Girls' Night Out And Our New Furry Family Member

Two Friday evenings ago, Bri and I had dinner out at one of B's favorite places - Steak N Shake. Doug was coming home from a business trip late that evening, so it was just us girls.

It's funny how Friday date nights change once you have kids. :)

She was quite happy with her mac n cheese and Reese's Pieces shake...

Briana always like to look at the claw machine before we head out of the restaurant. I usually don't have extra change on me for her to play, but I decided to bring some quarters with me on this particular night.

 We tried twice. She wanted me to try first - I failed. On the second try, her first try, she won this red raccoon. She was so excited...

It was a rainy, icky night, so Bri and I decided to just head home after dinner. Thank goodness we did because Doug said he came across 5 different accident scenes as he drove home from the airport.

Over dinner, I asked Bri if she was interested in looking at cats the next day. I had been putting off getting a new cat because it took a very long time for me to get over Asia's passing. Then I started getting quite comfortable with not having a pet around and kept putting it off again.

My kid is an only child and I think she needs a pet to love on. Asia never truly bonded with Briana and I prayed I could find the right kitty that could do just that. I just needed to get over my anxiety about starting all over with a brand new cat. I know that sounds super silly, but that is how I operate. I do not embrace change. It takes me a while to get used to things. (I plan to write a post about that actually.)

Briana was very excited and definitely wanted to look for a new cat. I told her we may not walk away with a cat on that Saturday, but we could look. She was on board.

Well Saturday morning, we came home with this sweet girl...

 Meet "Mei Mei" (younger sister in Chinese). There is a story behind her name and I'll talk about that and our past week with Mei Mei in my next post. 

I was hesitant at first about her (in more ways than one), but she has won over my heart in one short week. Wonders never cease.

Our journey to/with Mei Mei in my next post...