The Secret Life of Pets 2 Movie Review
Have you ever wondered what happens in the minds of our pets when we’re gone? That question was answered when we were introduced to the adorable characters of The Secret Life of Pets. Three years after the original movie, Max, Duke, Gidget and the rest of the gang return for The Secret Life of Pets 2. Unlike the first Secret Life of Pets, the sequel does not have one main plot. Instead, it is formatted more like an episode with three different story-lines going on at once – each starring at least one of the original pets.
The first story-line involves Max and Duke’s owner getting married and then adding a new addition to their family, baby Liam. They then take a family trip to the countryside – where an older dog named Rooster teaches Max how to relax and face his fears. Duke just kind of exists, and doesn’t seem to play a large role.
In the second story line Gidget attempts to retrieve Max’s busy bee toy that she loses while he is on his trip.
The final story-line stars Snowball who poses as a superhero to help Daisy a who is a new character free a circus tiger from captivity.
The movie was cute (not as cute as the first one), and there were some moments that were potentially problematic throughout the movie. In Snowball’s story live he is working to help Daisy rescue in adorable white tiger cub from an abusive circus organizer – during these parts animal abuse is show and he even kicks Max. Eventually the circus organizer gets hit by a car a couple times. Both of these scenes were shocking to see in the movie. Something else that was really odd was the fact they said “Pissed off Pickles”, I think its totally unnecessary for that language in a children’s movie. Personally I didn’t even want to hear it. When that was said you heard the gasp over the audience and a few children say “that was a swear”.
Overall it was a cute movie, with some unnecessary moments and scenes.
The Secret Life of Pets 2 will be in a theater near you THIS Friday, June 7, 2019!
Get the Scoop on Hudsonville Dairy Free Ice Cream
Grab a spoon, because Hudsonville Ice Cream just released seven dairy-free vegan pints of ice cream just in time for summer.
Hudsonville recently released seven vegan-friendly pints that can be found in a freezer section near you. Each of the seven flavors is made with a combination of coconut cream and oat milk. The seven flavors include: Birthday Cake, Caramel Cookie Dough, Cherry Fudge, Chocolate, Mint Fudge Cookie, Peanut Butter Truffle and S’mores.
Make you sure you make a stop in the freezer section the next time you’re at your local Meijer, to check out Hudsonville’s lineup of dairy-free ice cream. These vegan pints will be available in all 240 Meijer stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin.
I recently gave each of the seven flavors a try and here’s the scoop on Hudsonville’s Dairy-Free Ice Cream line….
Birthday Cake is blue colored ice cream with some sprinkles in it. As someone who always goes for birthday cake flavored things and loves vanilla ice cream with sprinkles I felt this flavor missed the mark. This ice cream reminded me more of maraschino cherries than Birthday Cake. This was a flavor I wanted to love, and just couldn’t.
Caramel Cookie Dough has a light hint of coconut with a delicious caramel twist. I really enjoyed the flavor of this ice cream, and especially enjoyed the delicious pieces of cookie dough throughout.
Cherry Fudge taste just like Michigan cherries, which makes me think that they used Michigan cherries in it since they have such a distinctive flavor. Cherry Fudge is very close in taste to traditional Traverse City Cherry Ice Cream….yum. I could not taste the coconut cream in this flavor.
Chocolate, I wanted to like this one however I found the coconut cream flavor to be very overpowering. This ice cream tastes more like a coconut ice cream with a slight chocolate taste. Like the Birthday Cake ice cream, I definitely felt like the chocolate missed the mark.
Mint Fudge Cookie has a delicious mint flavor, and resembles original mint chocolate ice cream almost exactly. The flavor profiles of this one were so spot on it make me want to made vegan cookies and use the Mint Fudge Cookie Ice Cream as a delicious filling.
Peanut Butter Truffle is one of my favorite flavors in this line of dairy-free flavors. This ice cream you can’t taste the coconut flavor at all which made me enjoy it more. Definitely has a delicious chocolate and peanut butter flavor. If you love peanut butter and chocolate you’re going to love this one.
S’mores are a a summertime favorite, and are now in the form of vegan ice cream. This flavor is one you’ll wanted to get excited about as it is filled with everything you would expect of a s’more – delicious pieces of graham cracker, chocolate flavor with a slight hint of coconut, and light marshmallow swirl. Personally I would like a little more marshmallow, but overall it was delicious and will definitely be a summertime staple at my house.
The Secret Life of Pets 2 – In Theaters June 7
photo from The Secret Life of Pets 2 Facebook page
You\’ve all seen my dog Jack, crazy energy, doesn\’t ever stop, has an obsession with his ball… the list goes on. As a pet owner, I always wonder what Jack does when I am not home. Sometimes with how tired he is when I get home, I feel like he\’s been partying like the characters in the first Secret Life of Pets. To be honest, I wanted to know what Jack was up to while I was away at work, and that is when I decided to get a Furbo Pet Camera and let me tell you when I leave he HOWLS. Literally howls until he no longer has a voice anymore, I had no idea he even knew how to do that! I haven\’t seen him off on adventures yet, but I am sure that\’s on his agenda. The Secret Life of Pets 2 that comes out this Friday, June 7 – and I am so excited to see what adventure Max, Snowball and Gidget get into this time!
Can Max, Snowball, Gidget and the rest of the gang find the inner courage to face their biggest fears?
Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines! Engines roared, and all attention was on the city of Detroit when the Grand Prix came to town this weekend. Racers and fans from all over headed to beautiful Belle Isle for the race. Belle Isle is one of my favorite places to visit and bike around – if you’ve never been I highly recommend visiting. As someone who loves cars, and anything fast I have to admit I have never attended the Grand Prix before, however this year thanks to Cadillac I was able to attend the Detroit Grand Prix and the island in a whole new light. The Detroit Grand Prix brings so much more than just some of the best racers in the world, it brings a fun time for the whole family and race lovers of all ages. This event allows you to walk through Pit Row and get face to face with the drivers and vehicles that rush past you, there is even opportunity to get their autographs.
This year the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear is celebrating its 30th Grand Prix event in Detroit’s history – how cool is that! The Meijer Fan Zone featured plenty of family fun as well as a Heritage Exhibit where you could check out historic vehicles and artifacts that commemorate the history of the race in Detroit.
If you’ve never been to the Detroit Grand Prix I highly recommend going. The Grand Prix gives you a chance to watch your favorites go racing past you, see their cars close up, learn about the companies that represent them, see some awesome cars, get some great food, listen to good music at night, hang out in the fan zone and more.
Have you ever been to the Detroit Grand Prix before?
Cadillac Teases Future of V-Series
Cadillac teases two new V-Series prototypes at the Detroit Grand Prix and I think I am in love. Yesterday, I had the honor of attending the Detroit Grand Prix as Cadillac\’s guest, and we were all pumped to watch the V-Series prototypes go for a spin around the road course at Detroit\’s Belle Isle. The camouflaged versions of what are likely 2021 or 2022 models of new track-ready CT4-V and CT5-V sport sedans looked and sounded like the kind of sedan V-series fans and owners have come to expect. The CT4-based sedan is wearing the blue camouflage and joined a red-hued CT5-based prototype on the track. Cadillac is definitely is keeping quiet with all the details of these with all the hot rides, by simply saying these two vehicles \”represent the next step in Cadillac\’s V-Series performance legacy.\” So looks like we\’ll have to wait, in the meantime checkout my video of the cars heading around the track.
Fashion meets Food 