Uncontrollable Laughter #2

I had a fit of absolute uncontrollable laughter one night earlier this year while my family and I were at Elk Creek Ranch. Since we had been out late fishing, we didn’t want to make the main lodge cook an extra meal just for our family. We decided to just have them make us a couple of quick to-go pizzas. Since we always go out to the ranch over my birthday, of course I would want my dog to be there to celebrate, too. Humphrey is also an awful beggar. He lives and breathes for anything that is not dog food. He was ecstatic at the fact we had just brought pizzas back to the house. My brother John and I decided that the only place fit for eating late night pizza was in bed. Humphrey, of course, joined in on the fun. He jumped right up there with us, and silently stared at the box of pizzas while we ate away. My brother and I soon realized that Humphrey was going to do anything to get a slice because it smelled that good. For the heck of it, John put his hat on top of Humphrey’s head to see how Humphrey would react. Humphrey continued to look directly at the pizza without flinching. John and I were laughing pretty hard, but we didn’t even know what was in store. John then decided to put his sunglasses right onto Humphrey’s face, as well. Again, Humphrey didn’t even MOVE! He was willing to do anything to get just a small bite of the delicious meal we were having. This moment was when my brother and I started laughing hysterically. It was that kind of laughter where no sound came out; that’s how funny it was to us.

Since my brother and I are eight years apart, we don’t to get to spend a lot of “goofing off” time together anymore because I go to TCU and he has a full-time job. This was one of the first times we had laughed that hard together in a long time. Like I have mentioned before, I believe laughing uncontrollably produces great memories that people can bond over. That memory will also make that summer trip to Meeker even more memorable. Because we go there at least once a year, it seems as though those trips blend together in our minds. But, Humphrey helped us grow together as siblings, as he always seems to do.