Thank you for the kind words and the warm welcome!

Ok, I managed to get these pictures off of my dying camera (I seem to have lost the battery charger... tisk tisk). I decided to just do imageshack links instead of hosting the pictures on the forums. I didn't want to overload you guys!

So, first one up is my BFF, Patch. Plastic straws were his favorite thing in the whole world. I used to get an extra straw just for him when I got something at a fast food restaurant.

Now for my little "princess," Jolie. Here is the first picture I managed to take of her where she didn't look like a blur (from moving around so much). When we realized she liked covered spaces and being up high, Ben and I fixed her a bed in the travel cage we had used to bring her home. First she relaxed, then she relaxed some more, then a little more, then she decided to feign death by relaxation.

She fell in love with a little rectangle basket that was sitting on top of Ben's desk. Hey, I got it at ROSS! I’m really not even sure how she managed to fit in there.

Now, her time is spent lazily staring out the window (watching the birds), eating grass, testing the sink (one can never be too safe), pretending to be a turtle, and getting into as many boxes as possible.

Oh, and she's also great at stealing hearts... I can speak from first-hand experience, of course!

I don't know where I'd be without her!

- Eliae

oh, p.s. Jolie and I are about to move into a new apartment. I'm screening off the porch so she can have a spot outside to sunbathe. I'll make sure to take lots of pictures as we both get settled into our new home!