Memphis was my baby.  She adopted me when I was in my mid 20's.  One night I was sleeping, with the windows open, which is unusual because of the Florida heat, and as I slept I kept being woken up by the sound of a cat meowing outside my window.  This cat just sat on the outside windowsill and wouldn't shut up.  I tried to shoo her away just so I could get some sleep, but she refused to cooperate!



Finally, I got out of bed and let her inside just so I could get some sleep.  I fed her and went to bed, figuring I would kick her out in the morning.  Well, she refused to leave!  She had decided she was going to stay with me, no if, ands or buts about it!



Of course, I fell in love with her right away, and now I see how blessed I was that she chose me to be her master....well, actually, she was the master!



I named her Memphis because a co-worker had just adopted a cat and he named his cat Memphis, and I just really liked that name.  Everyone assumed I named her after the city in Tennessee, but if anything, it was the ancient city of Memphis, Egypt, that I had in mind, she just had that exotic look about her.



Memphis loved to talk!  She made sure she was noticed!  She demanded I feed her first thing in the morning, before I do anything else.  She literally yelled at me "feed me!"  While at times her constant meowing would drive me crazy, it also endeared her to me!  If I was on the telephone, and no one else was around, she would sit there and meow loudly in my face, because she figured since I was talking, and nobody else was in the room, I must be talking to her!  Crazy cat!



She slept with me every night, cuddled up right next to me.  She loved having her belly scratched, and would lay there in heavenly bliss as I scratched her tummy!  That might be what I'm gonna miss the most about her.



It's hard to remember a time when she was not part of my life!  She was my baby, my angel....always there for me, during the good times and the bad times.  I feel blessed that she was part of my life, and words cannot express how much I am going to miss her, yet as life goes on, and even though she is no longer here, she will always still be a part of my life!