A trip down Memory Lane

I love President's Day! I have sufficiently enjoyed my day off. While I have spent most of it on paperwork for school, I have managed to do so from the comfort of my couch. Not a bad gig in my opinion.

And, as usual, I put in a couple movies while I worked. I know, I know, I would be SIGNIFICANTLY more productive if I didn't have a movie going at the same time, but somehow it makes it all more enjoyable. It's twisted, I know, but hey, it's my reality.

My favorite movie of the day was "Karate Kid." I was walking down the aisle at Wal-Mart and caught sight of a $5 DVD shelf. I stopped. Afterall, who can pass up a DVD for $5?

In the bin was "The Karate Kid." I stopped and picked it up. This movie was a favorite in my family when I was kid. I remember my brother and I watching it and pretending we were the kid in the movie. I doubt my brother would claim that today, but it is true. :-)

It got me thinking about my family and how movies were something we shared quite frequently. I remember how certain phrases on some movies became jokes within my family. Or, if they weren't jokes, they were certainly quotes that were frequently repeated. "Wax on, Wax off" was one of them. It made me think about the movies we loved as kids. Today in the movie the kid said, "Hey, it's the 80's." That made me feel old. :-)

So, I thought tonight I would list the movies I can remember as favorites in my family. Please feel free to write in and tell me your favorites as well.

Let's see...

1. Karate Kid
2. The Breakfast Club
3. The Goonies
4. The Shawshank Redemption (That was one my Dad and I shared)
5. A Fish Called Wanda (This is one that I never quite liked, but everyone else did)
6. A Christmas Story (You'll shoot your eye out, kid!)
7. Vacation (My first Rated R movie I watched)
8. Christmas Vacation (This continues to be a tradition in my family!)
9. E.T.
10. Annie (First movie I saw in a movie theatre)
11. Stand by Me
12. Doc Hollywood (Mom and I shared that one)
13. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
14. Big
15. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (Still a personal favorite of mine!)
16. Back to the Future
17. Hook (Dad I saw this one together in the theatre. Dad cried!)
18. Better Off Dead (Sad thing is, I saw this in my 8th grade reading class!)

So, I guess I will quit there for now. I'll add more as I continue to ponder. Seriously, feel free to write in! I think it would be fun to see what some of you come up with!

Later!