King Kong Khristmas
click to enlarge (Don't worry, King Kong wasn't really outside the window.)
On Saturday there was only 7 shopping days left 'til Christmas. But the Eidsmoe's and Sykora's put commercialism aside to celebrate Christmas with one another.
On Saturday there was only 7 shopping days left 'til Christmas. But the Eidsmoe's and Sykora's put commercialism aside to celebrate Christmas with one another.
At 11:00, a 25 foot gorilla named King Kong was going to be on display at the Eden Prarie Mall. (Ok, so it was Lord of the Rings director, Peter Jackson's take on the 1933 classic, but we still wanted to see it.) So Leif, Cyri, Erin, and I braved what felt like sub-zero temperatures to see the extremely hyped movie.
Over three hours later, we emerged from the darkness of the theater. Two quotes from Erin pretty much summed up the movie. "You so owe me a girl movie" and "Peter Jackson is incapable of making a short movie". King Kong is a long boy movie. I really liked it but there were several parts that could have been cut. It is also not a kid movie.
Fast forward to 4:45 when the four of us, plus Bella entered my aunt and uncle's home in Hastings, Minnesota. It was our annual Christmas get-to-gether. The house was jam-packed with people. (Listed in alphabetical order:) Andy, Bernt, Bruce, Cyri, Deb, Emily, Erin, Jason, Jenny, Josh, Kelly, Leif, Nikki, Paul, Robin, and Ruth. Oh yea and four dogs: Bandit, Bella, Brandy, and Missy.
Our family Christmas experience was much better than our family movie experience. Making small-talk with extended family was fun. It's a lot different now that we are all older but it was still fun with none of the uncomfortable silences. The food and sweets that were prepared were second to none. I think everyone had second helpings. (Especially on the sweets.) The gifts were fun to get. I think everyone's favorite was the homemade blankets from aunt Ruth. I was excited to get the Star Wars one. (I'm snuggling with it right now.)
I think the best part was just having everyone together again. It always brings back memories of staying downstairs at grandpa and grandma Horkey's and walking to the lake inside the cemetary. A fond and favorite memory.
Anyway, Leif, Cyri, Erin, and I had a fun time and are looking forward to next year's Christmas.
—b
Over three hours later, we emerged from the darkness of the theater. Two quotes from Erin pretty much summed up the movie. "You so owe me a girl movie" and "Peter Jackson is incapable of making a short movie". King Kong is a long boy movie. I really liked it but there were several parts that could have been cut. It is also not a kid movie.
Fast forward to 4:45 when the four of us, plus Bella entered my aunt and uncle's home in Hastings, Minnesota. It was our annual Christmas get-to-gether. The house was jam-packed with people. (Listed in alphabetical order:) Andy, Bernt, Bruce, Cyri, Deb, Emily, Erin, Jason, Jenny, Josh, Kelly, Leif, Nikki, Paul, Robin, and Ruth. Oh yea and four dogs: Bandit, Bella, Brandy, and Missy.
Our family Christmas experience was much better than our family movie experience. Making small-talk with extended family was fun. It's a lot different now that we are all older but it was still fun with none of the uncomfortable silences. The food and sweets that were prepared were second to none. I think everyone had second helpings. (Especially on the sweets.) The gifts were fun to get. I think everyone's favorite was the homemade blankets from aunt Ruth. I was excited to get the Star Wars one. (I'm snuggling with it right now.)
I think the best part was just having everyone together again. It always brings back memories of staying downstairs at grandpa and grandma Horkey's and walking to the lake inside the cemetary. A fond and favorite memory.
Anyway, Leif, Cyri, Erin, and I had a fun time and are looking forward to next year's Christmas.
—b
2 comments:
You should have written about how Bella had an accident on Erin!!!
~Naner
I should have. Maybe I can put that in another post. Thx for the suggestion Naner.
—b
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