Please pass me a tissue....

....I needed a box of them last night. What happened? Let me tell you...

It all started yesterday afternoon. I bought a magazine on the way home from work because there was a free DVD with it. The DVD was called "The Notebook" - maybe some of you have heard of it?

So last night I decided to go to bed early, take my laptop into bed, and watch a little of the DVD. I wasnt expecting it to be good - so I thought I would watch ½ hour, then turn it off. But how wrong I was. I was captivated by the story right from the start.

It was a passionate film about love. Let me tell you about it without giving the plot away...(if I can!)

Duke, an old gentleman reads a story from "The Notebook" to a old lady suffering from early stages of Alzheimers. (The film is about the story he is reading.) The notebook he is reading from, tells the story of a 17 year old girl called Allie. (It´s set around 1940) She is from a wealthy family holidaying for the summer in a small town. In this town lives Noah. He comes from a poor family and works in the local saw mill. From the moment Noah see´s Allie he falls head over heels in love. He pesters her until she agrees to go on a date...and they both fall madly and passionately in love. Typical, I hear you say. Yes maybe, but the actors play the parts so well, so passionately, so wonderfully. I was away in the film - I was Allie who was in love with Noah (haha) The film is a story about their lives. It´s a story about love and how strong the bond of love is, no matter what age you are. (I wont tell anymore - go rent it or buy it - but only if you are into romantic films!!)

I started crying from about half way through and I cried and I cried, not because I was sad, (althought there was a few sad moments) but because their love was just soooo beautiful!

When the film finally finished it was mid-night and I had a sore head and sore eyes from crying! I packed the computer away and settled down to sleep, but as I lay their in the dark, I thought about the film again and the more I thought about it, the more beautiful I thought their love was and I would start crying all over again. I tell you, my pillow was soaking!! haha

Finally I fell asleep! So for all you romantic hearts - if you want to see a film that will touch your heart, see this. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I going off now to see it again!