NORTH AND SOUTH...........

Hello, I'm Amy and I'm a closet romantic. There, I've said it! Not many know this about me, but it's true. I admit that in my youth (and maybe just last week) I day-dreamed about a tall, dark and mysterious man to ride up on his horse and sweep me off my feet (Willoughby...Sense and Sensibility). All of this of course, pre-marriage, before kids.....and loads of dishes, bills, poopy diapers and piles of laundry. A Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights, Ralph Fiennes), or Edward Rochester (Jane Eyre, Toby Stephens) or Mark Darcy (Pride & Prejudice, Colin Firth). Okay, back to reality....I already have a great man! I'm lucky and I know it. He's amazing, and helpful and sweet and sexy and he loves me without make-up, 30 lbs overweight, even though I sometimes don't have dinner when he gets home and in spite of the fact that I can be a complete clutz......now that's what I call true love (but a girl can still dream!) So I officially have a new candidate for my list: John Thornton of Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South. Wow! This BBC miniseries gives Pride and Prejudice a run for it's money. In fact, it trumps it for now as my favorite. If you have not seen it, you must watch it. You must I tell you! Today, as soon as possible. Rent it from your local Library, or through netflix.com. It's amazing.