Cat Land Cat Party
I’m not sure if I’m completely mortified by what’s about to happen, or if I’m giddy with excitement.
I’m leaning towards completely mortified. This is the part where you have hard evidence that I’m weird. There’s no denying my CatLady status now.
I made my cat a birthday cake. I’m about to tell you about it. Run away now, if you must. I’ll understand.
What is to follow is the life of this young feline, Jules (Cat) Stevens. It’s complex and it ends in an ugly yellow bow. Welcome to my life.
This is the creature that I lived with this last year. I still live with a version of this creature… you’ll see what happens towards the end.
But this creature… this creature had a passion for sunny windows, and a love for his mother (that’s me, DUH) like no other.
This creature grew. Found his voice. Started yelling…
and never wanted to stop yelling. He has a lot to say… mostly about how he wants to go outside, and what he wants to eat.
Sometimes he wants to eat his own tail while sitting in my camera bag. He’s being cute for dramatic effect. I feed him actual food.
At some point early this year, this young man started to get weird. Exhibit A.
He got really weird.
You know I can still see you kitten, right?
He found awesome things to lay on and next to.
And I love his striped tail.
He looks so sweet and innocent.
He looks so curious and rugged.
But do not let this wet animal fool you.
He is a monster. He will hunt you down and swipe your leg. If you are moving, he is hunting you.
This kitten has the soul of a warrior. He’s ruthless, and he loves when your feet move under the covers.
Go on… move em.
Attack!
He’s been waiting all night for your to roll over in your sleep. Aaaaalllll night. Sucka.
I love this animal. He has an attitude. He can be a jerk.
But!
Everyday he sits between my desk and the front door like a little, furry guard. If the front bell rings, he’s at the door faster than any dog I’ve seen. I like to think that’s he’d scratch an attacker’s eyes out (unless that attacker had cat treats). He’s my little kitty jerk.
Because I love this creature, I created Cat Land for his first birthday.
Cat Land is a collection of my cat’s favorite toys. As you see…. most of these things are in fact NOT toys. They are considered toys to my jerk of an animal.
He loves to eat my earphones. Nothing is more enjoyable than running toilet paper all over the house. He loves to test water by placing his paw inside of my water glass, he likes to bat my rings and earrings under the couch, and occasionally he enjoys his actual leopard print cat string.
He also loves to sit on burlap. Because he’s weird.
So. Cat Land.
Play, birthday kitten. Play!
Seriously? Cat Land was a success. Like, major.
Seriously? Cat Land was destroyed. Like, major.
And then it was time for cake.
Why does he look so pissed?
Why does he look so skeptical? He sees me cook everyday!
See? Cat cake!
Cake Cake is made up of plain baked salmon and super cheap Whole Foods dry cat food. It’s totes gourmet.
Happy Birthday Jules.
You light up my life. You scratch my leg. You terrorize me in the dark.
You also make me look like a totally awful cat mom, because you wont let me brush your hair and you messed up your birthday bow. You look nothing at all like those polished cats on Etsy wearing bowties and berets. Ugh!!! But…
This is how we live.
This is how we live.
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I think you’re awesome for creating Cat Land for your kitty. And making a totes gourmet cake.
Happy (belated) Birthday to Jules!
You are hilarious and adorable!we totally made cakes for our dog growing up too. My mom forgot once and felt so bad, like the dog even knows the difference.
Dear Joy, a year ago i would have run away but this year we got a kitten and named her Jade…iam in love and she is 4 months old and a persian mix brown and dappled wit cream and light brown stripes…Well iam officially a cat lady too…Who cares…Cats are so sweet and i never knew that until Jade came into my life…Embrace your cat ladyness i am…Brightest blessings to you and your kitty…e*
Oh. my. goodness. Oh my. Wow.
a) my cat yells too. like all the time. last week a neighbor THREE houses down, told me they can hear her when our windows are open. THREE HOUSES DOWN.
b) doesn’t jewelry make the best cat toys? especially favorite earrings? or engagement rings? Harper loves to pick mine up off my dresser and run off with it. I guess kitties need diamonds too.
c) You’re a better kitty mom than me. I forgot her birthday. Maybe I’ll make a cake for her “adoption” day.
I, like surprisingly so many others who posted on this, do not like cats, at all. They make my eyes itch and swell. BUT, like so many others, this is the second time I’ve read this post. I showed it to all of my roommates and narrated. “You terrorize me in the dark.” makes me lol, always. Thank you for making Jules make me give cats the benefit of the doubt.
You don’t have to dislike an animal just because you’re allergic. It’s not like they intentionally make your eyes itch and swell. Yes, please give them the benefit of the doubt.
I love it! My husband is allergic to our 2 long haired black & whites.
Not sure you are full on cat lady until he has a Facebook page:
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Happy Birthday to your little one :)
Such a wonderful cat land party!
It’s true, cats like to play with anything and everything that’s NOT a cat toy. My fiancee and I have two cats that rule the house and terrorize us. We love them :) I think you may have just started a new trend of cat cake making. We’ll see how the trend unfolds in 2012.
This is adorable and hilarious. Happy birthday Jules!
If you haven’t yet, you must read Homer’s Odyssey.
You will love it crazy cat lady!
I feel terrible for missing his birthday but a belated wish is just as good, right? And don’t feel crazy-I have a small 1 person 1 dog party for my dog every year and he looks at me like I’m crazy when I ply him with treats.
