ticket seller didn't pass on the information that there were 2 companion seats with a wheelchair seat because it was "open seating and didn't matter", so one person in the group had to sit somewhere else because the handicapped section is never open seating and all the spots were reserved. It's best I don't even go there today.

I keep thinking each year we'll find a Christmas movie that is a "must see" (we'll want to see it every year), but other than the ones above, that's yet to happen. And given how busy this month has been, I'm actually okay with that.

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Jennifer said…
I saw Elf for the first time....my kids were laughing hysterically!! I will put that on my Christmas list for next year to see again. We also watched Charlie Brown, but Josh was amazed that I liked the muppets (couldn't sit that long through it though). We also watch Nativity, Ralphie and Jingle all the way every year!
Lydia said…
We pull ELF out every year and laugh like crazy. Adore that movie, gets better each time. Best line- "You sit on a throne of lies!!!" Bahaha!!! I might go watch it again. We are also HUGE fans of A Christmas Carol and own three versions. The muppet version with Michael Cane is fantastic.
Jennifer said…
I also love "it's a wonderful life"

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