For context, Dan loves cats and has always had a cat growing up. Peyton has not had any cats and is a little weirded out by them. Dan says cats are a non-negotiable for him, and Peyton says haha. Fast forward to Halloween, and Peyton's coworker is fostering a pregnant cat...and she has 5 kittens! Over winter break, she invites us and some other friends over to play with the new kittens. We go into this experience saying WE ARE NOT GETTING A CAT!! It'll just be a fun time for Dan to play with some kittens and Peyton to hang out with coworkers. But of course, once we meet them, there's this one little guy we fall in love with. His name was Boris. He snuggled in Peyton's lap for over an hour and was so soft and cute. She looked up at Dan and said "alright I really want him." Dan immediately emails his landlord (Peyton's old landlord...they got the house) asking if he can have a pet. His landlord agrees and we get to take our little kitten home! We renamed him Pesto because we both love pesto sauce and thought it fit him well. We've gotten to see him grow, learn, explore, and snuggle with us since January 2024! He can be very crazy, but he is such a sweet kitten.

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