Happily Ever After...

I love fairy tales and happy endings.

No... that's an understatement. I don't know how to put it in words. Maybe it's just me, or girls from my 'era' (I sound as though I'm ancient! haha)... I grew up reading stories that told of faraway places and magical castles. Of beautiful princesses and handsome prince charmings. Of talking animals and magic folklore.

Most of all... my absolute favourite of all... I grew up reading of Happily Ever Afters. And I believed every single word of it.

But then of course, I grew up and tasted what reality was really like. But that never really stopped me from believing in Happily Ever After. I don't laugh and ridicule people who believe in the supernatural and aliens so I don't think anyone has the right to laugh at me for believing in this. Many may scoff, of course. And smack their palms on their foreheads. But there's still this little part inside of me, that really really wants to believe in Happily Ever Afters.

(yeah... and that's the same part that also believes in fairies and unicorns)

I watched Enchanted again today. I think I've watched it a gazillion times. I never had the DVD until Mel burned a copy for me. Then I saw another DVD with bonus treats and I bought that too! Haha... fanatic, you say? I agree wholeheartedly :)

I wonder how it must have been like to be Giselle, to seriously believe in all the things that she believed in. To have such simple and romantic notions about life and love. That the most powerful thing in the world is a True Love's Kiss.

I haven't been here long enough to give worldly advice to anyone. But I have been here long enough to know that sometimes this world really screws around with you, upside down inside and out. And that even though you treat someone nice enough, that doesn't mean that they won't screw you over. I know all that, I've been through all that, time and time again. Don't know when I'll ever learn.

But I still believe that life is as beautiful as God intended it to be :) There'll be many people who'll break your heart and make you cry. But there'll also be those who'll love you unconditionally. If you really want to and if you really believe it, there can be a simplicity to life that reflects on the genuinity and purity of fairy tales.

One of my favourite dialogues from the movie:

Robert : You know, most normal people get to know each other before they get married. They date.

Gisele : Date?

Robert : Yeah. You know, date.

Robert : You go somewhere special. You know, like a restaurant. Or a movie, a museum. Or you just hang out and you talk.

Gisele : What do you talk about?

Robert : About each other. About yourself. About your interests. Your likes, your dislikes. You talk!

Gisele : *laughs* You have such strange ideas about love

Robert : Maybe we should do what you would do. You meet, have lunch, and get married.

Gisele : Oh! You forgot about Happily Ever After

I can never get sick of watching the scene in Central Park :)

And I can watch the scene at the Ball over and over again *smiles* I love the part where Robert mouthed the lyrics to Jon McLaughlin's "So Close" on the ballroom floor

So close to reaching

That famous happy ending

Amost believing

This one's not pretend

Now you're beside me

And look how far we've come

So far

We are

So Close

(because she believes that love means that he would 'dedicate a song with words meant just for you'). So romantic right??? :)

And I so love the soundtrack!

Times may have changed and children today no longer believe in fairy tale endings. I may not be a child anymore (and I haven't been one for a very long time) but I still very much do believe in Happily Ever Afters...