{"id":18469,"date":"2018-02-14T00:10:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T05:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=18469"},"modified":"2018-02-14T06:34:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T11:34:39","slug":"my-treasured-everyday-moments-of-cat-love-for-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/my-treasured-everyday-moments-of-cat-love-for-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"My Treasured Everyday Moments of Cat Love for Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_18470\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18470\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-18470\" src=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Valentine.1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Valentine.1.jpg 465w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Valentine.1-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was sitting at my computer one day and grabbed my iPhone next to me to take this picture of Zee. Something about the simple beauty of the moment touched my heart and I knew I needed to capture the moment in time.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><del><\/del>While I don&#8217;t begrudge anyone who celebrates Valentine&#8217;s Day, after all, any day that promotes love can&#8217;t be all that bad, I&#8217;m not really&nbsp;a Valentine&#8217;s&nbsp;Day kind of girl. Unless it comes to my cats &#8211; then every day is Valentine&#8217;s Day because&nbsp;my love for them is celebrated 24\/7\/365. In that spirit, I thought I&#8217;d share some of my favorite&nbsp;pictures of them that express that love. Many of them aren&#8217;t the best pictures in the technical sense &#8211; some are blurry, some are taken in bad lighting, and some are simply awkward because they were taken from my iPhone at a weird angle.&nbsp;Some are from years ago, and some are more recent. All of them are just everyday, normal snippets of my life, making them all the more cherished and special.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18471\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18471\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-18471\" src=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/100210Introblog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/100210Introblog.jpg 470w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/100210Introblog-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This picture will always represent a milestone moment in my life, and as always, my cats were by my side. This was in October of 2010, back when I first started blogging and writing. I never knew back then just how significantly my life was going to change&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18472\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18472\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-18472\" src=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Deb-and-Kizmet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Deb-and-Kizmet.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Deb-and-Kizmet-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Deb-and-Kizmet-768x565.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Every night when I sit on the couch to relax for the night, Kizmet comes and lays his head on mine, hugging me with his paws. I couldn&#8217;t possibly feel more loved or cherished.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18473\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18473\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-18473\" src=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Valentine.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Valentine.2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Valentine.2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Valentine.2-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;ve been under the weather since January, recovering from both retina laser surgery and the flu. Never once have I not had an assortment of my gang taking care of me.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18474\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18474\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-18474 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Valentine.3-e1518567436837.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"305\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-18474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If I&#8217;m in my office, chances are high Jazmine will be keeping me company on the shelf above my computer.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18475\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18475\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-18475 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Valentine.4-e1518567733828.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-18475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cats on the kitchen counter? If I&#8217;m there, then yes, absolutely! In this rare picture, all seven are present!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18476\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18476\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-18476 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Valentine.5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Valentine.5.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Valentine.5-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I took this lap selfie of Peanut &#8211; when she wants attention, you won&#8217;t get anything done until you give it to her and I&nbsp;love that about her!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18477\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18477\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-18477 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Valentine.6-e1518568297697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"345\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-18477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was cleaning up my iPhone and found this rare picture of Harley and Jazz with Peanut and Zoey. Harley and Jazz are both angels now but are forever Valentine&#8217;s in my heart.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18478\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18478\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-18478 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Deb-and-Kittens-e1518568656531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"356\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-18478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This picture was taken during a rough patch in my life &#8211; Mia, Peanut, and Rolz were about 5 months here and it was because of their love, companionship, and inspiration I found the strength to write my first book, The Chronicles of Zee &amp; Zoey &#8211; A Journey of the Extraordinarily Ordinary.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18479\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18479\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-18479 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DebCats2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DebCats2.jpg 460w, https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DebCats2-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nothing is more soothing or comforting than reading a good book with the shared company of cats (Mia and Rolz in this case).<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18480\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18480\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-18480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Deb-and-gang_7-e1518568705128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"294\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-18480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of my all-time favorite pictures &#8211; an extremely rare photo of the whole gang, in focus, on the couch with me!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18481\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18481\" class=\"borderGreen wp-image-18481 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/DebZoey-e1518568743949.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"753\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-18481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It all began in 2009 &#8211; Zoey would come snuggle on my legs while she was pregnant to keep her belly warm. The habit has remained over the years (this was us in 2011) and it&#8217;s been a wonderful gift ever since to share her company.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day Everyone! What are some of your favorite ways you share love with your cat(s)?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/hearts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14490 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/hearts.png\" alt=\"hearts\" width=\"71\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- start LinkyTools script --><script src=\"https:\/\/www.linkytools.com\/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=284697\" type=\"text\/javascript\" ><\/script><!-- end LinkyTools script --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While I don&#8217;t begrudge anyone who celebrates Valentine&#8217;s Day, after all, any day that promotes love can&#8217;t be all that bad, I&#8217;m not really&nbsp;a Valentine&#8217;s&nbsp;Day kind of girl. Unless it comes to my cats &#8211; then every day is Valentine&#8217;s Day because&nbsp;my love for them is celebrated 24\/7\/365. 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