Here’s a really long ago flashback for you — all the way back to October, 2014! I was just about 7 months old and about to go on my first car trip with my human. It was to Las Vegas for a cat show, and I had a new carrier too!
Binga could not understand why she wasn’t going instead of me.
I will be honest, I didn’t like riding all that way in the car! I complained lots. Every time my human needed to make a pit stop for food, gas, or to use the restroom, she let me out to wander around in the car for a few minutes, and I liked that much better.
I actually had mixed feelings about the hotel room. I loved it while my human and I were there together, but the first couple of times she went out and left me in the room, I sat by the door and cried! It took me a while to figure out she was coming back, and that she usually wasn’t gone that long anyway.
I’ll tell you all about the cat show on another flashback day. I will say, on the ride back, I kept trying to convince my human to let me ride shotgun, right next to her. But she didn’t think it was safe and wouldn’t allow it! After a few more long distance driving trips, she decided that it was better to fly on any trip longer than three hours by car, and I agree!
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We loved reading about your first trip. But your Mom was wise to keep you safely enclosed. TBT tells us that the one time he let a Cat Who Came Before, she settled under the brake pedal while he was driving a bad highway! He had to keep shoving her out with a foot until she gave up and sat in the back!
Both your sisters should have accompanied you!
It’s so nice seeing you at that age again. You’ve grown into a beautiful lady!
Purrz!
Selina
Was great to see you so young, and ready for adventure in your professional life.
You were such a cute little one
Look at you now Summer,you’re a pro at traveling now,xx Speedy
Sweet Summer memories. Beautiful Boodie and Bodacious Binga!
Such a cutie pie kitten and look how you blossomed into a pretty young lady!
Hugs, Teddy
Summer Sweets you were just as be-au-ti-ful then as you are now. Purr purr purr.
Summer, I remember many of your times as kitten back then. XX
Summer, it is hard to believe that you are all grown up until we see photos like these where you still look like a kitten. We always enjoy flashbacks. XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer
Summer, you are just so adorable!
I still cry when my mum leaves me alone in the house for a while. I even cry when she’s in the bath 🙁
Vegas Baby Kitty! Loved seeing the flashback. Binga surprise apprearance was a bonus too! Loved all the pics. Purrs
Love the flashbacks Summer
You were such a beautiful baby Summer!
That was a good flashback about the car trip and hotel. We find cars weird. Things move when we arent. We’ve actally gotten to prefer being in the PTUs facing each other rather than see the outside speeding past…
We’ve never been in a hotel though. Did you get anything great from Room Service? Surely there are mousies in a hotel!
You were such a cute and sweet kitten.
Whoa! This post was a real tell-all! Glad you’re a pro now.
I can’t believe 5 years has passed already.
If Binga had gone with you, you would have had a buddy to talk to on that long ride!
Great flashback. Nice to see Binga and Boodie in it too.
What a beautiful baby you were! And now such a lovely ladycat.
what explanation was given to binga on why she wasn’t going?
That looks like an awesome trip.
Oh Summer, having a cat screaming in a car really makes a human’s nevers jump!
You were so young in the photos. Binga and Boodie
seemed to think they were in charge over you – probably
so at that point. Nice to see the flash-backs.
Awww…..you were such a sweetie even then.
The Florida Furkids
You sure were learning to be a travel kitty sweet Summer!
Binga AND Boodie AND Kitten Summer all in the same post?! Talk about a hat trick!
Err … CAT trick?
Summer also won about $78,000 at the craps table in Vegas during that trip.
Great flashback, Summer, and now you are a well seasoned traveler.
That was a great flashback Summer.
You adapted to traveling really quickly and look pretty relaxed 🙂
Purrs,Georgia,Julie and JJ
You look so young! Have a great weekend, Summer.