Chelsea’s Thoughts and Such

In my blogs, you will probably come across certain names quite often.  Here is a brief explanation as to who these people are.

The Besties

Kim ~ my very best friend.  We roomed together for one full year, her on the top bunk, me on the bottom.  She likes to vacuum.   And she writes the most amazing songs the world has ever known.  I’ll be able to brag one day that I roomed with her.

Jordan ~ my roommate from my second semester at Bible school.  She was the “mom” of our room and lives up to the name, wearing ’50s housewife dresses, pearls and setting her hair in hot rollers on a regular basis.  She calls me “Muffin.”

Jens ~ my roommate for the second year of Bible school.  She has literally changed my life.  I think she’s one of the ones I’ll be able to tell people I knew “back in the day” sometime down the road as well, but for entirely different reasons that Kim.  She’s destined for greatness.

Frecks ~ Roomed with her my fourth ((last)) semester of Bible school.  She’s like my sister in so many ways.  Always up for listening to me and my babblings ((not that the others aren’t)).

A.W. ~ Technically, not a roommate at all, but due to some irregular circumstances, she basically ((albiet unofficially)) lived with Jens, Frecks and me during my fourth semester of Bible school.  Insanely intense.  If I want the raw, unfiltered truth, I go to her.  She calls me “C.W.” on a pretty regular basis.  She also sleep talks.

The Fam

Cameron and Collier ~ my brothers.  Both are younger than me.

Mom and Dad ~ pretty self-explanatory here.  My parents.

Siti ~ my grandmother.  “Siti” is a Lebanese term.  She’s not Lebanese, but her ex-husband ((my grandfather)) is.  Don’t ask.

The Pastors

Brent and Melissa ~ Basically amazing-slash-my heroes :).  They have some amazing kids, too.

The Animals

Meldrick ~ a.k.a. “Melly” or “Smelldrick.” My family’s Lab x Boxer mix.  My puppy, really, though I probably tie with my dad on his list of “Best People Ever.”  Brown and white with “puppy freckles” ((as I like to call them)) on his front legs.  Hates banana bread.  Loves anything that breathes.

Aslan ~ a.k.a. “Ginormous” and for good reason.  He’s a huge, fluffy, white mix-breed of some sort.  Routinely looks hungrily at the cats and cannot be let indoors because of that.

Miles ~ a.k.a. “Milesy.”  One of a litter of kittens we fostered back in 2002.  Black cat, giant eyes, looked like a bat when he was little.  In charge.  Loves to eat fruit, particularly strawberries.  Brother of Hoke.

Hoke ~ a.k.a. “Hoke-Smoke” or “Hokesy.” Another of the litter we fostered.  Also black, looks like a panther.  Kind of whiny.  The most catlike cat we have.  Hates any and all human food ((with two exceptions: whipped cream and waffles)), including chicken.  Brother of Miles.

Argus ~ a.k.a. “Arg-Darg” or “Spaz-Booger” depending on who you talk to.  Siti’s cat.  Fluffy, black and white.   A definite mimbo and a scammer.  Only likes one person at a time.  Universally hated by all cats ((I’m so serious)).

Marshmallow Peep ((Marshie)) Jones ~ a.k.a. “the Toddler.”  This random kitten ran up to my parents when they were walking Aslan, the wolf-like cat-killer, thus earning himself the name Marshie ((“he’s got the survival skills of a marshmallow,” my dad said)).  Yes, he’s named after the Homestar Runner character.  And, yes, he is always going “this way.”  We’ve had him for months and he still acts like a toddler.  Miles and Hoke treat him as such, so he gets away with much more than any other cat.  He has a serious obsession with office supplies, particularly pens.