GeorgiaRai

^ lol - I am the opposite in that I despise the obligatory kissing scenes, especially ones described as "steamy" or having "chemistry". Fake kissing by actors is just not enjoyable to watch for me. I look away. Literally. If the actors have convinced me throughout the movie that they like each other, I'm good; no need to seal it with a kiss, passionate or otherwise.

Ok, so she wasn't on her way to the airport? Her outfit change from boots, pants and a jacket to a flowy dress is what threw me. I generally like Julie and Juan Pablo, and liked them together. I thought the story was interesting (even if far-fetched); nice that there wasn't a breakup or ex-partner drama.

Can someone explain the ending of My Argentine Heart to me? I missed something because one minute she's in the car leaving, then he meets her at the waterfall. What happened in between?

I laughed out loud at Kody running around the yard and jumping up to reach the ladder so he could get to choppin'. He looked like a little troll filled with maniacal glee as if a billy goat was about to cross his bridge.

I'm in the "real accident followed by reenactment" camp. I think everyone probably rushed to Robyn to check on her. She realized she was ok, and slowly picked herself up, removed her helmet, etc. I think she (hopefully) went to urgent care, then home to rest. In the interim, I bet Kody realized he caused this which was why he wanted to minimize any possible injury, and also why he berated rather than comforted her. I took her "yelling" comment to mean he was being critical and harsh (even if his voice wasn't raised) but there also could've been actual "yelling" at the time of the accident that Robyn referenced but Kody didn't want to acknowledge. I just don't think they had their "Deep Conversation" right after Robyn had the wind knocked out of her in a frightening accident. Plus, her hair looked nice - not like helmet hair. (Which makes me wonder, as someone else mentioned, why does she style it so differently - in a bad way - for her taking heads?)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DEm0mq2i7pS/ Heartbreaking interview with Cameron Mathison - one of many who've lost their homes in the CA fires. If you don't have an Instagram account, I think you can just cancel out of the "sign in" prompts and view as a guest.

I thought of that, but it seems more dismissive to send him all of it. As in...none of this means enough to me to keep. I think he didn't want the shirt scraps nearly as much as he wanted her to go through the process of taking the thing apart, thinking it would hurt her.

I wish Meri had sent Kody & Robyn the whole dang quilt! Show them she doesn't want to keep ANY of it, and let them do the cutting and ripping and destroying of what once was. So symbolic!

County records show the 2017 mortgage ($346,500) was paid off when Meri refinanced in 2018. The records look like she now has 2 mortgages - $308,000 (2018) and $485,000 (2023) - BUT as others have said, the older loan was probably just paid off with the new loan and a release is in process. I don't know Utah laws but in Georgia, lenders have 90 days to get a release filed. It's impressive that she was able to get a smaller loan in 2018 than what she needed to purchase the property in 2017. (What was going on in MeriWorld in 2018?) If she now has just the $485,000 mortgage (that gave her, say, $177,000 or so cash out) and if the Zillow value stated above is correct, I think she's in a pretty good situation equity-wise.

@Kemper, I always hate to see the Christmas movie season end, even though I start watching them in October and Christmas in July. I usually check out the non-holiday movies (there are some I really like - Wedding Every Weekend, Love Strikes Twice, etc.) but at this time of year, I mostly go back to watching true crime on ID and Oxygen. I'm just not drawn in by the sitcoms, When Calls the Heart or the mystery series.

Kody & Robyn earned equal cringe points from me with his "all the men will think you're single and be after you" and her "I'll just tell them I'm married" finger-wag. I think she convinced him she (a) was in high demand when he met her, and (b) would be in high demand now if she got her scent out. So gross.

What did you end up deciding on this one?! I like Italia, too, and thought she and Michale Xavier were good together but overall, I had mixed feelings about the movie. I liked the premise, the leads, and the "traders" they met along the way. I did not like the roles of the sister or the neice, or the ending which seemed rushed and anticlimatic. Hopefully you enjoyed it more than I did!

I skipped a few altogether and watched several that were neither great nor horrible. Of the rest, my favorites were The Santa Class (Kimberley & Ben were the pairing I didn't know we needed!) and Sugarplummed (Janel was fabulous!) I liked and would (and did) rewatch: The Christmas Quest, Confessions of a Christmas Letter, Scouting for Christmas, Hanukkah on the Rocks, and Follow Yonder Star. My least favorite was The 5 Year Christmas Party. I always look forward to seeing Wes Brown and Warren Christie, but the movies they were in this year didn't appeal to me. I didn't like anything nearly as much as last year's A Biltmore Christmas.

