Leap Year

I just went to the movies to see “Leap Year” with Amy Adams.  Cute story about a girl whose Dad tells her that there is an old Irish custom saying that a girl can propose marriage to a guy on February 29th (Leap Year).  She follows her boyfriend to Dublin where he is attending a medical conference with the idea of proposing marriage.

She has many misadventures along the way.  She ends up meeting a charming Irish “lad” who offers to drive her to Dublin when her plane is averted to a different airport. Along the way she learns about herself and what is actually important in life vs. what she thinks is important i.e., marrying the “doctor” and having the board of a prestigious building in Boston, accept their application for ownership.

She discovers what is really important to her and of course the happy ending predictably follows when she marries the Irishman although he has none of the attributes that drew her to her first love. I loved this movie and it points out clearly that when making the biggest decision of your  life it is important to really define what it is you are looking for and what, in the long run, will make you happy.  The person who looks good on paper may not be the best match for you after all.

To all the brides waiting until leap year to propose, you have lots of time to think it through before taking the “leap”.

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