12/12 (wrapping & movies)

Today was a wrapping day at my house and you know what that means (well, maybe you don’t): movies. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something so serene about wrapping presents in a dimly lit room while watching movies. Maybe it’s just nostalgia idk but there are a few movies I LOVE to wrap to, and I’m going to just share those today along with some other picks from my family.

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (I share this pick with my dad and grandma)

This movie is hilarious and slightly inappropriate but still somehow charming and I just love that. This one’s fun when my siblings have gone to bed and it’s just my parents and I up wrapping gifts for them, we’ve done that every year since I was eleven and I just love it.

Elf

This is like, the pinnacle of family Christmas movies. I’ve never met anyone who didn’t like Elf and I’m pretty sure I can recite just about the whole script to you, and so can my nine year old sister.

Lady Bird (my personal pick)

Don’t come at me, okay? This is like, my favorite movie of all time. It feels so warm and like every time I watch it I feel like I’ve got an old cardigan (hehe) on or something. And for bonus points, it does have a Christmas scene. Please watch this. I felt so seen and even though I can’t guarantee you will too, I can promise your life will be better for it.

Home Alone (my sister’s pick)

I feel like nobody ever gets super into the Home Alone movies, but when they’re on everyone just sort of gravitates to the couch. Anyway though, I prefer the first, my brother likes the second, nobody’s ever seen the third, and my sister claims to love them all and that spin off one called “The Holiday Heist.”

The Sandlot (my brother’s pick)

So this one isn’t festive either, but I agree with him 100%. The Sandlot is a masterpiece. The nostalgia in it is just...through the roof, and the quote “heroes get remembered, legends never die” is my motto (You can laugh at me for that). I just...it always leaves me wanting to simultaneously cry, write another play, and just watch it again.

Hallmark movies and Sweet Home Alabama (my mom’s pick)

My mom and I are total suckers for anything the slightest bit Hallmarky. These pair well with Lindt truffles and cocoa. Added bonus: you can almost always guess the plot of the movie just based on the title.

My sister wants me to point out that she also enjoys “Samantha: an American Girl Holiday” but I haven’t seen that in years and don’t have any commentary on it lol. Anyway, comment down below your recs because we’ve got a LOT of wrapping left! (Tonight is Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women.” Yay!)