...for the Nostalgic

Considering I haven't "blogged" in a while, I wanted to avoid a Christmas themed post as my first hoorah back, but I figured this was as far away from Christmas as I could get today.

Watching the Disneyland parade this morning with my mom and Alana, I felt the urge to get up and leave every time the hosts announced the upcoming movies in fear that they would be shown in 3D.

every movie coming out is in 3D.

Now, it may just be my immense hatred towards 3D movies and the headaches they give me, or it could be my ever-increasing nostalgia during the holiday season, but I hate the fact that 3D movies and ipod nanos have taken the place of drive-in theatre dates and tuning in to listen to Little Orphan Annie on the floor with your brother.

We focus so much on the future and what's to come that we forget about the

simplicity of our past and the memories that came with it.

I know this seems to be a reoccurring theme for me; no simplicity, everything is changing, bla bla bla, but it seriously upsets me.The fact that movies have turned to 3D is just an example of how jaded it has all become. We don't see the movie for the storyline or the acting ability anymore, we see it for the special effects and how sexy the two-headed aliens can be.

When the toy soldiers from Babes in Toyland came out earlier, I am embarrassed to say I teared up a bit. I remember watching that movie with my sister and just staring in awe at how magical it all was.

I don't care about Tron and its holograms.

I don't care about Monsters Inc. and the dancing monsters.

I care about the originals.

I care about Cinderella and her hopeless romanticism, hoping one day her prince will come.

I care about Pinnochio and his long nose, teaching you lessons everytime he fibbed.

I care about the memories I had while experiencing those.

I know it differs for each generation and that this generation I am lumped into is more focused on computers instead of newspapers, but I always just want to hope.

I just want to hope that this is all a dream and that when I step outside each morning I'll magically turn into a Disney princess and that my day will consist of drive-in movie theatres, snowball fights and the smell of fresh-baked cookies. That television isn't the only form of entertainment and for one day walking would be the only way to get around town.

This Christmas, the economy left our family humbled and simple. I focused on hand-made candles, cut-and-paste picture frames, and baked-with-love cookies. So far, this has been the best Christmas yet. I like(once the stress passed)that I didn't have money to spend. So as you gather around the tree with your family or around the dinner table with your relatives, what will your conversations be centered around? The upcoming 3D movie Cowboys and Aliens, or the winter your grandparents spent walking around town with nothing but a jar of jam to give and every intention of a good day.

So what will you do?

Continue to live life inside a 3D movie, never fully knowing what is going to jump out at you, or will you take a break and visit the drive-in with your closest friends, making another memory to reminisce about in the years to come.