Can I share a secret with you?

Once every few months, I check out.  Maybe I need a mommy and/or wife break.  Maybe it’s rainy and I just want to snuggle under a blanket.  Or maybe it’s Tuesday.  Either way, I rush through breakfast, get the kids out the house and then I…

… make a cup of tea, get my blanket and pillow, curl up on the couch and watch a movie marathon.

I LOVE those days!

I have three marathon categories: Jane Austen, The Twilight Saga (up through Breaking Dawn, Part 1) or Wedding Movies.  Without a doubt, Jane Austen is my favorite.  I’ll start with Pride & Prejudice (Matthew McFayden, not Colin Firth), move on to Sense & Sensibility (PBS version) and finish with Persuasion (Rupert Penry-Jones).  When I want to switch it up, I’ll swap out S&S or Persuasion with Emma or Northanger Abbey.

Without devolving into my own Team Edward vs. Team Jacob debate ( I can do both sides- heh heh), I can watch the movies straight through and never tire of them.  Of course, the week after the Twilight marathon, the only music I listen to are the Twilight soundtracks.  Yes, I’m a HUGE fan.

The Wedding Movie marathon consist of The Wedding Date, Four Weddings & a Funeral and My Best Friend’s Wedding.  I’m a little ashamed to admit that on occasion, this marathon ends with a viewing of my own wedding video.

It’s a day of romance and I love it.  The drama, the angst, the passion, the happily ever after.  I get lost in their worlds and often need a few minutes to re-acclimate to present day.

Do you take mental vacay days?  What do you do?  And if you had a movie marathon, which movies would you watch and why?