The "Me Before You" Preparedness Kit

Me Before You hits theaters this weekend, and if you haven’t heard already, the tears are coming. From Bekah’s post about the first trailer, to the joint post that Emily and I did when we read the book after seeing said trailer, we’ve been resigned to the fact that we’re all going to be a mess in the theater for this one. This isn’t just any movie going experience. This one takes preparation and planning, and I’ve given it a fair amount of thought. There are a few basic things I think would do us all well when we hit the cinemas this weekend.

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Fancy tissues

I don’t know about anyone else, but all of the little packs of tissues I get for my bag only have about seven little things about a third of the size of a normal tissue in them. That’s not going to do it. I’m bringing a big purse and stuffing a ton of those travel packs in there. To ward off some of the devastation I found some fun ones!

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Deer and flowers?! Not that anyone will see them, since it’ll be dark. But you’ll know. And hopefully that teensy touch of whimsy will cheer you up a bit. (Just kidding obviously. NOTHING WILL.)

Big sunglasses

When a dear friend of mine finally read the book and talked about going to the movie she said we had to go see it “in the blackness of night” because our faces would not be suitable for the public after. A wise choice. But if we decide we need a bit more coverage than the dark can provide, sunglasses may be in order. I like to think that wearing sunglasses at night will make us look like a super stylish trendsetter, a Victoria Beckham or Anna Wintour type. Most likely we’re going to look like old ladies with glaucoma who wear those enormous sunglasses over their regular glasses. We’re going to give it a shot anyway.

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