The Notebook

William has been on winter break for the past several weeks so we have been watching/renting a lot of movies in the evenings and weekends - all the movies we have not been able to watch while he was in school. of course, we also realize that we will not be able to watch movies once the baby is born either so that is another motivation. I would love to go see some of the movies out in theaters now - but sitting in those theater seats for 2-3 hours just doesn't sound comfortable to me right now.
Anyways, last night we finally got to watch "The Notebook". someone had told me (lots of people actually) that it was really good but i didn't remember what it was about - and i didn't remember why it was good. i just remember hearing from quite a few people that it was worth watching. so i convinced william to watch it - although his first reaction was "waaaah.... chick flick. scsi you go watch it with her... " it starts a little slow but it is one of those movies, even though it is a chick flick that grabs you and sucks you in. a good story, well told.

needless to say, by the end of the movie, i was crying quite uncontrollably and could not stop thinking of Nancy Reagan. and william was using copious amounts of tissue to try to stem the flow from his eyes as well. we sat through the entire end credits, tissues in hand, when william mentioned that it wouldn't be so hard if it weren't for the image of Nancy Reagan, and how she said good-bye to her husband. thinking that she had to go through that, for 10 years. i could just say "i know" and sob even more.
every once in awhile, it is good to watch a movie that reminds you of how exciting it was when you were dating, and how the years have been flying by, but that you love each other all the more for the memories. it helps to find a way to treasure each day together, because you never know how it will end and you don't want to regret what you weren't able to tell your best friend.