Elf

My mom had arranged to come over this evening to pick up more of her things from the shower and then to watch a Christmas movie together. She ended up coming later than planned, and she ended up taking longer than planned to pack up things into her car – there’s still much more for her to take home, but she took a good chunk tonight. So, we still hadn’t started the movie well after my Grandma had gone to sleep. This is relevant, because my cousin, who is visiting town until tomorrow afternoon, didn’t want to leave my grandma’s until after she had gone to bed.

So, my mom let my cousin know that we still hadn’t started the film, so to come on over if he was still interested and willing. And he came over.

We ended up watching the film Elf. This is not just one of our favorite Christmas films, but one of our favorite films period. We have never been much into Will Farrell movies, but this Jon Favreau film was truly a perfect role for him to fill, and he filled it spectacularly.

But get this: My cousin had never seen the film. It’s 21 years old now, but my cousin somehow never saw it. We both saw it when it was new and bought the VHS, we had liked it so much.

Nonetheless, it was his first time viewing the film. He had seen a dumb clip at some point and didn’t think much of it, so she never pursued seeing the film either. Tonight, he watched it. From the opening sequence, he was in love. Being present for all of his reactions throughout the film made it one of the best viewings we’ve ever had of the film, likely only second to our own very first viewing. Whatever the case, it was awesome getting to be with my cousin while he experienced this movie for the first time. He absolutely loved it and is now a huge fan of the film.

It really is just a good film. Well done, all. Well done!

Thank you, God, for good films and for fun. Thank you for my family. Please, make us well and keep us safe, my husband and the baby and me especially. In your name, I pray. Amen.

Post-a-day 2024