Sunday, August 24, 2008

Luke...I am your father!

So as we continue in our journey exploring Ben's passions...we venture into the land of Star Wars. Ben loves, loves, loves Star Wars. He watches the movies repeatedly! When we first started dating, we went to see one of the Star Wars movies...and I pretended to be interested, but really I had no idea what was going on. Later, Ben told me that he was impressed that I liked Star Wars and that was one of the things that attracted him to me. Oops!! I just don't get it. I guess I have never really watched the movies in chronological order, so I am always confused about who is who and what is going on. Needless to say...it is not my passion. 

Not only is Ben passionate about the movie, but he loves the figurines. He has been collecting Star Wars figurines for years...and I mean years!! Every time we go to Target or Walmart he heads straight for the toy section to see if they have one he doesn't have. When I asked him what his deal with the figurines was, he said, I want to have them for our children. And I said..."well what if they don't even like Star Wars?" And he says, "how could they not like Star Wars, everybody loves Star Wars." "Not me," I say! Anywho, our children will have no shortage of star wars figurines when they arrive...new and in the box!! The question is, will Ben actually let them open them up and play with them? 

When I was pulling out the figurines to take a picture, Ben said, "this was my biggest dream as a child." Well you know, I am happy that I can help my sweet husband fulfill his lifelong dreams! 

56 figurines in total!! 
Ranging from Episode One to Episode six!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

this gets funnier by the day.

Ryan Miller said...

okay, i think ben might officially be a bigger dork than me, which is really tough...ya know!
however, i DO LOVE star wars!
shalom
ryan
p.s. howdy to the loft family

court garrison said...

love the intersting lives yall lead :) Always keeps me surprised...and laughing! :)

Jen Taylor said...

SERIOUSLY!!! I hate to admit...but I used to encourage this behavior. I'd look for them while I was shopping & call him. I never thought it'd get this bad.

Rory-n-Jeremy said...

Hey Brooke! I might just have to take a picture of Jer's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle collection to compare! What is with these boys and their figurines? Sorry, don't still have the My Little Pony collection - think that went to Goodwill a long time ago! Great post! =)

C.Hughes said...

i don't like star wars.

Anonymous said...

I am pretty sure I have at least that many of Ben's star wars figures at my house.
Momma B