Welcome to the Family, Ella!

So we had been holding off announcing this for a while because we weren't sure it would work out. A cat was never something on Jordan's radar, and I had written it off as impossible thanks to his allergies and basic distaste for the feline. BUT after much discussion, we decided the cure for my daily loneliness (working from home is tough!) was to have a companion. But we needed a companion we could leave for a long weekend without fretting.

A cat! of course!

On our first trip to the animal shelter we met Mopsy, a tiny black kitty that was feisty enough to entertain, but soft enough to warm up to us. At least that's what it seemed would happen. Look at her! She was so tiny and cute! Even Jordan was smitten.

SO, we put our name down on the adoption list and left her with the intent of asking our landlord for permission to have a cat. Given our interaction with our landlord to this point, we were confident the request would disappear in e-space and someone else would scoop up our kitty. Low and behold, the landlord and our agent came through and we had our permission! After a rushed trip to Pet Lover's Center we had all the basics and were ready to bring her home. The caveat was that if Jordan was allergic, we might have had to bring her back. He can either react violently to cats, or not at all, so we were hoping for the latter.

We decided to make the bomb shelter her domain. Kitty litter and all. She knew it right away and quickly hid under the shelves. At first she was kinda scared of her new home. We had to entice her out with food and toys.

It eventually worked and she came out. She was such a little kitten when we got her.

She was immediately playful and we could tell what her favorite toy would be. She loves the butterfly wands. 

Look at her leap for it! 

We were also fortunate to get a cat that actually likes to use the scratching post! 

   

 

She also likes to watch youtube videos. Especially when other cats are involved. She's such a weirdo. 

I already feel myself becoming one of "those people." You know, a CAT person. I can't help it if I find her adorable! Evidence: 

It did not take long for her to make herself comfortable, and to declare what is her's. The blue chair, for example, belongs to her now. 

Jordan also belongs to her. 

As do I

Sometimes she "helps me work."

She may be cute, but let's face it. She ain't too bright. Or maybe it's just a cat thing. 

And sometimes she puts herself in a box. in a corner. She puts herself in the corner. 

When we realized she liked putting herself in boxes, we bought her a special one. The hope was that the new scratching post/box would also distract her from our sofa and our oriental rug that she was slowly dismantling. I'm starting to rethink not removing her claws...

Turns out she likes her new post. She boxes herself...

...perches herself...

...and also scratches. 

There has been an ongoing saga regarding her name. She came home as Mopsy, which simply wouldn't do. She needed a human name. We tossed around a lot of names, but couldn't figure one out. For some reason we kinda liked Ella, but weren't sold on it. We decided to try it on, and to let her actual name just come to us in the event it wasn't Ella. Well, I started calling her Ella Bella, Evil Ella, The Demon, Ella Demon, and just Demon. Eventually Ella just stuck, so that's who she is. Ella Annalise Lopez-Levine. Also, Jordan isn't too allergic! So we get to keep her.

Welcome to the family, Ella!