A Gurley Gurl

Allison and I are back at it! 2024 wasn't our best year of movie going - there were long stretches of there being nothing we wanted to see. I'm cautiously optimistic for 2025 based on some previews we saw. But I'm de-railing this post because we saw The Last Showgirl last weekend!!

Plot: A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show ends abruptly after a 30-year run.

Review: This is not a happy movie, but it was so good! The performances were very strong - Pamela Anderson was great, and Jamie Lee Curtis - WOW. I feel like I had every emotion watching this - happiness, sadness, confusion, despair - it was a very emotional film. It also made me think about dreams and goals and expectations on women and mothers, so much! I can see why this one has had so much buzz - it is well deserved!

Our Christmas was the same as it always is - with one exception - so instead of posting a million pictures, I'm just sharing 1-2 for each event. You're welcome!

[Sidebar: I'm navigating teens and pre-teens who don't love that I share their pictures on here, so I'm trying to figure out how to respect their privacy while also sharing about my life.]

Christmas Eve - our plan was to spend the day at my sister's, but she decided to have ruptured diverticulitis and spend 4 days in the hospital! We got together still but didn't do any actual Christmas 'stuff' and saved that for when she came home.

Will never not want to squeeze this little guy