Four Christmases

Hey Everyone!!!! It’s December Yay! 

My favorite holiday season, I love Christmas 🎄!!! I have decided to write about one of my favorite Christmas movies 4 Christmases it’s a funny movie and sure to put a smile on your face.

I hope you all are having an awesome December so far, mine is good so far, my head is so full of different things to do with Christmas, like all the shopping and decorating,  and making different kinds of goodies like cookies, or hot chocolate. 

It seems like in the beginning you have a lot of time as time goes on you start to realize you have very little time and so much to do !

 It all works out in the end, you have all the gifts ready and your tree up, and all the lights and decorations and you are ready to celebrate and have a merry time.  

The movie stars Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn,  Katy Mixon, Kristin Chenoweth, Tim McGraw Robert Duvall and a whole lovely cast of people.

The movie starts off with Brad and Kate who are a young unhappily married couple living in San Francisco.

They are three years into their relationship and remain uninterested in marriage and kids, they role play as strangers and take dance lessons for the fun of it and avoid their dysfunctional families by traveling abroad for charity work.

it is now Christmas time and Brad and Kate plan a vacation to go to Fiji, unfortunately heavy fog grounds the entire airport.

They are unexpectedly interviewed by a tv crew that notifies their families their holiday plans are canceled forcing them to visit all four of their divorced parents in one day, the first reluctant trip they make is to see brads dad Howard and his amateur cage fighting brothers, named Dallas and Denver Kate is surprised to find out while she is visiting with the family brads real name is Orlando.

The family had a budget for Christmas gifts and Brad insisted he didn’t know about the budget he bought expensive gifts and that really brings tension to the family, and Kate sees his nephews out of control and sees his sister in law Susan is pregnant and that leaves Kate to wonder if she wants kids in the future.

 The visit ends in a disaster after Brad falls off the roof trying to put up a satellite dish that he bought for his dad to have better tv channels, the next parent they visit is  Kate’s mother Marilyn, Brad meets Kate’s  flirtation relatives and they show Brad a scrapbook photo of Kate which is embarrassing to her of her childhood.

Kate decided to a pregnancy test on a whim, her niece takes the test and runs with it outside and Kate runs to get the test back from her niece and she sees the test is negative, a little later in the visit they go to church and it is a service led by her mom’s boyfriend Pastor Phil.

 Brad gets carried away when him and Kate get a part in the pageant, he humiliates Kate when they are forced to play Mary and Joesph in the Christmas story.

They decide to visit Brads mother next her name is Paula whose boyfriend Darryl is his childhood best friend much to Brad’s discomfort, they play a game of taboo with a couple other couples, the game strains their relationship further and they end up having an argument in the car about their future.

Kate tries to tell him about the negative pregnancy test and Brad reveals he doesn’t want kids , Kate realizes she wants something deeper Brad drops her off at her dads house and he drives away, Kate’s father advises her to spend time with family and value her time with family and embrace honesty, Brad goes back to see his father and his fear is being similarly bitter and alone, he makes up his mind and commits himself to Kate. 

You will have to see the movie to find out what happens next I can tell you it is a happy ending and there are smiles all around for everyone , I decided to write about this movie because I like how it talks about family, and all the feelings and emotions people have during the holidays.

Christmas is a fun time of the year, and it does have a lot of joy and happiness and love surrounding it sometimes it can feel stressful because of all the shopping, and doing all the decorating and putting up the tree, and putting all the lights and the ornaments and everything on the tree which is fun it’s also a lot of work and some families are missing loved ones that have passed on and they want to make Christmas extra special for their Kids because their loved one or someone special in their life has passed on and they are really missing them, they still want to keep their memory alive and presence known they also want the kids to know that it will be ok and that their loved one is always with them and watching over them. 

And to remember all the memories they had with them and that’s a way of keeping their memory alive even when they are gone.

 I want you all to know even though Christmas can sometimes be stressful and a lot to handle at some points everything always works out at the end, and it’s worth it to see happy smiling faces all around, and make sure to take time to sit and talk with your family and friends and say whatever is on your heart to say because you never know when the last time is going to be that you see that person, for example I love the show full house, my favorite character was Jesse Katsopolis, John Stamos character he was so full of life and fun and very lovable, he has a big and incredible heart and loves his family and his nieces especially his little niece Michelle.

 I loved their relationship he treated her like she was his daughter the love they had for one another was a beautiful thing to see, the characters they played Jesse and Michelle didn’t seem like  they were playing tv characters it felt to me like they were real people, they put their whole heart and spirit in their characters.

My story is Bob Saget the main character he played Danny Tanner and he played an incredible and amazing dad , you could tell he really loved his family and his friends, he loved his three girls that played his daughters like they were his own, and loved his brother in Law Jesse and his best friend Joey like his own brothers as well, Dave Coulier who played Joey Called him John and bob saget thick as theives because of how close they all were.  

The story is John and Bob had met up for dinner together, and they were talking and catching up on life and John was ready to go and then the waiter came and said do you all want dessert and Bob said yes we will have desert and let me have some more coffee and John had said yes I’ll have some coffee and desert and then he said that Bob wanted to take his time and enjoy the time he had with his friend and enjoy the dessert he didn’t know that was the last time he’d have a meal with him or see him in person for the last time, he was glad that he got to talk with him and have his dessert and coffee.

My point is if anyone invites you out to lunch or dinner enjoy your time with them  and spending time with that person  and enjoy the delicious meal and desert and take your time talking to them because you don’t know if when or if that’s the last time you will ever see or talk to that person again.  

One more example is about my Uncle Herb, I love him very much, he has passed away one of my last moments with him I didn’t know that was going to be a last moment , was when they  came up for my high school graduation he drove my grandma all the way up from Maryland to Pennsylvania to see me graduate from high school I was so happy and elated to see them!!!! 

And the other special part is he drove me to my high school graduation, my mom was getting worried because she thought we wouldn’t make it in time, I was just enjoying the ride he loved taking shortcuts and he’s talking to me about my graduation and enjoying the view and my mom and grandma are both asking if he’s going the right way ?

 He said yes I know where I’m going… guess what we end up arriving where my graduation was being held before my mom and dad and my other uncle arrives my mom was amazed of how he got there so quick. 

I have so many other fun and exciting memories with my uncle that is one I’ll always treasure ! 

I guess my uncle Herb to me was like Uncle Jesse from full house! 

He loved motorcycles too! Cherish and treasure the time you have with your family because time is short. And make every  moment special and count. 

And If you were wronged by someone or you accidentally did something to agitate someone ask for forgiveness not for the other person but for you because you will feel so much better on the inside and not have to carry that weight around you inside anymore you will feel lighter and happier and not have any regrets.

 My favorite scene from the movie is when Brad is Kate’s family’s house and Kate is holding the baby and the baby does something to her and Brad does something funny with his face you will have to see the movie to find out what it is, it will make you laugh out loud. 

I recommend this movie to anyone who wants a good holiday family friendly movie

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