Fri, July 24, 2009: She's Home!

After two stressful, sleepless, crazy days of searching, my cat is finally home. :)

My friend and I were wandering around my apartment complex, calling for her and shaking a bag of treats. My friend shined her light around the tall grass that covered the hillside we were crossing, and suddenly stopped to point out two glowing eyes on the hillside. I couldn't see them, so I advanced blindly and relied on whatever she was seeing. As we got close enough to determine that it was Magnolia, I dropped everything in my hands and lunged for her. (Ok, probably not the best move but at this point I was freaking out and just wanted to hold her in my arms!!). She scurried away and I shouted for my friend to grab the flashlight (yes... I dropped that too...). The cat was quickly illuminated again in the brush, and I scooped her up and held her close until we were safely in the house.

Were it not for the particular set of circumstances that life played out this evening, I might not be laying next to my furry little "roommate" right now while she washes the dirt from the past 2 days from her body. I think that I'm still in shock that she's really here and safe, but at the same time feel a wonderfully deep gratitude for her presence.