This may be my favorite blog post ever! I love your cat story and cake and I am a total dog person–never had a cat!
love love love. we, too, have cat parties but they take place on the bed. since harriet-kitty is 17 and mostly deaf (yet still very frisky) she’s no longer interested in TP and leg swatting. happy birthday jules!
omg, what a cute cat!!! look at all the wonderful photos! nothing wrong w/ making your pets a cake of some sort. i love cat land too. your cat and my birds like the same things. glad your kitty had a great birthday, he looks quite handsome w/ the yellow ribbon. i actually have to make my birds a “cake” of some sort this weekend cuz a few of them are having birthdays. thanks for sharing, i def love this post!
i miss being a cat owner. and i am totally in love with your kitty. =]
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen all day…hahahahahhaha. But it’s all so true. I had two kitties and I miss them dearly. I used to spend hours laughing at them (ok with them) and my friends thought I was crazy but they really are special little beings. Happy birthday to your kitty!
that drenched picture is still my fave! although, the bow pic at the end make me smile as well :)
happy birthday Jules!
Just about died from laughing from reading this! I am on campus and couldn’t laugh out loud and almost couldn’t hold it in! Super funny!!! ahahahahahahahahahahaaa!!!!
is jules a maine coon? he is gorgeous!! i have a small obession with orange cats.
so how bad is it that for ten and a half years i was blessed to have Wendy in my life we celebrated the anniversary of the day i met her because she was six and nobody knew her birthday when we met?
That’s so adorable! Happy bday to your kitty :).
I love this! What a great post. I don’t feel so bad now :)
I made my kitty ice cream for her birthday. This doesn’t strike me as odd at all.
This is precious. Jules (Cat) Stevens is precious. Have you ever introduced him to a laser pointer? If not, get one stat. He will FLIP. Happy Birthday to your kitty!
I have little birthday surprises for all my four,as I know all their birthdays.I really like that little cake! Lucky are the cats we love!
We love, love, love all of this: your cat, the photos, the cake, the blog, you.
Oh they do like to grow up to be jerks don’t they? I have 2 that were lovable snuggly sweeties as kittens and grew into cats that hate to be pet, picked up, and looked at on occasion. Still, we carry on and love them anyway. Happy bday to your orange tabby. I have one too but he has a milk mustache.
My sisters and I had a wedding reception for our turtle and our friend’s cat when I was 4. My sister made cakes and frosting in the little bake oven. We decorated the backyard to be very wedding like, balloons, confetti, ken and barbie; everyone in my toy collection who was important.The turtle gave the groom (cat) piggy back rides on her shell, or so we forced them, we had music, threw rice at them, had them do a first dance and then at the end of the party they had to say good bye because our friend had to go home. I wish we had pictures! You did a wonderful job of preserving the image of your lovely kitty for the future. You can always remember his first birthday!!!
Happy birthday and have happy furry long long life Jules the Cat!
Awww, my cat Millie just had her 11th birthday. Know I’ll know what to make for her 12th :) My other cat is 5 and looks a lot like Jules, but gray/black striped. They all like to sit on paper, or magazines that they’ve knocked on the floor. Millie really likes to swipe at me from underneath the table cloth and Alistair enjoys eating bugs. I love them both to pieces! And I’m not even a fan of cats! :)
Happy Birthday Jules! It looks like he had the best day, EVER! And what a handsome kitty he is. As a fellow cat mom, nothing makes me feel better than seeing my cat happy and purring – no matter what destruction he leaves in his wake. Gorgeous pictures of your fella brought a huge smile to my face on a day I really needed it. Thanks for sharing!
Such jeweled eyes. Gorgeous cat.
A cat birthday cake – I love it! What a wonderful birthday for a lucky cat! ^_^
(By the way, I visit from time to time but haven’t commented before. Your blog is beautiful – such stunning photos and wonderful recipes. Keep up the fantastic work! :)
Aw, that’s so sweet! You’re not crazy, just a cat lady ;-)
When I got my kitty, I promised myself I wouldn’t become one of “those” women. That lasted all of one week. All cats I’ve had since have gotten birthday cakes, special treats, self-constructed toys and when they cry, I grab the leash and take them on their walk. I’ve made my peace with being a cat lady, there certainly are worse things one could be :-)
Happy Birthday, Jules! And good luck, Joy. My Leopold has that same fur, except it’s white and he also won’t let my brush him. I recommend getting a second cat who can help with the grooming. It worked for us.
I forgot to say: Q-tips are a favorite toy around here. Also, tampons with the shrink-wrap still on (tampons are wrapped differently here in Germany). We have to hide both in cabinets, otherwise we’d run out constantly.
oooo…i’m a crazy cat lady too!;) would love more posts on Jules !:)
and…oh yah, you probably already know, but some flowers are extremely toxic to cats – esp lilies. i just found out a year ago, and was so glad to know this info!
It was my Sophie’s 2nd Birthday recently :) I bought her helium balloons, she likes to jump and catch the string and then watch them float back up!!
OMG I LOVE this post. Too cute.
I read this awhile ago, and have been re-reading it regularly. Oh man, I love cats :)
He is so beautiful. Look at those crazy beautiful golden eyes. My cat is my bestie and pretty much my only family as I live a long way from home. She too is more of a watch dog than any dog. I reckon she would scratch to death any intruder too :0). I get cats. I get your love and friendship with this cat. He really is beautiful. I think it is a privilege to share a life with a mini wild independent creature.
Jules is gorgeous! Happy Birthday Late (I’m new to your blog).
We have an orange tabby – Symon. 6 months old. He’s a handful!