Thursday, June 5, 2008

Finally, the Day Had Arrived!

39. Have a Star Wars Marathon

Probably since we were kids, my dad has always promised all the “kids” in the family that he would have a Star Wars Marathon for us; a weekend when we would watch all the movies, put on our Star Wars gear, pull out all the toys and get to see the Star Wars treasures he has collection since the first movie came out in 1977. Now the “kids” in the family are in their 20s and 30s and we still had not had our weekend. I didn't care how old we were when we finally had our weekend, just as long as we had one.

The perfect opportunity came when my cousin Ken came home from Germany to visit for the first time in probably two years. I decided to round up all my guy cousins, and one of my guy friends Dave, and FINALLY have my weekend! A few of my aunts showed up too and the cat was down for watching a bit. Of course, with everyone’s schedules, it could only be a one day thing, and we would only get through two of the movies (episodes four and five).

As promised, my dad pulled out all of his collectables. Suitcases full of action figures, all in its original packaging. He had even made someone design display boards for all the figures that didn’t have packaging. Puppets, t-shirts, miscellaneous weird stuff. It was an absolute blast!

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