Welcome Kittyboxers, I think your intro got lost being in a different thread but once I saw it I enjoyed the back story!
Glad to see you are posting and happy to have you here.
I moved about 2 years ago and I have been catless for the longest period of my life. Previously 2 years in college dorms was my longest period, and my childhood cat was still alive at my mother's home. On Jan 1 of the year we moved, my cat Tomas passed. We have two smallish dogs who do the best they can but they are not the same cat energy. As much as I have loved all my cats, most living to 14-20+ I have to admit I don't miss the cat box(es) all that much.