I'll Be Seeing You...

As insane as it may sound, I just finished watching The Notebook. Ok, so I am a little behind on my movies!

This movie exceeded all expectations I had for it. It certainly was deeper than most movies and surpassed your typical storyline. It brought my significant other and I to my mind. The years, the fights, the letting go of each other, and finding one another again…..all of the memories of the past years and the hopes for the future flooded my mind.

I didn’t grow up dreaming of the perfect husband, a perfect white picket fence, or perfect children running in the back yard. Somehow, I skipped over this stage rather than daydream like my peers. I wanted to make something of myself. I wanted to be independent and take care of myself without the help of a man.

When Barry and I met, I certainly wasn’t looking for “Mr. Right.” Most guessed our relationship would be short-lived, more than likely due to the fact Barry is quite a bit older than me, with children. But from the beginning, there was something there. I wouldn’t say love at first sight, as I don’t believe in that. But the closest thing possible to love was present.

Like Allie and Noah from The Notebook, we spent lots of time together, fought a lot, and even broke up a few times. No matter what the situation, though, we always ended back in each other’s arms. Anything I faced, good or bad, I always had the urge to run to him first. I think it shocked us both that two people with very different backgrounds, such a huge age difference, and different personalities could be as in love as we were. It was almost unfair that we weren’t born the same age so that things could be easier for us and for our relationship.

They say if you love something, let it go, if it comes back to you, then it’s yours. If not, then it was never meant to be. Barry has known since the first day he ever spoke to me, that this was one of my favorite quotes.