Star Wars Day. Our family has always enjoyed geeking out to everything about this beloved story. Who would have thought the 1977 original movie by George Lucas would have permeated our lives and culture to such a level as this. I recall sitting in a packed theater to watch the original movie when I was a young 7 year old girl… mesmerized by the new effects and sounds. It was exciting and loud back then.

Today is quiet though, with thoughts about how we can turn the longing to be together with Ethan into a day we can celebrate. The sentiment of “be with you” feels lost without him here to get the fun started.

While Ethan and Noah never got to see Star Wars: A New Hope on the big screen, they have enjoyed watching it on DVD at home A LOT! It is really living out scenes in their own way that proved the most fun. To see their creativity in using the story to impact others has been really amazing.

• Sharing Wookie Cookies with friends (think crazy looking oatmeal raisin cookie whoopie pies!)
• “Light” Saber battles… you know, the plastic collapsible ones from Target. Or better yet, empty wrapping paper tubes!
• Clone Costumes. Noah has enjoyed being behind the mask of a clone more times than I can remember… I know he can recall them all!
  • Not to forget… Anakin and Luke costumes, cardboard box droid creations, and others! Star Wars provided our guys endless cosplay during those halloween years!
  • Ethan made his own Kylo Ren costume after he was named an “Adam Driver look alike” by his high school peers for the 2016 Halloween scene. Seriously he really looked like him and we joked that maybe he should sign up to be a stunt double!
• Scene Drama, such as Vader’s “Force Choke”… yes, the two of them really did figure out how to pull this off! Noah as “young” Vader with Ethan playing Admiral Motti
• Meme’s and movie lines… favorites of all time constantly on repeat.
• Stop motion productions. Check out this fun one over on Noah‘s page!
• Cartoons (okay, really called Graphic Novels Mom!) – Star Wars The Clone Wars have become a cult following with its own story line since Ethan brought the first volume home from the library in 2008. It is a classic to pull out and read any time of year!
• Lego… Lego… Lego… We have way too much STAR WARS Lego! I believe my favorite set has to be the Sand Crawler. But good ‘ole Speeder Bike Troopers and their imaginative hovering bikes makes for awesome scene replay!
• Spare Parts Droids. Ethan and I really enjoyed making (and naming) our own Tatooine Droids out of spare Lego parts. I still have several of them hanging out on my desk to help me remember those simple days. His fav was a “vacuum-cleaner droid”.
• We cannot forget… Star Wars Trivial Pursuit! Ethan is still the all time winner (well, he had committed an entire Star Wars Encyclopedia to memory!). One such game, Ethan was the only player that answered any questions… he knew them all and won the game within just a few minutes! After that we had to start giving him “Handicaps”!

As Noah and I reflect on Star Wars Days of the past, we dream of days ahead to “be with” Ethan again… it is just not the same day as it was when he was here to bring the lore to life “with us”.

Feel free to add any of your own Star Wars Day memories.
May the 4th be with you…

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