Ladies, Grab a Tissue.
Nights and Rodanthe delivered. It was exactly like the book and exactly how I envisioned it. For the third time, Hollywood has nailed a Nicholas Sparks book. This one just happens to be my favorite. I hated the movie version of Message in a Bottle, but A Walk to Remember and The Notebook were fantastic.
The reason this book is my favorite is because it was basically the story of my life. I don’t have kids and I’m about 10 years younger than the female character, but I experienced the same thing. I was in a marriage that I shouldn’t have been in where I totally lost myself and became a person I didn’t recognize. He didn’t cheat on me that I know of (I have my doubts, though), but we pretty much lived separate lives the last 3 years of the marriage. I met someone that pretty much saved me and found out what that real love- that one that is so intense and real and makes you become a better person. I did all those things in the story.
The story is so heart-wrenching and sad. When I read it, I cried for hours. At the time I knew exactly how she felt and I wanted a love like that. Now, I have that love so I think I cried even more. I actually cried through most of the movie.
I won’t say much more about it, but it illustrates how that real love changes people. How it’s so rare and precious. How liberating it is to find yourself and how painful loss is.
The only thing I hated was James Franco. He wasn’t in the movie much, but he had to deliver a really painful scene and he looked high. Or maybe I just don’t like him so it was hard to believe. Either way, he sucked. I’m glad his role wasn’t huge. Important, yes. But not huge.
So, ladies, go see this. See how finding that right person changes you so deeply. Bring lots of tissues and see it with your girlfriends if possible. Mike was bored out of his mind.
I came home and then precisely put in my brand-spankin’ new Sex and the City DVD- extended version- and spent some time with the ladies. I want that closet SO bad. The dvd is great- it has a really good interview with Sarah Jessica Parker and director Micheal Patrick King. It gave a lot of insight to some of the decisions they made and really showed thier love of the characters. Also, the extended cut made it feel less rushed and gave a tad more story development. Not much, but more. I just love the ladies and was so glad to see the next chapter of their lives.
It was a great way to welcome in my first weekend of normalcy. Well, almost normal. Still no fridge.
Also, check out this video Mike made with my niece while he spent the day at my sister’s last week. I’m totally jealous. She’s so effin’ cute its ridonklous. I want to eat her.
Enjoying the luxury of electricity-
Ali
<3.
I need to pick up SATC. My checkbook needs to recover for about a month first, though.
And that video is too precious for words.
Glad you’re feeling better and life is getting good again. Love you guys.
I have had this book on my desk for a few weeks now. I finally broke down and read it, and to be honest, I wasn’t as in love with this one as his others. I’ve not completely processed my thoughts on the book yet, but while it was a fabulous story it didn’t hold me in rapture as some of the others.
I’m not exactly sure why yet.
Still thinking.
Squid: I think to really get that emotional connection you may have had to have gone through something like this. The book was short and not really all that detailed. Plus Paul is a pretty big douche in the beginning and does a really quick change. So, it’s understandable that it’s not for everyone. It’s really not one of his most well-known, either.
But man, I love it. I boo-hoo like a fool.
Some of his books are pretty ugly-cry inducing. Which is totally cathartic. As long as you don’t have someone staring at you like you’re a complete loon.
Not that I, uh, have any experience with that situation or anything.