Kitty Heaven better be filled with Catnip & Peace

I've been quiet around here lately, I know (with exception of my Friday Baby posts that I make myself keep up with)...but aside from that, I haven't had too much to say. It's been a weird past few months. But I did feel compelled to write about Mazda. Yes, my little assistant who has been with us for ten years. He went on to kitty heaven last week. While some may think he is just a cat, he really wasn't, at least not to us.  He was a huge part of our lives. He lived with us in Florida, Georgia, Texas and then Cincinnati. He has been through so much with us and the changes we have endured over the past ten years. I mean seriously, this cat even had a Myspace page. Not kidding.

He was so devoted to me and my business. As soon as I would open up my office door in the morning, we would beat me up the stairs with his funny little waddle ready to start the day. He never left my side and always looked forward to our afternoon naps together. He had a thing for boxes and always tried to squeeze his fat little oddly shaped body in something that would be half his size. He always greeted me by purring and never missed a moment to sit on my lap.

While I am thankful that he was able to spend his last Christmas with us in South Carolina, riding the entire 7 hours lovingly on my lap, at the same time am so sad he was never able to make it home from our vacation. I wanted to believe he wasn't sick, but reality set in when we got his blood work back. His kidneys were only functioning at 10%. He stopped grooming himself and started to lose weight rapidly over the past year.

But none the less, even when not feeling his best, he was still by my side, in my arms and on my lap until the day he went to kitty heaven.

I wasn't sure if I wanted to write about Mazda's passing, because I mean, who wants to hear a sad story in the midst of new years resolutions, but it only felt appropriate since he was such a huge part of our family.
No other cat would have tried out all of our baby gadgets or allow us to practice swaddling while anticipating the arrival of Myles. Okay, well maybe, but...he was so devoted to us.

This has been a really rough week. I just keep looking for him. I think I hear him. I still catch myself waiting for him to jump up on the bed. It's just plain hard.

You will be greatly missed Mazda.

This is my all time favorite picture of Mazda. 

Our last picture together.