Wow. What a weekend.
My twin's wedding was absolutely beautiful. She looked stunning. I know she and her husband will have a fantastic marriage. Keeper and I had the honor of staying at Twin's mom's house for the weekend. Twin's mom is a truly wonderful women. She was incredibly fun, as always, and she and Keeper get along really well, which makes me incredibly happy. Friday night and Saturday morning were both incredibly busy, as we became knee-deep in wedding preparations and began helping out with everything we could. The wedding was Saturday afternoon, at a rather nice church, with a reception across the street at the Town Hall. Although Keeper and I had to sit separately for the ceremony, we got to spend the majority of the reception together, in charge of the "photo-booth". The wedding was multi-cultural, as Twin's new husband is half-Latino, which made it quite the experience! I had tears in my eyes as the newly weds began their first dance. I'm so incredibly happy for them!
Sunday was a much calmer day. We woke up around 10, after Twin's mom (and family) had already left for church. Twin's mom had left a note for us to help ourselves to anything in the fridge, and if we left before they got back to make sure to lock the front door. After a bit of discussion, Keeper and I decided to go try to find a place for some brunch. I left Twin's mom a reply note, and we headed out (I made sure to lock the door behind us). We were going to try a place called Blueberry Hill Pancake House, but it was a bit packed for our taste, so tried for IHOP instead, but that was too packed also. In the end, after driving around for about a half hour, we went the Machine Shed. There was no wait there, and we were seated right away. We got an appetizer before our entrees (the appetizer being some really good stuffed potato skins), and then Keeper had some soup, and I had a salad. We ended up taking both of our entrees home with us, having little to no appetite by the time the entrees arrived at our table (especially after having coffee beforehand). After our "brunch", we headed over to the home that I used to live in before I moved to college, to visit the family I had lived with. I have been wanting Keeper to meet this family for the past year and a half or so, and I was overjoyed at the fact that we would all be in town at the same time. We stopped by their house, and got to sit down and chat with mom&dad H. for a while. I was elated when Savannah, one of the cats that lived there, came to say hi, and sat down between Keeper and me, purring. I'd missed her so much! I jokingly turned to Keeper, asking "Can we take her home?" He said no. After about a half hour, Keeper had (after discussing with E.) apparently changed his mind, and told me that if I ask mom&dad H. and they said yes, we can take her home with us! I didn't think they would say yes, so I didn't ask right away. We all spent another 20 minutes or so talking, and I asked mom&dad H. about if I could take her with me. I never expected them to say yes. I know dad H. has always been trying to get rid of the pets, even though he secretly loves them all, so I had expected him to say yes, but I never guess mom H. would agree to it. After talking back and forth with them both, discussing where Keeper and I live, inside and out, mom H. agreed to let Savannah go with me! I couldn't believe my ears! I agreed to keep them informed of how she was doing, and how she reacted to moving in with Keeper, me and our four others. I was so excited! I've been wishing to have Savannah live with me since I moved away, and I finally was able to have her with me! There wasn't much preparation done, and it wasn't long before we were on our way home with my favorite 'Vannah in tow with us!
During the entire ride home, I felt like I was in a dream. It didn't feel real. Savannah meowled for the first 15 or so minutes, and then lay quietly in my lap for the rest of the ride home. Once or twice, she moved down to the floor by my feet for a few minutes, before jumping back into my lap again. When we arrived home, we went upstairs, and Keeper went into the house before me to put all of the other cats in the bedroom. When I brought 'Vannah into the house, we put her in the bathroom right away, making sure she knew where the litterbox was. We gave her a bath, and brushed her fur out, making sure to get all of the mats/knots out. Once she was all dried off, and her fur was nice and shiny and smooth, we slowly opened the doors to introduce the other kids to her. Bolo and Luna didn't really react to her. Opal didn't seem to care too much at first, and Pooh Bear is the only one who really reacted poorly, which was expected. Savannah also only negatively reacted to Pooh Bear, oddly enough. It was an interesting exchange.
After everyone sniffed at her, Savannah wandered into the bedroom and found a spot under the bed to take a nap. She stayed there for most of the rest of the evening. I brought her out to meet Anthea and Antek, and she stayed in the living room for a little bit, finding that if she sat in the windowsill, she could watch all of the city lights. Later that night (around 3am or so), I woke up to go to the bathroom, and found her wandering around the house, exploring, with Bolo following her around as if to make sure she didn't get messed with and/or she didn't get into any trouble. I picked her up and put her on the bed, where she walked up by Keeper's head to say hi to him. In the morning, I found her sleeping in the middle of the floor in the bathroom foyer. When I got up, so did she. She followed me and Keeper around, and even found the cat tower! Keeper and I had to go to work, but when we came home for lunch, she was curled up on the couch-chair we have in the bedroom. She meowed a cute little "hello" to me, and then proceeded to follow me around, purring, until we left for work again. Keeper got home at 3pm, and she found his lap while he was at his computer. She became more and more social as the day went on, and when I got home at 5pm, she was more than happy to see me. When we got ready for bed later on, she joined me on the bed and curled up, purring happily. It made me so happy to see her so happy. I know she had been happy at the H.'s house, but I think not having any dogs around certainly helped enlighten her mood.
I can't wait until it all feels real. Honestly, I still feel like it's a dream. I've loved this little girl cat for over two years now, and I'm SO happy to have her with me. :) I truly hope she stays with me for a very long time to come.
