Good morning!
Yesterday’s 24 Days of Togetherness was “watch a Christmas movie,” so Mal and I put on our “movie suits,” cozied up on the couch, and watched Elf last night.
Growing up, my family and I watched two Christmas movies every year, but nowadays I love Elf. I honestly laugh out loud while watching it and recite lines from it all year long. When I visit Theodora in NYC, I often tell her “watch out, the yellow ones don’t stop” when we’re crossing the street together. (She always laughs.) And, of course, I love: “I just like to smile, smiling’s my favorite.” Murphy likes that quote too. He uses it a lot since he smiles so much.
My favorite scene from Elf:
Gimbel’s Manager: Okay, people, tomorrow morning, 10 a.m., Santa’s coming to town.
Buddy: SANTA! OH MY GOD! SANTA’S COMING! I KNOW HIM! I KNOW HIM!
Oh my gosh, I lose it every time! Haha!
Mal loves Elf too, so he was all about watching it last night, but when I asked him if it was his favorite Christmas movie, he said Home Alone was. We had a brief debate about which movie was the better pick, but we ultimately agreed to disagree. Obviously, they’re both great movies. Home Alone is actually the only movie I’ve ever seen more than once in a movie theater and, of course, the soundtrack is awesome. I can’t hear “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” without thinking about that scene from the movie.
Dinner
While we watched Elf, we ate Hawaiian pizza, which was a little experiment to see how my digestive system would do. I’ve eaten gluten in small doses here and there with no issues, but never a lot at once, so I ate a few pieces of pizza to see what would happen. Sadly, it made me super gassy and then sent me straight to the bathroom. Boo. At least I know for sure now, right?
Question of the Day
Elf or Home Alone?
That’s so funny this is your morning post today because I was just debating the pro’s and con’s of Elf vs. Home Alone. I think Elf is the better movie but Home Alone definitely wins best soundtrack!
ELF definitely! I watched it on Sunday night and it put me in the christmassy mood!
Bad news on the pizza 🙁 At least you can always go for cauliflower crust, right? And I’m going to have to side with Home Alone on this one… LOVE IT!
I love Elf AND Home Alone…but for me the ultimate Christmas movie is Polar Express – I LOVE IT!
Home Alone! I looooooove it! I can quote every single line, and even did a project for one of my college classes based on one of the scenes
I love the blog… I read it everyday… I have been Paleo for almost a year and I do the same thing, I eat gluten once in a while and then I am gassy and needing the restroom.
I have found that Cauliflower crusts for pizza are super yummy and easy to make, just steam up some cauliflower and then mince it in the food processor, add an egg and a few handfuls of Parmesan Cheese, sprinkle of Garlic powder, salt and pepper, lay it out on a baking sheet and cook until brown then add toppings. The pizza is yummy and easy to make and leaves you with no gas or discomfort.
Mmm… I need to try that crust!!
@Tina:
Agreed, cauliflower crust pizza is delicious! I make it with spinach, pesto and goat cheese and it is fantastic!
@Claire Chappell: @Ashley: I’m adding it to next week’s meal plan. Thanks for the idea ladies!
@Tina:
http://youeatweirdrecipes.blogspot.com/2012/09/paleo-pizza.html
Here’s a link to my Recipes section on my blog for the paleo pizza…
* Hint make sure you really brown the crust before adding toppings 🙂
Thank you!
Mal is a cotton headed ninny muggins.
I always think of Home Alone when I hear Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree 🙂 I would have to pick Home Alone over Elf, although my favorite Christmas movie is A Charlie Brown Christmas.
I am the EXACT same way with Elf. I quote it all year round! I think Elf trumps Home Alone, though, because I could only watch Home Alone a few times before it would get old. But Elf? Any time, any day! 🙂
Elf! No contest. 🙂
Definitely Elf!! It has become one of my Christmas traditions to watch Elf during the holidays, too!
Haha, I love that you & Mal have “movie suits”. 😀 Elf and Home Alone are two of the greatest Christmas movies ever, so I can see why there was some debate. Though, I think I’ve got to go with Elf, too. Sorry, Mal! 😉
HOME ALONE. Okay, I’ve never seen Elf. I need to take care of that apparently!
Home alone! I’m such a softie, I always cry at Elf. 🙂
Not only is Home Alone the best Christmas movie, it’s the best movie EVER, of ALL TIME. I don’t get this obsession people have with Elf, I feel like I laughed twice in the entire movie. Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal!
