Movies, Puzzles & Football

 We had such a nice weekend at home that I hated to see it end.  Friday night we made dinner of some of our favorite appetizers including Hawaiian bread and spinach dip as well as cheese, sausage and crackers.  Doug even made Chex Mix for us to enjoy later in the evening while watching a movie with Cameron.  We had told him several times that one of our favorite thrillers was Harrison Ford's "What Lies Beneath."  He finally agreed to watching it with us and by the end of the night Cameron was as scared as we had been the first time we saw it almost twenty years ago.

Doug treated us to some wonderful dishes on Saturday as well with crab and cream cheese dip and  homemade pizzas. The afternoon was filled with Big Ten football and in the evening we were able to have a bonfire before watching The Good Liar.  It was a thriller as well, but a little more recent than Friday night's choice.  We had talked about seeing it in theaters a year ago, but the reviews were mixed.  We both thought it was fantastic and just like our previous choice it had a surprise ending.

There was more football on the screen Sunday afternoon which unfortunately included watching the Bears blow a lead against the Lions to lose their sixth game in a row.  After a walk, minestrone for dinner and a few games of Ticket to Ride, we started the movie "Ford vs. Ferrari."  Brett and Cal had both highly recommended it and although we didn't make it all the way through this evening, we definitely agreed with their opinion.  

With all of the time at home we were finally able to finish my birthday puzzle, Renoir's The Luncheon.  It was a beautiful painting but extremely challenging to put together.  We enjoyed working on it, however, and decided that it was the hardest of the year.  Even thought it took us three weeks to complete, it was nowhere near the difficulty of the other Renoir puzzle that we finished several years ago, Two Girls at the Piano.  There were nights that getting two pieces together was an accomplishment on that one.  We decided that next weekend we would take it easy on ourselves and start the Charlie Brown Christmas puzzle.  Already looking forward to it.