new addition

Pete and I had been talking about it for a while. Gone over the pros and cons, talked about what it would mean.

Two days ago, he told me about some kittens that needed homes. And that got the conversation started. Of course, he totally gets me : "I wouldn't have brought it up if I wasn't sure it's what I wanted." Clever, smart, wonderful Pete.

Instead of taking one of those kittens, I was looking online to see what was out there. This is a serious decision, it's a lifelong decision.

And then, I saw this :




I was totally sold. The lil' toupee? Oh, yes. In love.

When Pete got home, we talked about it a bit more. This kitten was quite a drive (about an hour and a half each way), but I had to go. When I opened the door? I just knew. He came right up to me and sat down, looked up, and gave a sweet little meow.
The drive home wasn't nearly as bad as I'd imagined. He was a little scared, but settled down quickly.
At home, he followed me around for the first two or three minutes while I set up his food & water dish and showed him the litter box, then realized Pete's gunna be the fun one around here. Pete named him "Spot", which makes me laugh.

After getting the lay of the land, Spot settled down for a nap on the couch and we went to bed. A few minutes (and a contimplative *mew* = where have those silly people gone?) later, Spot jumped up on the bed and attacked our toes before curling in between us and falling asleep.
I woke up in the middle of the night and watched them sleeping. I can't even describe how big I smiled.

This morning at work, I get this text: I just had a fantastic nap with the cutest lil dude in the world curled up on my lap.
And I think my heart exploded a little bit.

My guys are the absolute best.

p.s. more pictures coming. This is the only one I have so far as it was too dark for pictures when we got home last night. Oh, crap. I am becoming that person.