Just noticed this thread. I've had pets most of my life. Most have been dogs with the odd cat or two thrown in for good measure, but I never thought of myself as a cat person. Until this past year! My cousin had several kittens that were just coming into heat and asked me if I would bring one home until her cycle passed. I didn't want too, but he has helped me in the past so I went ahead and agreed to do so. To make a long story short, the kitten, who was unnamed at the time, never made it back home. Never in my life would I have thought I would invest the emotion I have into a cat, but I have!
Her name is Lucy, and she is a blue point Himalayan, and the smartest cat ever! At least I think so. She is about 1.5 years old and is a total indoors cat, except when it snowed this year and she ventured onto the front porch to check it out.
So it's just Lucy and I here at the house, and we get along just great!