We've all had bad days right? But have you ever had a day where absolutely nothing goes as planned, and just when you are about to give up, along comes the miracle of Star Wars to save the day? Well, I have. And here's my sad tale -

There is no emotion; there is peace

The story starts 5 years ago when myself, my fiancee and my then 6 month old son, Kyle,were going on holiday to Spain. As niether myself or my fiancee drive, my parents were taking us to the airport. Our flight was at 9am, which meant we had to be up at 4am to get organised and be out the door by 6am. Of course, we overslept. We were awoken by my mother battering on our door at 5:30am! Mad rush ensues! We arrived at the airport just in time for check in. The flight took off on time, but the weather was terrible, and the plane was caught in some really bad turbulence. After 4 hours of having my breakfast coming back to haunt me on several occasions, we finally arrived at the Spanish airport. Believe me peace was all I wanted!

There is no ignorance; there is knowledge

Upon collecting our luggage, we discovered that there was no trolleys to put our luggage onto, and for some unknown reason, Kyle's pushchair wouldn't unfold. So there we were having to carry a 6 month old baby, an unusable pushchair, and 3 cases about a mile to where we were to meet our rep! By this time I'm cussing like a trooper, but it was about to get worse. We got onto the coach only to discover Kyle had picked the perfect moment to fill his diaper! There were no changing facilities on the coach, so poor Lady Vader had to carry him the mile back around the airport to the nearest baby changing facilities! After waiting on the coach for the better part of half an hour (by this time my fellow passengers have started to get ticked off at the wait, and one smart alec actually tries to have at go at me! Big mistake! I just wasn't in the mood ) Lady Vader comes back. the hour long coach journey to our resort and hotel began fairly uneventfull for about the first 5 minutes, then it began to rain.... And rain.... And rain.... And rain. It was torrential, and the rep told us this was the first rain this part of Spain had had for 8 months! And it was forecast to last all week! Then just as I thought it couldn't possibly get any worse.......the coach broke down!! We had to wait 2 hours for a replacement coach to arrive and we were still just under an hour's drive from our resort! By this time I am really in a foul stinker of a mood. And I've started to take my feelings out on Lady Vader, not exactly creating a good atmosphere between us. If I had this knowledge before we left, I definately wouldn't have come on this holiday.

There is no passion; there is serenity

Finally we arrive at our hotel, and get to our room, only to discover that the hotel hadn't provided any of the facilities we needed for Kyle that we had paid for when booking our holiday. And still the rain fell. This is the final straw for me. I erupt like a Mustafar volcano. I've decided that this is going to be a terrible holiday and I'm going home. So I storm to reception and demand to see a rep to see when the first available flight home is. I couldn't find a rep, so instead I head into the bar for a beer and a cigarette, and basicaly drown my sorrows. My feelings were getting the better of me, serenity was the last thing on my mind!

There is no death; there is the Force

As I'm sitting brooding at the bar at all the happy tanned families, I became aware of a bunch of kids watching t.v. behind me. They seem to be really excited about what it is thay are watching, so I turn around to see what this great show is. And you'll never guess what it is. It was The Phantom Menace!!!! Hallelujah!!!!! Immediately I brightened up and moved over to sit beside the kids to watch it. When I told them I was a SW fan, they asked me loads of questions about the saga. It was great. And from that moment on, I knew I was going to have a great holiday. And so I did. We all did. The weather was perfect in the end and we had the best holiday to date. The Force was definately with me through the rest of the holiday. Just a few yards from the hotel, we discovered a family bar and entertainment complex that had these paintings on the wall!

A fantastic holiday, and all because at just the right time the miracle of Star Wars came along.