It started in June of 2001. The weekend before our wedding, Todd and I were at each other's throats. We were both stressed and we weren't handling it well. I think the point where I told Todd that he was incapable of packing his own shaving kit was the high point (or low point if you prefer).
We decided we needed a break, so we headed to the movies. As fans of animation, we were intrigued by "Shrek", plus, we needed something light and frothy. As we came back to our senses, we fell in love with that big green guy and his cast of merry men and women. Two hours later, we left the theater sane and smiling. I give Shrek part of the credit for the fact that we are about to celebrate our ninth anniversary
Fast forward three years to 2004 - the make or break year of my career and our marriage. The second Shrek came out and I listened to "Accidentally In Love" over and over and over again, missing home and Todd. We went to see that movie under stress too, but this time the movie alone couldn't fix it. My career broke that year, but our marriage made it. I don't know if it's connected, but this is my favorite of the films thus far.
In 2007, when the third installment came out, I was pregnant with Finn and Elwood was less than two so going to see the movie in a theater was not possible. But the second that DVD came out, we had in our hot little hands. And that was when Elwood fell in love with Donkey. That Christmas, he got the talking Donkey doll and you would have though we had given him the Holy Grail. Plus, that year, "Shrek the Halls" became one of the few Christmas specials we enjoyed watching as a family (I force my Rankin/Bass addiction on Todd every year).
So, as the new and final movie opens this Friday, I look forward to bringing my two little Shrek fans to see it. Shrek is part of our family forever and I know that years from now, when we think about the princess locked in the highest room, in the tallest tower, we'll remember all of these important moments in our lives.
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