A Christmas Carol

Have you seen A Christmas Carol in 3D yet?? You gotta go! We went Thursday night and it was worth every penny of the ticket cost (we could have a bunch of pirated at-home movie nights instead!). It was at Elements mall right on the harbor, which was cool in itself because the place is so upscale. It puts any of the big malls I get so excited about going to at home to shame. The place is grouped into five zones themed after the five Chinese elements-- water, fire, metal, earth, and wood. It was fun to window shop the sparkly holiday displays at Cartier, Tiffany, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Gucci, Prada, and Versace, instead of the guy dressing up as Santa Claus outside Claire's and Abercrombie. Saw my first DVF store-- very cool. Every pricey makeup brand you see in the fashion magazines had gorgeous modern studios instead of a little counter. My eyes were opened to a whole new level of wealth by seeing this place. There were loads of great restaurants to try-- I had my eye on Olive, a Mediterranean tapas place-- but time before the movie started prevented a leisurely dinner. As luck would have it, threesixty, a Whole Foods/earth fare-esque organic grocery store had a food court inside the market. We chose burgers (the least healthy option!) and wolfed them on the way to the cinema. Really a great movie; this was my first 3D movie experience besides IMAX, so the novelty of it helps. Left the place feeling more full of the Christmas spirit than ever! Go Tigers, Beat VA!