For some time now I've been wanting to watch the movie "Marley & Me"!! I've been hesitating because I've heard from a plethera of sources that it's a REAL tear-jerker (& I haven't been able to find anyone to watch it with me :'-( ... but enough of the sob story)!! I FINALLY watched it yesterday afternoon!! I'm now VERY upset that I waited SOOO long to watch it!! Yes...it WAS a "sobber" (especially if you're a Miller), but it's now one of my top 5!!! LOVED it!!! Gonna buy it!!!!
I don't know if you can get the FULL effect of the movie without being a dog-owner/dog-LOVEr!! My families been lucky enough to have two dogs!!
Our first dog was Nikki!! She was originally my Uncle Norm & Aunt Helen's!! I have such FOND memories of when I would "dog-sit" her while they were out of town on family vacations!! Oh the FUN times!!! Then, before my mission, my Uncle's family moved into a condo where they were not allowed to have pets!! We were lucky enough to be aksed to take care of Nikki!! She was an amazing dog & instantly became a member of our family!! We had her for YEARS & then one day in July 1999 I came home from church & let her out the door & the next thing I know she was laying in the middle of the street!! She would NEVER go into the street!!! What had happened this day to make her do something that she had NEVER done before?! It was a VERY sad day in our family!! It was a TREMENDOUS loss!!!
Then...for Mother's Day/Mother's B-day in 2000, Charlie came up with an AWESOME present!! He had overheard Mother telling stories of when she was younger & how she used to have a chocolate lab!! Charlie happened to have a friend that just had a litter of pups & what do you know...they were chocolate labs!! He surprised Mother & the whole rest of the family with Jessi!! It's been a REAL "delight" since that time!! Much like the movie ("Marley & Me") we soon learned that we had to hide ANYTHING that was edible!! Anytime we left the house Jessi would go "exploring"!! We would come home & find wrappers from loaves of bread on the floor!! When I say loaves of bread I mean...LOAVES!!! It's seriously AMAZING how much these aminals can eat!!
After seeing this movie it made me want my own dog EVEN MORE than ever!!! I know how much attention they require, but I also know how much LOVE I have to give!!! The thing I LOVE the most about dogs is how excited they get when you come home!! I know with me & Jessi she's just excited to see a new face, but from my experiences with both Nikki & Jessi I know how much LOVE these aminals have for their "masters"!! All I know is that as soon as I get a place of my own I'm getting myself my own "Best Friend"!!!
Enjoy the slideshow below!! GRRREAT memories for my family!!!! LY!!!!
LYB!!!!!
2 comments:
Those pictures almost make me want a dog... almost! :o)
Aw, Skoot! I LOVED Marley and Me. I was bawling my eyes out, I decided to watch it while Nick was studying in the other room. After the movie I walked into the bedroom with tears rolling down my face, Nick was alarmed and in a very concerned way asked me what was wrong, I told him "the doggie died". I LOVE dogs, in-fact I wanted to get one when we get out of here. I had a little wiener dog that is the sweetest my parents won't let me have him though :(. I also had another dog, her name was Mahina, she was my dog and would follow me ALL over the place, one day someone let her out and she didn't come back so they called my dad and he came home from work only to find her on the side of the road. She died before we could do anything. I was terribly heart broken. I know how unconditional their love is for their owners, they are wonderful pets! LYB!
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