I had a great weekend in Indy! David and I went to join my brother and fam to see the last Harry Potter movie. Tori, Rina and I officially saw every one of the Harry Potter movies together in the opening week. I cried at a few points in the movie, during deaths and the mushy parts, but I successfully did not cry after the movie because they were done, like I feared I might. Dave, my brother, replied to my facebook post that I was sad to see it end with a “don’t be sad, it’s a happy thing because you’re visiting us!” I truly appreciate the fact that baby bro was excited to see me, but he’s not seeing it from my perspective. Ten years later, those almost 7-year old girls that Mom and I took to see the first movie are almost adult witches themselves! They’ve grown up right with Harry, Ron and Hermione! The movies being complete means that we won’t be going to another one, a major event is gone and that chapter of their childhoods is closed.
Rina and Tori at breakfast Sunday
Rina and Tori at 7
Okay, truth is, they’ll be off to college by the end of next summer. It would be getting tougher to get all three of us together for opening week of a movie. Good thing Warner Brothers thought about that and planned accordingly!
Thinking ahead, Nanifest XLV starts this Friday! The girls will be in Michigan on their summer Grandparents Tour and Pop is hosting a birthday dinner for me on the mid-festival Saturday, rather than on actual Naniday, to be sure David can go and the girls are going to come back with us for two reasons. First reason is I’ll take them to the meeting point with their Dad Sunday evening and I’ll get to see Dave and Laura during the festival. The #1 and biggest reason is we’ll go to Ya Halla for lunch on Sunday! Ya Halla is our favorite Toledo Middle Eastern restaurant. I don’t go there alone because it’s a little bit of a drive, north side of town and we’re on the south side, and usually if I go to a restaurant alone, it’s something simple. We have a Cracker Barrel right across from the place I go for physical therapy and I have occasionally made it my lunch stop. So, Ya Halla is a “must go” when the girls visit.
Also for the festival, the Toledo Mud Hens are home and once again this year are having fireworks to celebrate Naniday. How can you say “no” when the home team is going to such lengths to celebrate for me? Hey, Naniday is a big enough deal to the Hens that they often have fireworks on my day even if I can’t make it!
K. Now I need to get ready or the rest of today, errands and a few more planning things for the upcoming weeks. Summer is almost half over! School starts up again next month!
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2 comments:
Our little one theatre town is currently showing the new Harry Potter movie. Our 7 year old asked me to get the other Harry Potter movies from Netflix so that she can see them in order. Ten years ago you and your 7 year old girls started watching Harry and the gang. Now ten years later, me and my 7 year old are going to start. Being cousins and all, I think that there might be some kind of another connection to all of this.
Making it even more I interesting is the fact that I haven't seen any of the Harry flicks.
So how about a "FBR" to put your Mensa mind to task and find the ten year/seven year old Harry connection?
Our movies will start arriving one at a time next week.
Nani, it sounds like your summer is turning out right nice, even with the heat. Enjoy your Nanifest and the girls. I can't comment on the films because this was one book/film that I never got into. I know, I'm probably one of the very few who hasn't. But, everyone else in my family has enjoyed each chapter in Harry's life. Now it's time for me to get a bit of work done here. You have a great day, Hugs, Edna B.
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