Family Time Tuesday ~ December Bride and Hallmark ~ 11/29/16

 

 Thanksgiving.

 

Family.  Food.  Sleepovers.  Hallmark Movies.

 

We spent the long holiday weekend at my Mom and Dad's house.  One of my favorite things about this time of year other than the family time of Thanksgiving Day is gathering around the TV in the evening and watching Hallmark Christmas Movies!

 

This year was no different.  Every night we watched Hallmark movies.  Laken is actually a bit obsessed with Hallmark movies :)  It is so funny!

 

The one that stuck out to me the most this year was "December Bride".  (Maybe because it had Daniel Lissing!  sigh....  lol)  Or maybe it was because it was based on a novella by one of my very favorite authors, Densie Hunter.  Either way, it was a treat!

 

 

The movie itself was just as sweet as could be.

So, if you get a chance, pop some popcorn, gather the family and watch some Hallmark Christmas Movies :)


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Movie Review: Growing the Big One

Description:

Year:  2010
Rated:  PG
Run Time:  89 minutes

After inheriting her family's farm, Emma Silver (Shannen Doherty) leaves her comfortable life to try to save the debt-ridden homestead from foreclosure. Desperate for money, Emma enters a pumpkin-growing contest but winds up winning something far more important. As she struggles with her new surroundings, Emma finds herself attracted to her partner in the contest and learns to appreciate the old-fashioned values of farm life.

Cast:  Shannen Doherty, Stephanie Belding, Kavan Smith, April Telek, Aaron Pearl, Keith MacKechnie, Krista Mitchell

Director:  Mark Griffiths


Genres:  Romance, Romantic Dramas, Made-for-TV Movies


This movie is:  Romantic


My Thoughts:
 
We watched this movie on the Hallmark Channel. 

It was Saturday evening after a long afternoon of Trick-Or-Treatin and we were all crashed on the couches and chairs.  The pumpkin theme seemed to fit the day perfectly.

My husband grudgingly watched it but I could tell he was getting into it after a while.

It was fun to watch the process of growing the pumpkin and also the process of Emma becoming a country girl.  It was hilarious what they went through to try to find out their competitors secrets.

One of the best parts was the weigh-in.  I couldn't help but chuckle when one pumpkin split and the grower was trying to hold the pumpkin's insides from spilling all over the place!

I enjoy a good Hallmark movie and this one ranked pretty high for light-hearted enjoyment.

Movie Review: "The Flower Girl"

My husband has been on second shift this week, so I've been having a Hallmark Movie marathon of sorts.

I've been DVRing movies that look interesting and then when I get the time/opportunity, I can enjoy them.

Tonight I watched "The Flower Girl".

Movie Description:

Laurel (Marla Sokoloff) is always the floral designer, never the bride, and she despairs of someday meeting Mr. Right until, by luck, two equal but opposite suitors enter the picture, causing Laurel to see that love blooms in many varieties. On the one hand is courtly doctor Evan (Terry Maratos); on the other is moody writer Stephen (Kieren Hutchison) -- and well-meaning grandmother Rose (Marion Ross) is ready to referee in this Hallmark romance.

My Thoughts:

When the movie first started, I couldn't figure out where I had seen the leading lady before. I racked my brain until I realized she was in another romantic comedy I had seen called "Play the Game". Once I had that figured out, I was free to enjoy the movie. Don't you just hate when something is right there but you just can't pull it out of your memory?

This movie makes me want to be a florist. Or at least maybe go buy some flowers. Better yet, I've been wanting to get some more live plants for my house. I didn't want to have alot of live plants around when the kids were little, but now I think they would leave them alone.

The wedding scenes in the movie are absolutely stunning. And I want to work in the flower shop or at least go visit.

The love story was sweet although there was very little interaction between the her and the love interest(s). It was actually more centered on the relationship between leading lady and grandmother and friend and how they can interfere at times.

This was a nice little movie to sit and watch while I crocheted. If you get the chance, go ahead and enjoy.