I didn't grow up on the "Star Wars" franchise like a lot of my friends did. I saw the original trilogy once when I was probably about six and rewatched it for the first time in over ten years a few months ago. There were gaping holes in my memory of them - I'd forgotten the entire sequence of events involving Han Solo being frozen in carbonite.

So I'm not well-versed in "Star Wars." I don't have ironclad opinions about who shot first (although my five second Google search shows that in the original edition of "A New Hope" Han Solo was the only one who shot), I don't get emotional about the Ewoks or the lack of Ewoks in the newer editions of the films, I haven't seen the prequels and the only planet I can name with 100 percent accuracy and certainty is Tattooine.

When I rewatched the original trilogy, I provoked my roommate's wrath by giving my honest opinion of it, starting with the phrase, "Objectively, I don't think..."

My roommate's indignant response was, "You can't be objective about 'Star Wars,' Margaret!"

All of that being said, I still saw "Episode VII: The Force Awakens" on New Year's Eve with my family. I got goosebumps when I heard the old themes in the soundtrack. I cried actual tears when (spoiler alert) Han and Leia reunited. I cried more actual tears when a certain terrible thing that I refuse to acknowledge happened.

I might not be a die-hard fan, but I recognized the magic of it, the magic of something so beloved coming back with the same spirit and feel. So I went and saw it again, just last week, with a friend of mine who is a developing die-hard fan.

And here's the part that I thought was the most interesting: my friend, who only recently became a huge "Star Wars" fan, helped me fill in my gaps. They explained what a Padawan is, explained who Boba Fett is (after 30 seconds of hysterical laughter at my baffled exclamation of "Who the hell is Boba Fett?") and told me the reason I don't recognize or know some of the information is because it actually isn't in the movies.

There was no judgment - and this particular friend and I tend to judge each other all the time, so that's saying something. So I guess what I'm saying is this: I might not know anything about the original "Star Wars" movies, or the prequels, but I loved "The Force Awakens." I plan on loving this trilogy with every cell in my nerdy little body. Maybe it'll make up for kind of missing out on the first two trilogies.

So please, be kind. I probably can't tell you much about Tatooine or Hoth, but if you happen to know a lot about Tatooine or Hoth or the history of the Jedi Order, I would love to hear about it. Just because I don't know doesn't mean I'm not interested.