Courtney Mroch's comments

In the Company of Dogs Early Holiday 2008 Catalog

12 Sep 2008 02:00 PM

Instead of having rootin', tootin' fun you guys have poopin', scoopin' fun. HAHAHAHAHAHA!

To Replace an Engagement Ring or Not, That is the Question

12 Sep 2008 01:59 PM

What a romantic approach, Kara! I love this story. And it's funny you mention sapphire because that's what I want if I ever get another ring. And I'd love to do our ceremony over. Beach would be nice! I hope come your 25th you have a ceremony to treasure and many happy memories of the first 25 years with great expectations for the next 25 and all those that lay beyond.

To Replace an Engagement Ring or Not, That is the Question

12 Sep 2008 01:20 PM

Thanks for your insight and sharing your own tale, Yambasticks. We are most certainly continue to do as you suggested and continue loving each other. Replacing the ring will certainly not be happening in the near future now. We got word yesterday our dog needs a $3,000 surgery. His health is first priority now. Because you're right. We don't need rings to signify our love. (Although, I'm not going to deny I sure do miss my diamond! It was such a pretty ring. I'm sick that I went and broke it. But...life will go on. It sucks it happened but it's not the end of the world.)

What I Think About on 9/11

12 Sep 2008 12:04 PM

hehehehe I'll check it out, Christian!

52 Romantic Movies You Either Love or Hate

12 Sep 2008 12:03 PM

Thanks for the comment, Libby, and explanation about why I kept seeing Lost in Translation come up in regards to romantic movies. I so missed the boat on that movie after reading your synopsis of it. I saw it and felt it was so boring. I couldn't understand what all the fuss was about. Seeing it through your eyes makes me realize I missed the deeper story. Which, speaking of stories, is the story of my life!

How Long Does It Take to Get Over a Death?

12 Sep 2008 11:58 AM

What a wonderful article, Beth. I'm still in the relatively early stages of grieving. Not quite new, but not quite old. My mom's birthday is coming up in October. I'm expecting that might be a hard day. My birthday is coming up too, for that matter, before hers and already I'm missing the no card in the mail. (As did Wayne, because his birthday's the week before mine and he commented that he not only missed recieving her card but her phone call. She was good about calling to wish her favorite "son" happy birthday.)

What surprised me was how much grieving I did on our vacation. Maybe it's because I finally had time just to digest all the events of the past few months. That, and the salmon were running. Returning home to spawn then die. Near the end my mom talked constantly about "going home." I couldn't help but think of her. And the cruise we were on had a lot of people around her age. And when we flew I thought of her because the last time I was on a plane was to go see her then bring her back with me. The list of things that reminded me of her go on and on, and I shed many tears during the vacation.

Thanks for this wonderful article. I hope it reassures others as it's reassured me that grieving is personal and takes, as you said, as long as needed. Thank you, Beth.

52 Romantic Movies You Either Love or Hate

11 Sep 2008 11:16 AM

Do you know I had never seen Doctor Zhivago either, deedee1231, until a few years back when I stumbled across an updated version with Kiera Knightley on PBS one night. (Might have been one of their Masterpeice Theater things.) Anyway, I LOVED that movie, and was so intrigued to see how it stacked up to the original. Both were good, but I think the newer version was a smidge better. (Just because it didn't leave certain things to the imagination the original did. It was a little gritter.)

Thanks for the comment and sharing your faves. It's always neat to hear what people like (or not) and why. (And it's nice to know another person who liked Titanic too.)

52 Romantic Movies You Either Love or Hate

10 Sep 2008 05:47 PM

No apologies necessary. One of my friends feels the same way about Leo and could not believe I liked that movie. My friend didn't even sit through the whole thing!!! I have yet to be moved by any production of Romeo and Juliet. When Harry Met Sally was another I thought was only so-so too. And, funny, I have another friend who doesn't like HUgh Grant too. You know one I left out (that I can't believe I left out?) Phantom of the Opera. I loved that movie too. Sheesh...Oh well. Can't win 'em all.

Thanks for sharing your thougths, Dale. I love these kinds of exchanges. (Oh and thanks for inspiring the blog at all. ;)

What is Flehming?

10 Sep 2008 02:00 PM

Wow, Aimee, I had somehow missed this article until ahdlady64 left a comment. So cool! Mr. Meow does this to me all the time. And to Murphy and to Tabby. And even to Wayne. Now we know what it's all about. Very cool!

100 Things Every Marriage Should Experience Before Dying

10 Sep 2008 06:55 AM

Oh, good one Dale!