A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....

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I love Star Wars. I grew up with a brother, Cameron, who was obsessed with it, so naturally we spent a lot of our Saturdays watching back-to-back Star Wars movies. When I was younger, my favorite one was "Attack of the Clones." Yes, it's embarrassing, but true. As a young girl I just swooned over the cheesy Anakin and Padme loves scenes. And over Padme's dresses of course.

Look at how cute and happy this very-big-age-difference couple is (oh wait, I just looked it up and I guess they were only apart by 5 years which isn't bad. I thought it was like ten but never mind...). How could you not fall in love with them? I've therefore concluded that whoever comes up to me and says that they did not enjoy this forbidden romance is a liar.

So today is Star Wars Day, and I thought that I would celebrate by listing off some of my favorite things about Star Wars.

1. Yoda. This little guy is probably my favorite character. He's so cute and wise and quotable: "Do or do not. There is no try." And he's as jumpy as a cheerleader when he's fighting which is very entertaining. My brothers and I used to watch this scene over and over again because we thought it was so funny. Basically Yoda takes care of business in style.

2. The Han Solo carbonite scene. This is my favorite scene out of all of the Star Wars movies. It's so creepy but cool at the same time. And even though he is about to practically die, Han Solo is still the hilarious comedic relief. The girl he's been head-over-heels for since the beginning says, "I love you," and all he says in return is "I know." I don't know about you, (but I'm feeling 22) but if I was Princess Leia, I would like to hear something a little more romantic than "I know" right before my boyfriend was about to become a giant paperweight for the next couple years. But maybe that's just me.

3. Chewbacca. He's like a giant, loyal dog that walks on two legs. Man's best friend Star Wars style = Chewbacca.

4. The opening credits. There is nothing more exciting than watching the beginning of a Star Wars movie.

5. R2-D2 and C3PO. Star Wars would not be the same without these two. They're the definition of a bromance.

6. When Luke kisses Leia. Spoiler alert Luke and Leia are siblings. Which makes this scene about ten times more awkward. But hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.

7. The bad guys. I think we can all safely agree that Star Wars has some of the best villains in cinematic history: Darth Vader, The Emperor, Darth Maul, etc. No one does bad guys like Star Wars does bad guys.

8. The spaceships. The spaceships in Star Wars are so cool and I want one.

9. Obi Wan Kenobi. He's kind of a big deal. And he's also hot. So double points for him. You go, Glen Coco.

10. Lightsabers. The coolest weapon ever invented. And you can use them to conveniently tell which side someone is on. Now I'm not the kind of person who usually believes in labeling people, but this whole lightsaber thing is a proven theory. Blue, green, or even sometimes purple = good guys. Red = bad guys.