slow down

it's monday...i can't believe it. this weekend just flew by. that's what traveling all over the place can do to one's weekend. new jersey was fun. the pictures turned out great and it was really nice to see my big, crazy, loud family. everyone has grown up so much since i last saw them (i can say that since i'm the oldest of the cousins lol). i wish i could see them more often, but it's just such a hassel trying to get up there, especially only for a weekend.

i want to thank elizabeth and dan for taking such good care of kobie this weekend. i was really worried about leaving her for the weekend since she had just had her surgery but i trusted them to watch her and make sure everything went smoothly. it did, thank goodness, but they are just great for taking on the extra responsibility of a post-op kitty. thanks guys, you're the best!

kobie isn't quite back to her normal rambunctious self just yet (recovery time is 10 days - 3 days down, 7 to go), but she's just as cuddly as ever :) we layed in bed this morning for over an hour, her on my chest, purring away. i miss those moments and i feel like i don't enjoy them as much as i should. my life is so fast paced that i don't have time to just relax and enjoy it. i need to savor the moments like these because who knows if she's going to want to do that a few months from now, or a year, or a few years down the line. i'm so lucky to have kobie in my life now. to be honest, now i can't even imagine life without her. our lives together have become so routine (and for that, i am not complaining).

i get home from class, and she's waiting right at the edge of the bed for me. i do my homework, and she's sitting right next to me, keeping me company. i'm making dinner, and she's circling my feet as i walk through the kitchen (as i try not to step on her). i put my pj's on, and she's trying to attack my feet so i play with her. she loves to play. it's great to see the amusment she gets out of chasing after feathers or a ball. and it's kinda scary, but she always knows when something's not right. if i'm upset, she comes running and stays close to me until i calm down. and it's the cutest thing, she even licks my tears when i cry.

this semester is going by so fast. next week is thanksgiving, then we have what's called "dead week" (teachers can't assign any more extra work and it's basically just a week of review in classes) and then finals. and then i'm done until january. how it went by so fast, i don't know. but i hope it slows down just a little so i can actually enjoy these amazing moments i experience.