In the beginning...

Where to start. I wanted to make a blog to show my friends and family everything me and Chibi get up to. Problem is I have no idea what to say, I'm more of a thinker than a sayer. Writing down my thoughts and expressing myself is not one of my strong points so bare with me.

A good place to start would be to probably introduce myself. My name is Kelly and I'm 25 years old. I live with my Boyfriend Chris and we have 3 Hamsters, Bo (Bovine, she looks like a cow), Honeydew (google Yogscast, its hilarious) and Nibbler. I like making jewellery, drawing, painting, and playing computer games. Oh and I love My Little Pony and Pokemon. I can't help it, it's addictive!!

In about 6-7 weeks, things will start to get interesting. This is when my new friend Chibi is coming home. This is where the adventure starts. You are probably asking yourself who Chibi is. Well, Chibi is our new kitten.

This is Chibi...

He is an adorable Red Point Ragdoll cat. He was born on the 30th March 2012 (6 days after my birthday!!). His gorgeous Mum and Dad are owned by a wonderful breeder called Tanya. Tanya has been brilliant. She has made us feel so welcome every time we have gone to visit Chibi. Any questions we've had, she's answered. Reading about Ragdolls isn't the same as actually meeting one. I knew they sounded great, but I had no idea how amazing they actually are. After meeting Tanya and her wonderful cats, I knew I had made the right decision in wanting to get a Ragdoll. I'm going to say I a lot here. Chris has pretty much let me decide. Isn't he great!!

I've never had my very own cat before. I've been desperately waiting for 5 years to be in a position to have one. It's just a shame that it took something devastating for it to happen...

The first time we met Tanya, I was a little nervous. I don't really get nervous meeting new people. I figure if they like me that's great, if they don't that's cool too, its not the end of the world right?? Well for this, it felt like it might be. I've never met an actual breeder before. I really wanted to make a good impression. I wanted to show that we were going to be perfect parents to one of her kittens. I'd waited so long for this moment that I didn't want to say or do anything to ruin it. I'm glad my Mum came with us, she's had Siamese's in the past. Plus she had to, she drove. I really don't think she would have missed an opportunity to see kittens though. I think she was also rather curious about what an actually Ragdoll cat was. We had a bit of an idea what colour we wanted and we were pretty sure we wanted a boy. We were looking for a Blue point. But we weren't too fussed as I just wanted the kitten to choose us, would you want to go home with someone you didn't like? I want a cat that will be a companion, not one that's just there because that's the one we picked. 

Tanya told us that there were 2 Red Point boys. I'd only seen a few pictures of Red Points and thought they were stunning but I'd not seen many breeders having them. She bought one over for me to give a cuddle to, and the whole time I held it, it meowed its tiny little head off. This I did not like. I kept thinking was I squashing it, was it hungry, sleepy? After a while me and Chris did a swap. It was love at first site...

Not the most flattering picture I know. I'd hardly slept from excitement! I already knew what we were going to call him. It was the only name we could agree on. I wanted a Warcraft name like Illidan or Arthus (probably not the most appropriate names considering. Azerothians will know what I mean). I'd been thinking of names for 5 years. Various ideas I'd had written on scrap paper and stuck into a RSPCA kitten book Chris had bought he as a present not long after we'd met. A Bit weird I know. I was so desperate for a companion. I'd grown up having a cat sleep in my bed every night. Him following me around the house and even to school. Moving away from home and not having a cat for company was horrible. I don't find it easy talking to people about stuff. Cats, you don't need to tell them, they just know. They stop what they are doing and come and make everything feel better again. Some people get that from dogs, I get it from cats. 

I asked him what him if his name was Chibi and if he wanted to come home with me, and he did the one thing I didn't expect. He made a tiny meow as if to say "Yes". That was it...my heart melted straight away. 5 years of waiting had been worth it...

Saturday, 2 weeks after I'd seen him last, I couldn't believe how much he had grown. He looked like a proper kitten. He was fast asleep and Tanya bought him over me me to cuddle. Only problem was, he just didn't want one. He just wanted to go back to laying with the other cats or play, but he's a kitten so I'll let him off, he can make up for it when he's older. So instead of having nice cuddles like the last time, we sat and played instead. I was starting to wonder if he did actually like me. He started to chew my fingers and at one point bit a bit too hard with those sharp little kitten teeth of his. As soon as I said "Ouch" he looked at me as if to say sorry, licked my finger and carried on chasing the little blue fish toy I had made for him. After that, I knew I was being stupid, and that we were going to have some great adventures. I know I sound a bit odd thinking like this but to me cats are....... well I can't quite explain it. I'm probably going to be a crazy cat lady when I'm older but hey ho. I can think of worse things. 

I have noticed one thing. He seems to have a bit of a bad habit. He likes feet. To be more specific... my Mum's feet. Now I don't know if it's just the aroma of her feet that sends him nuts (sorry Mum :P), her cat Ella did the same thing as a kitten, but I really hope that's not something to he grows up with. I hate feet... I hate touching feet and most of all, I hate people and things touching my feet! Feet just aren't attractive.

I've just looked up at the rest of this post and I can't believe how much I have written. I haven't written this much since I was in school (now that was a long time ago!). If you haven't closed the page, or fallen asleep by now, I applaud you lol. Hopefully after a bit of practice, I will get the hang of this blogging lark! 

Tanya, thank you from the bottom of my heart for letting us have Chibi. You have no idea how much this means to me. Just know that you have made someone the happiest they have been in a very long time. 

Until next time....

Kelly xx