Love it!! Congratulations, I got hooked on GIFs using the Giphy site too, although I use an offline computer program to create them now. Now I'm craving some dates ;).
It has been a long time since I used Giphy, so my memory is not fresh. Were there options to make the GIF play slower (show each image longer)? It would be a little nice if each image lasted for at least one second, but I also realize Giphy doesn't let you customize every little thing.
Either way, bravo for making your first GIF. Considering the age of your laptop, I think using this site is definitely the best way for you to create GIFs quickly and easily.
It is really possible to create a GIF using this site very quickly and it seemed very easy to me. Full credit to you.