I've never been a cat person...

I feel bad now admitting that I never pictured myself owning a cat.  I didn't understand my friends that had cats and were sooooo glued to them and all the "cute" things they do.  What is this obsession with cats? 

I have a story to goes along with my cat dislike: 

I have a hobby/passion for making jewelry - necklaces, bracelets, earrings, keychains, etc. I LOVE bead shopping and have so much fun making all these things. I decided to try out a few craft fairs last year and sell some of the things i've made. Ben must have thought I was crazy but he was game and he came along for it and we also dragged another friend of ours with too.  So we all sat there at this craft fair- the hall was pretty much a ghost town, very few people strolling through.  I think us vendors shopped each other a lot more than any of us got business-- except for ONE vendor the guy directly across from me. He was selling cheap sweatshirts from walmart or somewhere cheap with a kitty applique on it and puffy paint!  Kitty Sweaters!!!! Kitty sweaters were flying off his tables!  All the ladies were saying "ohhh how cute".  I will NEVER forget those darn kitty sweaters!  I even thought to myself- "man if I would have just changed my product to kitty sweaters I would have made a killing that day". :)

Knowing that me and Ben have been working crazy opposite hours we knew we wanted something at home to help keep us company- a dog is outta the question since they aren't allowed at our apartment so a cat was our only option.  We went to the humane society and knew before walking in we'd probably walk out with some cat that was cute or we felt sorry for.  Sure enough we walked out with our 3 month old kitten Charolette.  She was the friendliest cat there- wanted to be held and purred every second she was near you. 

I am now a Kitty lover and love the ridiculous things my cat does. Like how she follows us everywhere in our house and waits for me at the shower every morning.  How she runs to the door to see who's here to pet her, how she meows like crazy when she thinks shes getting some cat food from the fridge, how she tries to tightrope walk across the railings in my apartment, how she jumps up at the fish tank thinking she's going to catch one of the fish, how she will sprawl herself across my laptop when i'm trying to type or sprawl on me thinking i'm her chair.  Or her latest game of running in the bedroom before bed at night and hiding under the bed and then running out and trying to attach our legs as we hop into bed. Yes i've turned into a kitty lover but I will NEVER oooo and ahhhh on a kitty sweater and I won't be purchasing one anytime soon. :)