And there was a sigh of relief

Yesterday afternoon, I was contacted by mom. "We are going at 5:45pm. Can you go?" I thought I was going with someone else, so I said no, and so my cousin didn't get a ticket for me. The Man had to go out of town rather suddenly yesterday, and I didn't have anyone to go with. I left work early and rushed to the place, muttering to myself and hoping that I could go. I pulled into the parking lot, and walked up to the counter and with a hopeful look in my eye, asked them if they were sold out for the 5:45 showing and was told No.

Thus begins the final minutes of my wait for the movie of the year, the one I have been waiting for years to come out. Yes, yesterday I went and saw The Lord of the Rings and it lived up to my expectations and more. It was incredible... so much so that I don't even know where to begin. And actually, I won't say much about it because you have to live the experience for yourself. I will say that my 16 year old cousin, who liked Harry Potter enough to go watch the movie twice and read the books quite a bit said "It was so much better than Harry Potter!". I'm so proud of her! ;)

If you haven't seen it yet, you really should go. They do a very good job of explaining events so that even if you haven't read the books, you will understand what is going on in the movie and you will want to read them just so that you can enjoy the experience. Do yourself a favor and go see it... and remember, this is only the first "book" of the three. There will be more to come. :)