Going Home…

Hello!

I hope all is well, festive, and merry for you. I know I said that I would post that fun Q&A with Jason Reitman from Up in the Air. Sadly, I was unable to transcribe it. Devastation. Please allow me to redeem myself – I still have one for you! My friends, the Massie twins, are film critics. With each movie they critique, they are also given the opportunity to interview someone who is attached to that particular project. They have interviewed many fascinating and talented directors, producers, and actors. They recently got the chance to interview Jason Reitman around the time he had his Q&A at ASU, while he was in town promoting Up in the Air (starring George Clooney). This film is perfect to see during the holidays. Especially if you are perfectly lonely this year. J But please don’t be fooled, it is not exactly your typical Happily Ever After, yet I have never been disappointed by a Jason Reitman film. He is incredibly talented.

Please check out this EXCLUSIVE interview he did with the Massie twins:

http://gonewiththetwins.com/pages/interviews/2009/interview_upintheair.php

I am going home to my parents and poodle for Christmas this year! Spending any holiday with my Ohana has always been such a special event for me. I’m very family-oriented; I love them dearly. Not only that, but I have not been home in nearly two years! 

My Haven:

http://www.collegeaffairmagazine.com/2009/03/14/my-love-affair-with-hawaii/

The last time I was home, it was a tragic event… One of my cousins in Arizona passed away suddenly in her sleep. This happened right after New Year’s Day. It was so horrible for her family. I flew back to Arizona one week early so that I could make it to her funeral (I wasn’t there for her wedding because I was living in England at the time). Not only that, but two days after she passed away, my boyfriend broke up with me. A week before that, my roommate had called to tell me that she was moving back to New Mexico to be closer to her family. So, within nine days, I found myself saying three different types of sad goodbyes at the end of that year. It was definitely a low point, and a dreadful way to start a new year.

This trip home to my family will be nice and somewhat therapeutic for me. I need to make some new, fond memories of going home so that I can drain out the negative memories of that last visit. But enough with the tragicness. I am excited and grateful to be going home in a few days! There really is no place like home J

Happy Holidays,

Vanessa!

Credit: The Massie Twins

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