As the days grow shorter and night comes sooner I find it harder and harder to motivate myself out of the house past 5pm. Maybe growing up in Southern California before moving to Charlottesville has made me feel more solar powered than I originally thought, but as winter starts to set in I find myself drawn home as the day ends, wanting to be surrounded by warmth and the smells of food cooking. That being said, last week myself and a few friends decided to make a run out into the night to see The Hobbit; An Unexpected Adventure at the Regal 14. With a variety of shopping, 380 new homes and several restaurants already signed up, Stonefield is quite the popular Charlottesville destination.

I have to say, the theatre is pretty impressive. The outside box office (maybe not my favorite choice in the cold weather) makes you feel like you are going to see a pretty classy performance. Then as you go upstairs to enter the lobby you are greeted with overwhelming aroma of popcorn basting in a butter-like substance, video games and plenty of room to mill around as you wait for your order of cheese sticks or jalapeno poppers to deep fry. A pretty good theater experience.

Now when I was younger and 3D first came out, it was a head splitting experience of images haloed in red, blue and green with glasses that made you feel like your eyes could never quite focus... not the most pleasing of experiences. The new glasses, aside from being more stylish, allow a rather effective 3D experience. And while they do tire out your eyes, they are decidedly less painful than the glasses of the past.

With 380 homes for sale on the property Stonefield is certain to be a popular shopping and entertainment destination in Charlottesville for many years to come.

And by the way, I give The Hobbit; An Unexpected Adventure a lukewarm rating. LIke many of Tolkien's own books, it seems to have a hard time maintaining any kind of plot focus taking so many side trails that you often lose sight - and interest - in the central theme. Of course if you are a fan of the genre and Tolkien in general, you will want to see it. But you may want to wait until it comes out on a streaming service and or at least one of the sequel movies is also out as it is pretty obvious from the extra characters and plot-lines that have been written in that movie execs are seeking to stretch this one out from one movie to several.

As always, should you be looking to buy a home in Charlottesville, sell your Charlottesville home, or just see what your Charlottesville home is worth, please give me a call or check out my website.

Quinton Beckham
REALTOR
Keller Williams Realty
434.242.6212
www.buyorsellhomescharlottesville.com