Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Southern Hospitality

Today, I got distracted while waiting in my car at a stoplight. I was so distracted that I pretty much missed the entire green light. I gunned it when I finally realized how long I had sat there and held traffic. Only the car behind me and myself got through the light. Oops.

As I drove away, I realized that no one honked at me or my poor driving skills. No one flipped the bird. The guy behind me didn't even look that mad. Maybe he dazed out just like me.

I then thought about how no one has yelled or cussed at me since moving home. Not once! In NYC, I often got glares when commuting and sometimes a nice "F@#k you!"

But, not here.

Southerners sure are a happy bunch.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

New Family Members

Our family doubled! We grew from two to four... with kittens, not humans.

Ben and I love cats. We wanted a cat for the past five years in New York, but our apartments were too small. If we didn't have room for a microwave, then we didn't have room for a litter box.

Ben originally agreed to get one cat when we bought a house, but I convinced him that we really needed two cats. I worked every angle and used every cat lover out there to support my two cat vs. one cat proposition. Thankfully, I won!

First, Patches arrived....



and, a few days later, Zipper...


I laugh because I have dreamed about cat names for the last five years. Names that went together. Names that were cute and unique. I asked people about their pet names... Cookies, Moonshine, Pickles, Buttons, Rocket... trying to get ideas. I immediately thought "Patches" when I saw her. Zipper came pre-named, so we kept it. I never imagined those two names together, but it works. Funny how that happens.