Wow elf seems popular…may have to jump on this bandwagon and watch it this year…
Home Alone! I watched it last night on ABC Family…so good! 🙂
That is such a hard one. I think I’m going to have to go with Elf. It might just be because I watched so much Home Alone growing up that I’m burned out.
aww bummer the pizza didn’t agree with you.. I hate when that happens lol I’d have to say Elf… never gets old 🙂
I watched Elf (on TV) 3 nights in a row last week – such a happy holiday movie 🙂
Oh it’s not even a debate: ELF all the way! (Sorry Mal!)
The 1st time I watched Elf I didn’t really like it but now it is definitely one of my faves. I just had to watch it a bunch of times.
I love Elf! It’s my favorite Christmas movie. I watch it constantly during the holiday season and never get tired of it. The part that always cracks me up the most is the part when Walter unwraps the “for someone special” santa lingerie. It never gets old.
Home alone for me!
While Home Alone is a great movie and a classic, Elf wins hands down in my book. I just had my kids watch it for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Instant favorite!
Oooh, this is a tough one! I love Elf, but I just caught Home Alone on ABC Family last night and was reminded of how much I love it!
ELF!! Sorry to hear about the reaction to the pizza 🙁
Elf!! Oh my goodness I couldn’t agree more, that movie cracks me up every time I watch it! Home Alone is pretty good too, but just not as much of a feel good movie to me as Elf is.
home alone..i just bought a shirt that says ‘merry christmas ya filthy animal’ its awesome haha.
@Amy: That’s awesome!
Sorry about glutonium! Thankfully there’s some really delicious GF options out there! Try chebe bread and pizza mix. It’s technically Paleo-ish because it’s made of almost 100% tapioca starch, but soooo tasty.
Never saw Elf! Going to watch it this week I think.
@the 3volution of j3nn: Thanks for the rec! 🙂
Oh, I can’t choose. I watched Elf on Sunday when it was on the TV. Love it. Makes me laugh everytime I watch it. I love the bit you love as well. Both Home Alone and Elf are must watch Christmas films for me.
Home Alone will always be my favorite. I grew up just a few blocks from the Home Alone house and always took a weird sense of pride about that.
ELF! Hilarious.
Elf Elf Elf!!!!
They are both so good! It’s definitely hard to choose
Do you think it might have been the cheese and not the gluten? That’s how I react when I eat large amounts of cheese. Most people are actually lactose intolerant, but just don’t realize it because they eat cheese on a daily basis!
@Laura B: Thankfully, it’s not the cheese. I’ve been eating it in mass quantities for weeks now with no issues! 🙂
When I was younger I loved Home Alone, but now I’ve seen it so many times that I’d definitely have to say Elf- even though I’ve seen that probably the same amount of times, but its still hilarious! My friends and I recite one liners from it year round too! “Byyyee Buddy, hope you find your dad!”
Ive never been to the doctor to get checked out but when i used to eat sometimes I’d also end up running to the bathroom like you! I changed my diet completely a few months ago (cut out all processed foods) and thankfully havent had any issues since.
Pizza is the thing I miss the absolute most. My boyfriend makes the best pizza from scratch 🙁
There is a wonderful almond flour paleo cracker recipe that works perfectly for pizza crust. I’ve made it several times. Even my non vegan, non Paleo friends/family love it! Google vegan herb crackers and you’ll find it!
“Elf”! For whatever reason, I never really watched “Home Alone” much when I was a kid, but I’m seen “Elf” more times than I could ever count. Also, I am now craving Hawaiian pizza. Maybe it’s because it’s not a typical winter-time meal…it sounds so good!
I’ve substituted left over spaghetti squash (well drained) for the cauliflower in the gf pizza crust. I’m not GF, but I love the taste!
Elf is VERY funny! But I have to go with the good old classic Home Alone!
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They are both so good! But I love me a good comedy so I gotta go with elf!!
My favorite holiday movies are: Home Alone, Christmas Vacation and I’ll Be Home for Christmas.
Between those two, I’d have to side with Mal and go with Home Alone. Elf is a great movie, but Home Alone is what our age grew up watching! But, I’d say neither are the best and opt for Christmas Story as “the” all time best!
Of course, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation never gets old either.
Man, I need to go watch some movies before it’s too late this year! Have a good one.
Elf!!! I can be an old bitter harpy but that movie kills me every time. Will Ferrell’s dumb/naive shtick works so well.
Elf is one of my all time favorite movies!! Non-stop laughs.
I love Home Alone, that and Christmas Vacation are my two favorites! I think because they are associated with my childhood too it makes them even better and great to watch during the holidays.
Home Alone is my all time favorite Christmas movie! I think I will watch that this weekend! It just brings back so many childhood memories. Elf is a good movie too. I remember when the trailer was out & I would laugh so hard when I would see that scene you spoke about above “SANTA!!!”