Present Tense

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I don't have the world's best memory, so I've forgotten many of the gifts that I have received and given through the years. More than once I have said to Chad, "Oh that's really cool, when/where did you get that?" and have had him reply, "Um, you gave that to me for (insert occasion here)." Oops. But I've never forgotten the presents we exchanged the very first year we were dating. I gave Chad "Bear"—the stuffed bear that is still a beloved member of our household—and Chad gave me a porcelain musical cat clown.

Yeah, we were pretty adorable. Apparently we inspired all kinds of soft and warm fuzzy feelings in each other that we attempted to express through cuddly bears and cats.

But these romantic feelings of young love were definitely uncharted territory for me, and didn't necessarily fit with the emotionally tough girl image nineteen-year old Amy clung too. So I was a little confused by the cat clown, and I'll admit I probably didn't express this confusion in the most gracious way. I'm sure there was an Amy look thrown poor Chad's way.

I am so lucky I had my mom to help me navigate the present conundrum of the first Chamy Christmas. Not only did she go shopping with me (I think to Penney's or Sears) to find Bear, but she also explained to me that Chad gave me a delicate present because he thought I was "delicate" and that was okay.

I just need to teach
Kitty Boo Boo to juggle!
Unlike Bear, Musical Clown Cat doesn't have a name, but she is also still with us. And this Christmas I had the most amazing realization...Musical Clown Cat looks like our very own Kitty Boo Boo!!!!

Whoa.

No need to say (AGAIN) that I don't believe in fate or cosmic signs, but I can't help but feel some mysterious force is at play here. Maybe it's just that Musical Clown Cat planted the image of a white cat with orange markings deep in my psyche, so that when I had the chance to own a real live cat like that, I snatched it up.

Or maybe white cats with orange markings are just rather common. Common, and sometimes cuddly, and sometimes annoying, but mostly awesome, just like love.

One thing is certain: Kitty Boo Boo is NEVER letting me dress her up like a f*&#$#* clown.

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