My Birthday...

I'm off to a great start... 3 posts then I quit! I actually didn't want to just write to write so I decided to wait until I had something to say...

So my 31st (gasp!) bday was yesterday... Cannot believe I am that old! It was good... I never believe in "birthdays" it's always the "birthday weekend" so it actually began on Friday. I decided what I really wanted was a kitten this year. Troy said no more animals but I've been working on him to get a kitty for awhile. Finally, he said yes so I told him Friday I was going kitty hunting.

Willow and I went to the county pound and they only had about 4 cats (full grown) that could be adopted! I was in shock! I hadn't really decided that I had to have a kitten but I knew when I met the kitty which one was meant to be and I wasn't feeling any of them. Frustrated I was about to drive 40 mins back home when I realized we were right by Troy's office, so I called and told him we would come visit. On the way, I remembered the humane society was right near there but I couldn't remember how to get there and it was already 5pm so I wasnt sure when they closed. At Troy's office I quickly looked them up online for directions and ran back out the door.

We arrived at 6:15pm and the sign said they closed at 6:30pm, we ran in and said "we'll be quick" A nice worker came up and asked if we were looking for a kitty and if so what kind. I explained I wasn't really sure... I had hoped for a younger cat, I love persians and himalayans and prefer fluffy kitties. Right then I came upon 2 super fluffy adorable kittens (mane coon), the worker said I think you need to see these kittens here and pointed to the end cage, I hesitantly walked down there as I saw the kitty I wanted. She said the 2 kittens in this cage had fur like a rabbit, so soft and thick, faces like bobcats, eyes like owls, great personalities and were about 4 months old. I looked at 2 sleeping brown tabbies, nothing exciting... I was like ok, well the 2 down here are exactly what I want. She said "oh yeah them, they're for pets on parade". ???? Huh? Apparently they pick the most desireable pets and on Saturdays they have drawings for them. You need to be there when they open, put your name in, blah blah blah... I was like yeah I live an hour from here... Not happening... As cute as they were, there's plenty of other kitties that need homes without a fight for them!
In the cage right next to the 2 she had mentioned was a this teeny black and white kitten about 8 weeks old if that, SUPER fluffy, looked like a little fluffball. I asked to see him. As se was getting him out, the original 2 woke up and I saw their faces.... OMG! The worker was so right!!! They had the cutest round faces! I asked her to put fluffball back (after apologizing to him) and to see the female of the 2 she mentioned...
We took her into a meeting room and Willow was in love. The kitty tolerated Willow, purred the entire time, and was incredibly calm. I looked at the time, 6:40pm... said I'm sorry to keep you, she said it was fine and asked if I wanted to adopt her. She said she can go home tonight. I decided she was "the one" and began the papers....
On the way home I realized I didn't have a litter box, litter, etc... they gave me some food luckily. So Willow and I stop at PetSmart, pick up some toys, litter, litter box, bowls, more food and come home...
Troy finally meets the kitten and thinks she was a good choice. Daisy (the bulldog) wasn't so sure about her, nor was kitty towards Daisy, but there have been NO incidents thus far! I must say, it is amazing how easy this cat has fit into our household!
Saturday, I wasted most of the day doing nothing and trying to figure out what to do. Oh yeah, and think of names for kitty, which still is up in the air. So I finally went shopping then Troy met Willow and I for dinner at the chinese buffet (I'm for some reason obsessed with this place) and had dinner.
Sunday, my bday, slept in as usual till 11am... then was pissed at myself for sleeping so late like I am everyday. Then again spent the entire day trying to figure out what would make the "perfect day". Did I mention the entire weekend was gorgeous! Highs around 72! So, I again wasted a beautiful day doing nothing and finally decided that Troy has been wanting to bike ride and I have yet to even touch my amazing new bike so we should take a ride. Since we don't have a bike rack, we had no choice but to just ride around the neighborhood. It ended up being a really nice time, the weather was perfect and I quickly realized I hadn't ridden a bike in about 10 years! It took it's toll quikckly and about 30 mins later we were done. I then needed to take Daisy for her walk (I have kept that resolution!) and Troy agreed to come along... He pushed Willow in her new bike trailer/stroller (that FINALLY came from ebay on Sat) and I walked Daisy. Again, it was just nice to be out. Arriving home, I realized the last thing I felt like doing was cooking so Troy said let's go out... Now, I just bought $400 worth of stuff from costco the other day and here I am eating out again, but then I thought, its my bday I dont care!
I decided to try Filly's. It's a realy honky tonk restaurant/bar that I wanted to go to after Willow's baptism but they were rented for a private party. We went in and there was a band playing, not too loud, the bar was pretty crowded and we searched for a table. Looking at the menu, the food was not at all what I wanted... Lots of grease, but I picked a cheeseburger, Willow had chicken fingers, and Troy a taco salad. I added a dinner salad which was a few (and I mean FEW) pieces of iceberg lettuce and 4 slices of onion. This addition was $2! The cheeseburger was mediocre, nothing exciting. Oh yeah, we also had 5 jalapeno poppers for $6 which was average but still seemed high. Troy LOVED his taco salad and Willow liked hers, the chicken did look really good. But the total came to $48! It was overpriced especially for what you get. The service was friendly but hard to get ahold of when you need them. The band was good, country-ish and they had a little dance floor. Willow LOVED the music... people would come over to say hi to her and she would get pissed if they blocked her few of the band, on the way out she waved and waved to the band... looks like I have a future groupie! The atmosphere was awesome and I highly recommend it to tourists, especially if they want to see real cowboys, or at least people dressed like them. I think it would be a good place to go next time we have guests in town or just to have a few drinks, but not for the food.
After that good time, I was still hungry and wanted cake but not to end up with a cake at home so I decided I wanted to go to Coldstone Creamery. I had the Birthday Cake Remix and Troy had a dark chocolate ice cream, Willow shared. OH it was good! Hit the spot!
Then home it was... Turned out to be a good day, nothing too exciting. Now I have 1 week till my new job to get the mess I call a house in order and hopefully paint by bedroom, well see if I can do it!!!

*** Almost forgot! Troy and I can't agree on a name for kitty so I need your help! Please vote which name you like best for her. There's a pic of her at the top of the post!!! http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/382767 Thanks!!!*****