I should have posted a movie review this past Monday but I’ve been incredibly busy. The good news is that it’s been a very productive week for me. (Patting myself on the back now). I’m trying very hard to keep everything on an even keel this holiday season, but there are still things that HAVE to be done. Got the Christmas letter written and approved by all three girls. Cards got signed, addressed, stuffed with letters and photos and mailed on Monday. Big relief! I’m cutting back on some of the insanity that December usually is for me. The girls are all coming home before Christmas and there’s a certain amount of preparation that goes into a big visit. Thankfully, all three of them gave me permission to cut back on some of the decorations. This meant not putting up the 7.5 foot tree that is usually the centerpiece of the living room. That mean that I only put up six of my artificial trees instead of the usual 7 or 8! That’s a big step for me!
Anyway, I have started my shopping and am even mailing out a couple of packages today, thanks to my very helpful husband. I think it’s all going to be ok…(Big sigh…)
Here’s the movie review that should have been posted on Monday…
We were fortunate enough to be able to see a couple movies this past weekend. After work on Friday we headed up to San Francisco to see “Up in the Air.” This movie opened in limited release and SF was the closest place for us to see it. Besides, it gave us a chance to go to Holiday Lane at Macy’s (a Beeson Family tradition) and see the decorations at Union Square.
Anyway, I really enjoyed this movie. George Clooney is very good as the smooth termination specialist. He’s the guy that companies hire when they need to fire their staff and are too afraid to do it themselves – is there such a job? Nevertheless, he is very good at it and is also an expert at airline travel. The way I’m describing it doesn’t sound very interesting, but trust me when I tell you this movie is worth the price of the ticket. Anna Kendrick (Jessica from the Twilight movies) is surprisingly good as the new kid on the block who George’s character is forced to take under his wing. I’m not sure about all the Oscar buzz for this movie, but Ron and I both really enjoyed it.
On Saturday, we went to see “Everybody’s Fine.” This is not a movie for sad empty nest-ers. Robert Deniro is a man who is recently widowed and who is trying to connect with his four grown children. The kids all avoid him and lie to him albeit to protect him. The acting is good, but I needed more story, more background…I don’t know…more something. As I said, it was good, but stay away from this movie if you are sad about having an empty nest. Trust me.
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