Bagheera's Back!

Well I picked up Bagheera from the airport on Saturday. He is much larger than he was when we left him. He was about 8 pounds and now he is 14 pounds which is a big deal considering he didn’t get any taller or longer, just wider! He is quite the fat cat now. He seemed pretty uncertain when I first brought him home. I don’t think he remembers me. I introduced him to Lilo first. I am pretty sure they remembered each other. Lilo got really excited and Baggy didn’t hiss or anything. So then I decided to introduce Giselle, which if you remember from a previous blog I got her to be Baggy's girlfriend. He flipped out! She was purring but he immediately hissed and tried to attack her and she ran and hid under the dresser. He was so mad! That was the whole first day, him stalking her and attacking any chance he got. Now they are better. I don’t think Bagheera likes Giselle yet but he tolerates her and even plays sometimes. Giselle on the other hand seems to really like Bagheera. They spend a lot of the day fighting for their favorite spot which is the bench by the window that Bagheera is on in the picture. I hope someday they will learn to share it.

Lilo's Haircut

So Lilo got a haircut today. When I picked her up I laughed out loud. She looks so different and so much like a poodle now. I miss all her fluff but I am sure she feels much better now.

Before and After

Lilo's Back!

So Lilo came back last week after 4 months of being with Stephen's mom waiting out her quarantine. The whole process of getting her to Hawaii was a lot of work and very expensive. But we are soo happy to have her back. Stephen's mom had told us that she was bigger but nothing could have prepared us for how big and fluffy she is now! We were both shocked when we first saw her. I measured her hair and it is 5 inches long! She is just one big afro. She is getting a haircut soon so that she won’t be so hot. We took her to the beach for the first time and she went right into to the water and loved it! Giselle wasn't to friendly with Lilo at first but now they are getting along better. Bagheera is coming this weekend so we'll see what kind of drama will happen then.

Vintemporary

So, because I have been without a job for almost 3 months now, and because I am bored to death at home, I have started a new business venture. I have started to get into sewing. It started with pillows for our house, then curtains and now, fabric bracelets and rings. I would love to make dresses and purses, but I have no clue how to do that, or how to follow a pattern. I don't know where the idea came from, but I started making these bracelets and I thought they were pretty cute. So I sent one to my best friend Anna to see what she thought. She texted me a few days later saying that a hip Fossil employee commented on her bracelet and that that was a sure sign of my success. So I have posted my creations on Etsy (my new obsession, thanks Michelle) and now I just have to wait and see if anyone else likes them. You can check them out for yourself at Vintemporary.esty.com

Here are a couple examples of my work.

Our House

So we have found a house to rent. We moved in a few weeks ago. We love it. Its a beautiful house with a great view and in a great location. Since we've moved in I have been painting all day everyday. The owners are apparently a big fan of samon since every wall, door, closet and trim was some shade of that color. It was a lot of work but it was worth it. Here are some pictures.

Meet Giselle

We have a new addition to the wolfepack. Giselle is our new 3-4 month (?) old kitten. The decision to get her came from the fact that because we live on a busy street we won’t be able to let Bagheera outside. I didn’t want him to be bored and lonely when we are at work all day so I decided that he needed a girlfriend (a purely platonic relation though, due to certain, uh, alterations). So I found a cat rescue organization that had some kittens and we went a week ago to check it out. The whole drive there Stephen kept saying “we don’t need another cat”, “one cat is enough” etc. I knew he would change his mind as soon as we got there, I was right. This “organization” was basically a woman who turned her backyard into a big cat house. She had over 300 cats! It was very interesting. She didn’t have very many kittens, not the right time of year, but she had a couple of litters. The first kittens we looked at was Giselle’s litter, which what 2 boys and her. Stephen liked the boys because they were really playful but Giselle (who was named Gumbo at the time) was really sweet and purred nonstop. We looked around some more but came back to her. Stephen almost talked me into getting 2 cats (this from the boy who said he didn’t want any more cats) but we decided on just one. We of course had to come up with another Disney name for our new baby. We decided on Giselle which is the princess’s name on Enchanted because such a pretty girl needed a pretty name. She is sweet and playful (she is currently sleeping on my lap). She purrs constantly. She sleeps with us at night, usually next to Stephen. She also has a really cute meow. It’s like a raspy old lady meow. Another interesting fact about her is that she was rescued from the humane society who were going to put her to sleep without even putting her up for adoption (I guess the humane society here isn't so humane). Well Bagheera gets here in a month so hopefully he likes her. Ok, now I am turning into one of those crazy pet owners who talks about her pets all the time and think people are going to interested. So, let me end with some sanity.

Hawaii: month 1

Well we've been in Hawaii for about a month now. Things haven't been going as planned, as usual. We planned on renting when we first got here. We found a house that we loved but when we called the realtor she said that the owner had just decided to put it on the market to sell. We were heartbroken. So we decided to see what it would take to buy. So we have gotten all prepared to buy a house, except for one thing, I dont have a job. I have applied to about 12 places and have only had one interview, which I am still waiting to hear back from. So now we have been stuck in the on post Inn (which isnt bad except for the fact that we only have a microwave, too much easy mac...). If I get this job we have a house set up to buy, its actually owned by a person we met in church. Its a great 3 bedroom house with a big backyard (big for hawaii). If I dont get this job we may have to go back to the original plan.

We have been having some fun. We went hiking, went to a luau, went to the north shore, Waikiki, Honolulu and more. It is beautiful here and of course the weather is wonderful. We really miss our animals though.

Stephen is doing really well. Its finally seems like he is really in the Army. He is a platoon leader of a recon platoon. He is really enjoying it.

Well thats all for now. Aloha!