Man's (and Woman's) Best Friend

Okay, so Evan and I watched the movie Marley and Me last night.  The book was wonderful and I was so excited when I heard that the book would be made into a movie.  We did not go to the theatre to see it, mainly because I knew that I would be sobbing throughout the entire thing... sob, I did, but I loved every moment of it. 

Evan and I did not watch the movie alone.  Our 4-legged child, Blitz, watched with us, which is probably another reason we were both sobbing our eyes out... yes, Evan was sobbing too.  :)

Anyway, it is amazing to me how an animal can touch your life and become such a part of your family.  Blitz has definitely carved a place in both of our hearts forever!!!  He was our first "child".  More important, he was one of the first things we embraced when we moved to Texas. 

Blitz was meant to be ours.  He was the only black lab in a litter of chocolate labs.  He had been adopted and returned because the first owners dogs did not adjust well to the new puppy.  I cannot remember what they named him, but when Evan brought him home that night, and we named him Blitz, it was almost like he knew that was supposed to be his name all along... Why, Blitz, you ask?  Well, it is my favorite word :).