All you need is love

It is quite an amazing day to remember - the day when you realize that the things you care most about are not material things, like cars or money, but people whom you love. The people who are close to your heart that you would do anything for. They are the ones that make you laugh with stupid jokes and offer their sleeves when you're upset. They make you stronger; they almost lift you up.

Ask yourself: what makes you truly happy? Is it your house or your car? How about your furniture or your 50 ft. boat? Your jewelry and your clothes? These things are great but in the long run they cannot talk or feel or listen; they are objects that we buy to try to fill a void that is inside of us, deep down eating away at us, longing for something bigger.

These past few months have really been an eye opener for me. My faith and my relationship with God have grown and honestly I have been trying to get rid of these material things. I have found that their only purpose is to waste money and time to gain nothing in return.

Time is not important. Money is not important. Objects are not important. Friends and family are the true riches in this materialistic world and I am so glad that I have realized this now instead of later in life.

On the other hand, I must admit that when it comes to love it is pretty sucky to love someone and not have the love returned. It is hard to be vulnerable and put your feelings on the line just to wait for the unknown - disappointment or acceptance. So the true question is do we bare all or do we wait? Wait for something to change, wait for someone else to come along or maybe wait for the feelings to simply go away?

Oy.

Spidey Rocks My Socks Off!

Action, good vs. evil, romance, cute boys, and tight form-fitting outfits - oh yeah, Spiderman 3 has them all! I went into the movie thinking that it wasn't going to be THAT good. I mean the first two were awesome but honestly could you really do it again? Well I must say that it was pretty darn good! If you're a comic book geek like I am you know that the storyline doesn't exactly follow the comic or cartoon from back in the day but does a pretty good job at telling it otherwise.

Several scenes get to be quite cheesy and at times I wanted to barf thanks to the lovey-doveyness of the two lovers but overall it balances the action with the romance. It's weird though; it seemed like throughout the whole movie I felt like I could relate to the characters and what they were going through. The struggle between who we are and what we want in life. The result of someone’s actions really defines him or her and how it affects everyone around them, pretty deep stuff.

The ending is almost a surprise - they really catch you off guard but at the same time the choices that are made are realistic and "relatable" (I know Mom, its not a word! get over it!) Life comes with its ups and downs and the choices that we make to face these inner battles show who we really are; a monster or a hero.