A few weeks ago, I came home from doing the grocery shopping. When I walked in, I noticed Tyler and all the kids were on the couch watching a movie. All I saw on the screen was Nuns in full Habits singing. Immediately, I went to my mental movie repertoire and said, "Hey are you guys watching Sister Act?" (One of my childhood favs, I might add...Whoppi was GeNiUs!)
Tyler glanced over at me, and with a condescending look replied,
"No, Paige, we're watching The Sound of Music."
We both laughed out loud because it's the perfect example of how differently we were raised.
When Tyler was a lad, he watched musicals, went to symphonies, and practiced fine etiquette at nice restaurants (doesn't all of that just SCREAM Tyler?).
Meanwhile, when I was a youngin' in the South, I watched classics such as Sister Act, Sister Act 2, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, The Never Ending Story, and Return to Oz, just to name a few. And, we dined every Friday night at Pizza Hut where my brothers, dad, and I would have spit ball fights. *Cringe*
Yeah, we had quite different upbringings, but somehow we mesh pretty well together.
I'm becoming more open-minded to musicals and whatnot, and Tyler, well, when you get past the bad-A exterior, down to his deeper layers is pretty darn refined!
*PS--Did anyone see the Oprah about Nuns? I learned that Nuns believe they are married to Jesus. That seems awfully presumptuous to me, but what do I know, I'm just married to mortal Tyler.
9 comments:
Proves how much South you have in you that you said youngin' ... it's young 'un, girl!! And by the way, you have 3 chirren, just so you know!! Hope all's well with you guys! (can't believe you didn't mention Major Payne as a family favorite!!)
Oh man, I love you! Reading your blog always guarantees me a good belly laugh! I have to say, I think all of the movies listed are total classics! The musicals, and the goofy shows. I love them ALL!
ha ha ha.
this is all i can ever think of when leaving you a comment.
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
this info on nuns is news to me. ha, who?
Ah yes stefano and I have the same problem..... at christmas time I'm thinking about watching 'white christmas' (love bing crosby) while stefano wants to watch christmas vacation.... Us Jacksons are a strange breed. How did we end up so crass? OH yeah our dad is steve.
paige...you had to bring Tyler down to your level, right? I mean, how did he even get around before you?
okay so Never ending story is like the BEST movie!!!!! I think I did little of both ...we watched all your movies and had straw braking contests at mcdonald's ( you know where you roll up both sides tight and then flick it?) as well as watch sound of music and listened to classical music...maybe I'm more like a mix of you two...you child of sorts :)
I am afraid I am a product of the Paige school (my dad)...my mom just shakes her head at the rest of us! My all time favs...fletch and fletch lives.
Opposites attract, right! I love it! Informative nun news! You're always so entertaining!
I don't think my hubby will EVER be open minded about musicals! The classic movie from my kids' childhood is "Christmas Vacation" I even buy it for all of them for their first Christmas after they get married. The in-laws cringe.
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