Happy Birthday Mr. Mazda Beans- A look through the Fenno years

If you have been a follower of my blog, you know that I couldn't adore my little fashion assistant more. Mr. Mazda Bean is my cat & he turned 8 yesterday! In the past 8 years this poor cat has been through it, seriously.

He has lived in 4 different states, went through John & my college stress, I mean really...I think he deserves a degree in both fashion design & industrial design. After all, he was there for all of our projects lending a helping... paw? Here's a little proof:

Mazda helping John build a large floating device on our living room floor in Savannah. This project was insane. It was for an entire quarter & I never thought I would see so many mock ups of boats while trying to relax in the living room...

He was helping, really! This was a time when I pulled an all nighter so I think it was around 4 am. He needed to get his cat nap in.

Holding down another one of Johns projects.

and helping me sketch a new apparel collection
But wait..he didn't just do school work, he partied too!

We had a Mexican theme party for Johns 20th birthday, so Bean wore a sombrero.
Everything was great with Mazda Bean until our move to Texas, I guess he just didn't like it there or something, but he started to pick his fur out & it hasn't stopped since, even though he is in Cincinnati now. We have tried everything to stop him, seriously. Did you know cats can take Paxil (the anti-depressant)? Mazda's proof.
Here he is, taken yesterday on his 8th birthday:

I know, he isn't the most attractive cat in the world these days..but he's still my little assistant & does a wonderful job of holding down papers. (John just came upstairs & told me I'm a crazy cat lady, so I better end it there!)