It's cumulative in that a contestant has to survive week to week (or whatever timeframe they're actually on) but the premise has always been that judging is current-bake only, hasn't it? And aside from the stipend/compensation I assume they receive, the longer they're in the compensation, the more exposure they get - that seems valuable to a small business. I haven't always liked the winner or agreed with the judging (though I did this time) but I usually take it at face value - except for Season 8 of Spring Baking Championship which was just inexplicable.

Here's a reminder of what premiered this year to help us remember what we watched, avoided, hated and loved (or at least didn't hate) - in the approximate ordered they aired: ‘Twas the Date Before Christmas (Robert Buckley/Amy Groening) Takes fake boyfriend to family Christmas. Holiday Crashers (Lyndsy Fonseca, Chris McNally) Fake lawyer gets found out Scouting for Christmas (Tamera Mowry-Housley, Carlo Marks) Single mom teams with local baker to cater daughter’s scouting event Operating Nutcracker (Ashley Newbrough and Christopher Russell) Someone lost their nutcracker, I assume. The Christmas Miracle (Rachel Skarsten, Corey Sevier) Librarian crashes an undercover FBI operation The 5 Year Christmas Party (Katie Findlay, Jordan Fisher) Theater kids’ shenanigans and struggles over the years. A Carol for Two (Gina Claire Mason, Jordan Litz) Two singers’ shenanigans and struggles, with a touch of Cyrano de Bergerac. Our Holiday Story (Nikki DeLoach, Warren Christie) Never ask “How did you two meet?” Holiday Mismatch (Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick) Sabrina’s aunts play matchmaker. Trivia at St. Nicks (Tammin Sursok, Brant Daugherty) Trivia team shenanigans & struggles. Santa Tell Me (Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing) Home Reno Show host must fall in love with someone named Nick. ‘Tis the Season to be Irish (Fiona Gubelmann, Eoin Macken) House flipper’s shenanigans and struggles in Ireland. Christmas with the Singhs (Anuja Joshi, Benjamin Hollingsworth) Girl takes BF home to meet her mom and horrible dad. Jingle Bell Run (Ashley Williams, Andrew Walker) Shenanigans and struggles, Amazing Race style. Confessions of a Christmas Letter (Angela Kinsey, Alex Santos) Family hires a stranger to write their annual Christmas letter. Christmas on Call (Sara Canning, Ser’Darius Blain) Shenanigans and struggles [First Responder Version] Three Wiser Men and a Boy (Paul, Tyler, Andrew). Are they really wiser, tho? To Have and to Holiday (Madeleine Arthur, Eric Close) Girl takes BF home to meet her mom and horrible dad. Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle (Rachel Boston). Mrs. Miracle is now young & has a magical Barney Bag as she helps 3 siblings after the death of their grandmother. A 90’s Christmas (Eva Bourne, Chandler Massey) Party like it’s 1999. Deck the Walls (Ashley Green, Wes Brown, Danny Pellegrino) Siblings and bro’s best friend rehab a house for charity. Believe in Christmas (Meghan Ory, John Reardon) Christmasland (could have been called “Hallmarkville”) - where worn out movie tropes go for one last hurrah. Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story (Hunter King, Tyler Hynes) Director of Fan Engagement meets Fan of the Year, with a magic hat thrown in. The Finnish Line (Kim Matula, Beau Mirchoff) There are shenanigans and struggles even in Finland. Who knew? The Christmas Quest (Lacey, Kristoffer) Exes reunited to search for hidden treasure only they – and her mom before her – can find. Private Princess Christmas (Ali Skovbye, Derek Klena, Erica Durance) Recruit and the Captain’s boot camp shenanigans. Sugarplummed (Maggie Lawson, Janel Parrish) Beloved TV character comes to life and both ruins and saves the day. Leah’s Perfect Gift (Emily Arlook, Evan Roderick, Barvara Niven). Boy brings (Jewish) GF home to meet his dad and horrible (or maybe just neurotic?) mom. Hanukkah on the Rocks (Stacey Farber, Daren Kagasoff, Marc Summers) What Would You Do if you lost your lawyer job and didn’t want to tell your parents? The Santa Class (Kimberley Sustad, Ben Ayres) Training a variety of characters – including actual Santa – to be Mall Santas. Follow Yonder Star (Brooke D’Orsay, John Brotherton) TV actress helps with small town Christmas pageant. Also, astronomy. Happy Howlidays (Jessica Lowndes, Mr. Christmas) Dogs.