It's Our BLOGOVERSARY! Throw Back Thursday!

This is the ultimate Throw Back Thursday! This is our Blogoversary!

FIVE YEARS!!! Holy Smokes I can't believe it's been this long! I'm SO thrilled to be here, SO thrilled to have met you all! Thank you for visiting us and for being out friends!!


I'm not going to put the entire first post here, just part of it, but if you want to read it, here's the link:
http://celestialkitties.blogspot.com/2011/04/face-to-face.html


The post was called Face To Face and here's how it started:

Two and a half weeks ago, 8 hours from home, I fell in love all over again. That’s when I met the new man in my life. His name is Leo. Leo the Chinese Lion. And he is absolutely the mostly cuddly, sweet, fluffy, snugglishious grey kitty I’ve ever seen!

And I owe it all to Chrystal of Daily Dose of Dogs (AKA Cats With Your Coffee)! She is a private rescuer who took in a family of 6 little feral kittens last October, one of which is Leo. She’s an amazing woman with a heart as big as all outdoors! If you want to read about Leo from his very beginning, check out her blog. Leo’s story starts in the archives on October 8^th. (Note: It's now in her book, which you can find by the link on her sidebar!)

That is the day I first set eyes on Leo, even before he had a name. I saw that little grey face with the huge scared eyes and my heart melted. I looked for mention (and pictures!) of him over the next few months and I shared the stories with my husband, Greg. I kept telling him that if we lived closer I’d want to try to adopt him. Of course, neither of us thought our older kitty, Star, would accept another kitty even if we did live closer. So I tried to content myself with pipe dreams of that fuzzy little baby.

 

Like I said, you can read the whole thing by looking back at that original post, but the important parts are here: I fell in love just seeing him on Chrystal's blog. I never thought I'd get him, but I did. And I was a huge supporter of Chrystal's from day one! :)

 

First picture I showed of Leo:

 

He was nervous and obviously a bit scared on that long first drive, but when I held him he melted into me! I had him in my arms for about half the trip and he hugged me and held himself on my shoulder any time I had him out of that cage. He repeated that hug hold a lot that first year in his new home, becoming my Leo Scarf! Something he doesn't really do much any more, either because he's more comfortable on my chest or because I don't sit at the computer any more where he would do that adorable neck hug (love my laptop, miss my hugs!)

 

The love has lasted for five years and has grown and grown! I cannot imagine my life without my Leo, my heart kitty! And I could not imagine my life without this blog and all of you!

Thank you!!

 

The blog has changed over these five years. We got two of Leo's sisters! That was a big milestone for us and we love them so much! We lost our dear Star and still miss her. But the love is unchanged! Love for my kitties, for all kitties, for our bloggy friends, for all of you!! Smooches and niptinies all around!

 

I wouldn't be the advocate for Chrystal and Winnie's Wish if I didn't say: Please drop by and see her today! Help find homes for the Winnie's Wish kitties! Donate if you can, check out the Wish List, and Buy the book!! If you can, ADOPT!! Thank you!!!