Christmas movie quote of the day: A Christmas Story

Christmas movie quote of the day:

"Fra-gee-lay. That must be Italian!"


"Uh, I think that says FRAGILE, dear."

- A Christmas Story

On a related note, I think my nephew looks a lot like the kid who plays Ralphie in the movie, minus the glasses. Same bowl-cut blond hair, same big blue eyes and snub nose. Adorable!

Christmas movie quote of the day: While You Were Sleeping

He would get these far-off looks in his eyes and he would say 'Life doesn't always turn out the way you plan'. I just wish I'd realized at the time, he was talking about MY life.  - While You Were Sleeping

December Tybbling

• My daily meeting was bumped up 15 minutes for the foreseeable future. It's amazing how difficult it has been for me to get to work 15 minutes earlier. It's required a whole new change in thinking ("how much time do I have to sleep in?"), a different alarm clock time, and I have been completely exhausted all week. Today I managed to get to work a whole half hour early, and while I wanted to be excited about leaving a half hour early, too, I really wish I'd slept in the extra 20 minutes. I am SO TIRED!
• I love going out after the show with my cast. I keep thinking I should say no and good home instead, but I just can't will myself to do it, even on work nights. They are too funny and fun! Quick Wits, movies, chocolate milkshakes -- it's all so very, very good, and I'll only be young once! (Yes, this is prolly why I am so tired.) It kills me that I won't get to perform with them closing night, but there is no way I will give up my particular prior commitment. I want them to be fine without me... and yet I don't, too. No one likes to feel she is replaceable, including me! I'm just enjoying the time we have together while I can :)

• HALLELUJAH! I absolutely love and cry through this whole thing. There's just something brilliant about all of those "regular" people singing such a gorgeous, classic, difficult song in the middle of the food court! I would have joined in, too!

• Sometimes I look into the lunch/snack bag that I pack for myself each morning, and think "That's odd: everything in this bag is orange." (Carrots, Lean Cuisine box, actual orange, Reese's Pieces, etc.) Actually, it happens a lot. At least I'm eating some fruits and vegetables in my monochromatic meal.
• This is the only weekend I have before Christmas where I'm not doing a play, and consequently it is frightfully busy. Somehow, I will use my Groupon for at Nordstrom, eat the rest of my leftovers from this past week, see a movie with my cast (we have the weekend off and we still want to hang out together!), bake some sort of dessert for my ward Christmas party tomorrow night, help set up and cook for said Christmas party (which I can't go to, by the way), wash my hair, celebrate Christmas with my cousins, attend church and tithing settlement, see my nephew perform in a childrens' choir (he takes after ME in at least one way!), and watch at least one Christmas movie I have recorded on my DVR (I'm thinking 12 Men of Christmas). Notice I didn't mention Christmas shopping... I'm hoping I have a chance to work on it next week, and that it will go quickly!
• I feel very grateful to have a cubicle with a window. The view isn't the best, but it is so fun to see the rain splatter on the window, or the snow floating lazily, or a pink and purple sunset, or a rare rainbow, or just a sunny, perfect sky. "And I think to myself, what a wonderful world!"
• My best friend and I are both totally swamped for the next couple of weeks, so to give ourselves and each other a break we've decided to exchange gifts in January. She has dubbed this "Besty Christmas" which just makes me smile every time I think of it!
• The reaction to my red hair has been pretty funny. Most people see that something is different -- I can see it in their expressions -- but don't say anything. If I bring it up, they say, "Okay, I thought it was different, but I wasn't sure if you've always had red hair or if that was new." When I confirm that I'm naturally and usually a blonde, they nod like, "Yeah, that's what I thought." SO FUNNY! And everyone says it flatters my skin. Aw! Say more nice things!
• Christmas music is my favorite, hands down. I especially like that I really only listen to/sing it for a few weeks in the year, that way, I don't get tired of it, and I always look forward to it! Thank goodness for online streaming, and a job that lets me sit quietly for most of the day!

Christmas movie quote of the day: Home Alone

This is *Christmas*. The season of perpetual hope. And I don't care if I have to get out on your runway and hitchhike. If it costs me everything I own, if I have to sell my soul to the devil himself, I am going to get home to my son. - Home Alone

Christmas movie quote of the day: The Holiday

"Iris, in the movies we have leading ladies and we have the best friend. You, I can tell, are a leading lady, but for some reason you are behaving like the best friend." - The Holiday

Christmas t.v. special quote: Claymation Christmas Special

"Maybe wassail is an old word that means waffle. After all, what can be more Christmassy than a thick stack of syrup-drenched waffles?"
 - A Claymation Christmas Celebration

I can't believe this hasn't aired since the mid-nineties -- it's such a funny show! Thank goodness for old VHS tapes, new DVDs, and like-minded and sense-of-humored cousins who watch this with my family every Christmas Eve!