According to my calculations Halle was born on August 16th, 2000.  Of course since she is a cat, who really knows but this is the date I gave her as her birthday.  I didn’t actually get Halle until October of 2000.  Due to some unfortunate or fortunate situations, I had to get my own place.  This was my last year of college and having had numerous roommate issues mom and dad finally caved and got me a place of my own.

I really wanted a kitten but the apartment I rented didn’t allow pets.  But when I went to sign my lease there was a lady there discussing her daughter’s dog, which was allowed at the townhouses they rented.  However, I was able to convince the landlord that a cute little kitten would be no problem and that NO ONE would know I had a cat.  I guess she felt bad for me or I was very convincing, and she said yes.  I immediately called my mom to let her know.  She was not a fan of this idea but once I had moved in I headed to the nearest pet store.  And what did I find, the cutest little solid black kitten.  It could have been a boy, but I thought it might be a girl.  Mom wanted me to get a boy, I wanted a girl. ;)  And this is how I came to have Halle.  Since she was solid black and I got her in October I came up with the name Halle, like Halloween.

Poor Hal, she has been a trooper over the past 10 years.  She has endured moving from Auburn to Prattville to Montgomery to Austin to Raleigh.  And that’s not including the various apartments we lived in in those places.  She even lived with a dog for a short period of time.

She is more like a child and less like a cat sometimes.  Unfortunately since the arrival of Julio, Hal has been a bit more of a loner.  Not that she wasn’t always but I don’t get to cuddle with her as much.

Since I seem to talk about Julio so much I wanted to post a little something for Hal.  Happy Birthday Halle.