If you know me at all, you know my all-time favorite movie is Frank Capra's
"It's A Wonderful Life," the story of a man who sacrifices all his own dreams and desires for others, and serves, and gives, and can't seem to make things happen for himself. He reaches a point in his life where because of the mistakes of someone else, his company is in dire straits, and he feels so desperate, he considers suicide. Heaven intervenes, sends a guardian angel, and shows him what a 'wonderful life' he has, and what it would have been like for those he loved
if he had never been born. I don't know how many times I've seen this movie, but every time it makes me cry. Every time it touches my heart. Every time, by the end of the movie I feel more grateful for my own life -- with it's bumps and bruises and failures and successes and all that life brings.
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| My fabulous "It's A Wonderful Life" village on top of our entertainment center -- in a new corner this year! |
As has become our tradition for the past several years (see more
HERE), we went to the viewing of the movie on the BIG SCREEN at War Memorial Theater in downtown Nashville again this year with our friends,
Becky Pinney and Jesse & Diane Hubling. Becky's sister, Barbara and her husband Lawson (read more
HERE) work with the
"Wonderful Life Foundation" and they sponsor this viewing each year as a fundraiser for the foundation.
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This photo is terribly blurry, but shows Jesse & Diane Hubling (back) and Becky Pinney
and her sister Barbara with us at the silent auction following the movie on the big screen. |
After the show, we all enjoyed a DELICIOUS dinner at
J. Alexander's in Cool Springs. Steve and I like to each get the big house salad, and then split the "Rattlesnake Pasta" which is a spicy chicken dish. YUM! And of course, we saved room for J's
FABULOUS CARROT CAKE! They serve it warmed up, and it has lots of walnuts and cream cheese frosting. Simply perfect!
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| Salad, Rattlesnake Pasta...and CARROT CAKE! |
It's all about the great movie, great company, and great food!!
1 comment:
LOVED all of these photos and the up-dates. It is so fun to go on this and see all these fun everyone in your family is doing. Thanks for letting me share them with you.
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