Since I didn't have to work this weekend, I was able to engage in some holiday fun!
On Saturday morning, I mailed all of my Christmas cards. Then Melissa and I took my dad to see the movie "Lincoln." It was really well done. Daniel Day Lewis is an incredible actor and he did a phenomenal job in the film. It also really makes you think about how hard it must have been for the man...seriously he had to have had the weight of the world on his shoulders with brother fighting brother... Poor Lincoln :(
Then Melissa, Phil, and I went out to Dearborn. We had dinner at Frida's and then went to Greenfield Village for Holiday Nights. It was a blast! We rode in a model T and a horse drawn carriage, toured many of the houses, and learned all about the mummers of yesteryear. We ended up staying the whole time, and it's amazing how quickly the night went by.
Waiting to ride the Model T's
Oh yeah! In the Model T with our driver Joe
Santa was waving and talking to all the kids
One of the many caroling groups at the Village
Then Melissa, Phil, and I went to see "It's a Wonderful Life" at the Penn Theater in Plymouth. The actress Virginia Patton, who played Ruth Dakin Bailey, was in attendance. She signed some autographs at the beginning and when she appeared on screen, the entire audience cheered for her. That movie is seriously one of the best movies ever made. I think it's a wonderful reminder of how the littlest things can make a big difference in the lives around us. I was not alone in crying at the end of the film. It's just so moving...and I feel that as I continue to get older, it becomes more and more meaningful to me. It's definitely one of those films that is 100% timeless.
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