Bill is entirely comfortable being 71 years old. He likes – in fact relishes – being the patriarchal figure at our family’s gatherings. At one such gathering not too long ago, my nephew Christopher’s 6-year-old son Noah, in that absolutely nonjudgmental way kids have, asked Bill, “Are you old?”

“Yes, I guess I am,” he told Noah.

He has a most self-deprecating sense of humor. He can take a joke and often pokes fun at himself. It’s one of my favorite things about him.

Bill and I like going to the movies, but we rarely go. I’m not sure why. Yesterday morning, however, I got the idea that it might be fun to go to a movie, and he agreed. We looked at what was showing and selected Monuments Men.

Our movie date made me smile for two reasons. First, I asked Bill when the last time was that he had gone to a movie. Seriously, without even missing one single beat, and deadpan as a funeral director, he replied, “I believe it was The Jazz Singer. We were glad to finally get talkies.”

My second smile came after I told him I wanted to visit the ladies’ room before the movie started, and asked him if he would get the soda and popcorn. People who have gone to movies with me know that despite the fact that I consider myself to be a fairly generous person, I do not like to share popcorn. Generous Kris goes away and Selfish Kris steps in to take her place. But yesterday I told him I would be willing to share popcorn, and headed to the restroom.

When I came out, here is what he had purchased:

I measured the cup when we got home. It held 48 ounces of Diet Coke. I literally had to hold it with both hands in order to take a drink. And thank goodness it was Diet Coke because that offset the 25 lb. bag of popcorn.

The other thing that I saw this week (I know — that’s two smiles) was this adorable You Tube video of Jimmy Fallon with Billy Joel. I enjoy listening to the song, but mostly I enjoy watching just how much fun they are having. Jimmy Fallon is adorable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU-eAzNp5Hw

Monuments Men was a very good movie, by the way.

Have a good weekend.