My Jack Dawson

Titanic.  One of the greatest films of all time.  Sometimes cheesy, but what love story isn't?!

The movie came out when I was about 13 or 14, if my memory serves me correctly.  I saw it, along with every.other.person.on.the.planet.  Let's face it.  The amount of money this movie has made is ridiculous.  But I am not here to talk about money.  I'm here to talk about the emotion in this movie.  Emotion that I didn't quite grasp in my early teens.

I get it now.  I can really understand now how Jack and Rose love each other.  And as cliché as this is...I see my husband and myself in these characters.
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My husband come from very different backgrounds.  Different races.  Different culture.  Different social class.  The list goes on.  But it's all okay.  There are challenges that come with this, but we find and focus on the positives.

I am more of a free-spirit, he definitely has more self-structure.  Is that a word?!  He's also the problem-solver/thinker.  When a crisis arises and I start to panic, he's so collected and already has a plan in motion.  I always call him my calm in life's storms.

My husband is a drawer/painter.  I love to be a model for art.  No naked pictures to speak of...yet...

My husband has helped me appreciate the non-materialistic things in life more.  No I was not a priviledged, spoiled little brat.  I do love Coach bags, but I know that spending money on a memory is a much better investment.  It's the everyday things in life that are most important.  I knew that before, but I live it now.

My husband believes in me, without any doubt.  He is my cheerleader, always pushing me to improve myself.  Physically, emotionally, mentally...he encourages me to be a better me. 
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Now, granted some of these are not "exclusive" to only us.  I am sure that other people could relate to some or all of these characteristics.  But I wanted to give you a sample of "us" in "them."

Sergio is my Jack Dawson.  He is my hero.  He is my lead actor.  He is the one who inspires me.  He is my love.  He is my everything. 

We acknowledge our differences and embrace our similarities.  We love hard and passionately.  We fight for each other.  We fight for us.  We beat the odds and the haters.  We make our marriage our #1 priority.  We think of the other one.  We make the best of sucky situations and inject humor whenever possible.  We are an example to our friends.  We are...perfectly....imperfect...and that's perfect to me.

So I challenge you all.  Go out there today and LOVE your LOVE (gf/bf, fiancé, spouse, sig other).  Love like in the movies.  Love like you only have today.  Love like you want to be loved.  Love deep enough you can't describe it.  "Love someone and mean it." (-C.S.) 

Perfectly "Never let[ting] go",
Danielle