I wish I knew that there were replies to this thread! Thank you so much guys!! <3 <3 That was such a wonderful night for me!
Also, that cat kinda reminds me of mine - big, giant, lovey fluffball. He hasn't seen the outdoors since it started getting cold (because I don't want to be outside when it's cold. It's either been in the single digits to below 0F, or snowing here in the NE US). He's a Maine Coon and apparently they have similar personalities. He makes it tough to practice around him though - he likes being underfoot and he thinks canes are just big sticks for him to play with.