So, I have been writing and thinking on the deep and heavy side lately... thought I would lighten things up a bit with a tribute to the best cat ever, Elwood.
As you can see from the picture... Elwood is as good as a housewife from the 50s: everyday when I come home, he runs to greet me or is already waiting for me in my window. "Elwood, I'm home!" I call out in a sing-song voice. Sometimes, if I forget to shut the window, he is waiting for me, perched on the the little roof. There is something really nice about having someone, even a cat, waiting for you when you get home.
Of course, I am often gone out of town... this Winter and Spring has had me gone a lot actually. California for almost a week. Nicaragua for over a week. Many weekends visiting Jeremy and Ang in Hillsboro. House-sitting jobs. My double wedding weekend. I think Elwood knows I am going to leave when he sees me pull out the black suitcase. He watches as I pack it. He probably thinks, gee where is she going now? I hope she told someone to feed me the good stuff. I can't eat on the dry food alone. And then, when I do arrive back, he acts like hes all mad at me... then when I pick him up... he purrs and nestles in my arms. One of my favorite sounds ever is the sound of a cat purring.
As I type, Elwood is curled on the edge of my bed watching me. He is a bit of a stalker cat. Would pass MIOOA standards with flying colors. He follows me around like a little lost black-and-white sheep. If I am downstairs, so is he. If I sit down to watch a tv show, he is nearby or cuddled on my lap. I think he likes me or something. Haha.
Well, thats all. I don't want to really promote the crazy cat lady idea too much... ;)
**Update**
I can't believe I forgot to mention this last night when I wrote this post... but tomorrow, May 31st is Elwood's birthday! He's going to be five years old! He was born on Memorial Day, May 31st 2003 during my last Spring quarter of school at OSU. (Mel asked how I can know this so definitely, but it helps that his mom was Elle, my cat who got preggy and had five kittens and then died two months later... it was very tragic actually.)
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