Vacation has come to an end...

Well, it's been sort of an eventful, or sometimes lack-there-of, nineteen day vacation from work. For the first ten years at my job, I never bothered to take a vacation, mainly because I didn't think I could afford it, nor did I think I needed it. Now, I've come to realize that it's a MUST if I am to keep my sanity during the summer months. Usually I would just take an extended weekend, or a week and a few days or something similar. This was the first time I'd ever taken more than thirteen days in a row and now that I have, I may want to keep doing it in the future.

Friday, August 1st- Day 1: I woke up at a fairly decent time and because I had packed the majority of my stuff the night before, I showered, gathered some food, and headed to my parents. Shortly after I got there, I slipped on some loose dirt and rocks on the slope near the stairs of my parents house and nearly broke my ankle. That was fun. It was swollen for the majority of my vacation and even now, it still hurts when I do certain things.

Saturday, August 2nd- Day 2: Mom and I took my new car to Sussex for a "few" things. Came back with the car stuffed full, and we wouldn't have been able to fit anything else in there if we tried.

Sunday, August 3rd- Day 3: Mostly uneventful day, until the late afternoon, when somebody dropped off a wandering dog to my father, who is the resident animal control officer. Our guest for the night, a female mixed-breed hound of some type, and who we nicknamed "Stinky" because she stunk, was not very well behaved except when she had to spend the night in a crate on the floor of our basement.

Monday, August 4th- Day 4: Successfully found Stinky's owner and come to find out, her actual name was Smelly! Who would have thought!

Tuesday, August 5th- Friday, August 8- Days 5-8: nothing really eventful, my parents acquired some unspent fireworks from one of their clients and we were able to set some off every night for a few days.

One of my favorite surveys....

TEN random things about me:

1. My all-time favorite song (like in the history of my life) is The Animal Song by Savage Garden

2. I broke my left leg twice when I was a kid (once when I was seven and once when I was eight). 

3. I am addicted to tuna wraps (tuna w/mayo, cheese, and lettuce on a tortilla wrap). So good!

4. I think about my lovebird, Ollie every single day and wish he was still here with me.

5. I am addicted to Pepsi and Dr. Pepper... weened myself from the regular stuff and onto the diet til I can quit cold turkey.

6. I love flowers... any type of flower, and taking pictures of them too!

7. I've been feeding the outdoor birds for about a year now and it's been fairly successful! It's great therapy!

8. I watched the Oreo commercial featuring Owl City over and over so I could memorize the lyrics.

9. I hate going to the malls or stores lately or anywhere public except work, because I can't stand people.

10. I am turning 30 this year and I don't really know how I feel about that.

Spring

Early morning rays of sun warm the damp earth,

Shedding the last of winter’s white labour.

Thin wisps of vapour lie in the valley and linger

between the budding trees.

Purple crocuses and bright yellow tulips appear first.

Then along come the red-breasted robins.

Decay is replaced by new growth.

The days grow longer and the air warmer.

Spring is here, life is waiting to begin…

© 2014 Chelsea Appleby

Another survey....

Since I'm bored out of my tree, here's another survey to read.

1: Full name. Chelsea Lynn Appleby

2: Zodiac sign. Gemini

3: Three fears: my house burning down, losing my parents, spiders.

Bucket List

Since I am turning the big 30 this year, here are some things I would like to accomplish at some point in my life... or at least I dream of accomplishing them because some of these things scare the crap out of me. 

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