these are a few of my favorite things...

I am snuggled up on the couch on this rainy fall night under a fluffy quilt, drinking a London Fog, crocheting a new toque, watching The Sound Of Music and writing my blog. I tend to have a short attention span sometimes... so I am flip-flopping between activities with delight as I sit alone in my house.

I doubt that watching The Sound Of Music is a very unique thing this evening. I bet people all over North America are doing the same thing. And I hate to admit my reason for doing it: I watched Oprah. This afternoon she had the cast from movie on her show. It was the first time they had been together for an interview in 45 years.... since the movie first came out. I honestly can't believe that the movie is that old! It was amazing how easy it was to recognize some of the cast members. People change a lot over time... but, at the same time they don't at all. I am such a sissy... there were so many times that I could have let myself cry... but I didn't. haha. It wasn't really that it was that touching of a story.... but I watched it so much growing up and everything about this movie brings back sweet memories.

I remember the first time I watched it. I was at my Grampa JJ's apartment in Vancouver and he had a suite that looked out over the ocean. It was lovely. He kept his TV in a wardrobe and to the right was a sliding glass door opening onto a balcony. I remember sitting on the floor with dim sunlight falling through the window, and being completely mesmerized by this singing Austrian family. To this day I always remember my Grampa JJ when I watch this movie... he died when I was 5 and so there are few, but precious memories of him locked in my brain. Most of them have to do with music, or whistling, toboggan rides in the snow and Sunday lunches at White Spot where I was allowed to order as much orange juice as I could drink.

I also have a fond memory of being in Osoyoos, riding in the front of the zodiac with Raelene and I think maybe Danielle singing Do-Re-Me into the wind at the top of our lungs. Or the 'remix' version we sang at camp that was all about dough-boys.

I always secret loved the dance part of the movie when Maria and Captain Von Trapp clue in to the fact that they like each other and the baroness starts to get jealous. I would never have admitted when I was younger that I liked the romantic parts of movies... but have no shame now!

So in the time it took me to write this blog... I have also finished a movie, supper, dessert, tea, a toque, made a facebook page to promote the little crafty things I make, watched the latest episode of The Office and have gotten ready for bed. Needless to say I wasn't too focused on writing my blog.... but regardless, a pretty successful evening.

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