We recently posted about celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary, and reflecting on all that's happened and changed in our lives since we got married.
Well, you know lots of them-- finishing grad school, changing jobs, moving house, moving overseas, having a baby! But one thing we haven't written about before is "The Office." B and I started watching it on DVDs, rented at Berkeley's Five Star Video in 2005. And tonight we will watch the very last episode ever, #23 of Season 9.
(Yes, we're behind. Remember the bit about moving overseas and having a baby? Cuts into the TV time).
I just can't help myself--I have such a soft spot for those old movies, especially at Christmastime!
You know the song "We Need a Little Christmas?" You might not know that it originated in the musical "Mame," the stage and screen adaptation of Patrick Dennis' 1955 novel Auntie Mame. Here's Lucille Ball starring as Auntie Mame herself in the 1973 film version of the musical. (Confusing, I know! But she's right on the money with one thing--we do need a little Christmas now!)
It's nostalgia time again, readers! Today I'm taking you all the way back to the days of LPs and Mr. Hooper still living on Sesame Street.
Yes, when I was small, my favorite Christmas album (and they really were albums!) was one called Merry Christmas from Sesame Street. Although I'm too tired to check right now, I'm pretty sure that last year the ADAFT Advent calender brought you the Christmas pageant from that album, the one where Bert is cast as a Christmas tree.
This year I'm pointing you towards another track from the album--Bert, Ernie, and Mr. Hooper are bringing you A Christmas Story. Be sure you watch all the way to the end, because this may be the sweetest version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ever recorded.
(Thanks, wonders of the Internet! Before writing this post,I had no idea that this was also a video, and not just an audio track. And even better, if you're as charmed by these stories as I am, you can buy the whole album as a CD or MP3 on Amazon for under $10. The world sure is a magical place).
Those of you who've been following our blog closely will recall that we live in Denmark. But we haven't always.
(B made me write that).
A long time ago, (in a galaxy far far away), we lived in Tucson.
(I wrote that part all on my own).
One of the best things in Tucson is the Botanical Gardens, which we like so much we got married there!
The Gardens are great all year, but at Christmastime they host Luminaria Night for extra-specialness. If you're not in Tucson this Christmas, just enjoy these photos!
