i took a little time away from blogging last week. i wish i could say it was for some grand happy reasons, but that just wasn't the case. evan and i lost a member of our little family last wednesday. one of our cats, juan, quite unexpectedly passed away. he's was a chatty, silly, big chubby kitty, and his absence is greatly felt in our home. so juan, here's to you. you are terribly missed...