Introducing Scout

Against my brother's wishes, Terry and I are now officially pet owners! We had discussed the idea of adopting a pet for several months, and yesterday we finally did it! On Friday, we visited the San Gabriel Valley Humane Society, a wonderful establishment where Terry's family adopted another cat several years ago. They approved our application, and we picked up our four-month old kitten yesterday!

Scout, a brown-gray tabby, has quite a rambunctious personality. So far, we have learned that he loves attacking our feet, challenging our "other cat" (his image in the mirror), and watching TV! He kept us pretty busy last night, including a trip to CVS because Terry is apparently allergic to him. Awesome. Ultimately, though, he settled in to sleep right between us, and that was just the cutest thing. We had several names picked out before we got him, but Scout seems to fit best. Technically, he is named after the character from To Kill a Mockingbird, a book Terry and I both love, but he's also quite the explorer and seems (at least so far) to live up to the Boy Scout motto of being prepared. Well, as prepared as kittens can be, I suppose.

I promise this blog will not turn into "The Cat Theory" - I just felt that adopting our first pet needed a little shout out. We're enjoying the new addition to our home!