There's a hole in the bucket, Dear Liza, Dear Liza....

This is a photo of Jared that just makes my day. Chelsea's day too.
AHAHAHHAHA. Feel free to laugh along.

Since Chelsea arrived on Tuesday morning at 6:45 AM we have been going non stop which is why this is the first chance I have had to sit down and write. When we aren't taking walks, sightseeing, playing games, sitting by the fire, going out of the town, shopping, eating, and sleeping we are catching up on work. We spent the first two days in Ennis and then we headed to Liscannor to enjoy our last few days here in County Clare.

On Friday (yesterday) Katherine picked us up with her sister Margaret and took us on a drive by the coast up to Kilkee and all through the surrounding towns. We just looked out the window and enjoyed the drive. Jared and Chelsea keep insisting that I have developed the Irish accent, so they spent a good time making fun of me. We stopped at an adorable pub/restaurant and had coffee and dessert... and cheesy garlic potatoes and chili cheese fries. Yum. After we drove back into Liscannor and loaded up some luggage for Katherine to take back to the house. Can't believe that we are leaving Monday...

We have spent some time taking Chelsea on walks to our favorite locations in our little haven. We went to the Cliffs of Moher with her and also to our "spot." Our favorite memory so far is just sitting on the cliffs and watching the waves for hours... Jared and Chelsea had a war of who could take the best picture of a seagull. I'm not going to publish my opinion of who won. I have to live with these people...

Today we decided to go to Lehinch with Chelsea so we walked to the gas station to see the bus schedule. We happened to have missed the first one, and had two hours to the next one, so we decided to walk it because we could just get a bus back, obviously. We walked along the beach with no shoes and people watched while drinking our Dr. Pepper and eating candy. It seemed like the perfect day. After spending some time eating bagel sandwiches, putting bandages on Chelsea's blister, and watching wanna be surfers fall multiple times we decided to go back to Liscannor. Turns out, the next bus was in over 4 hours. Needless to say, we tried to hitch hike. Okay, don't judge. It was only Chelsea. She asked two old ladies for a ride!!! Ahahaha. They said no, but kindly. They had only just arrived in Lehinch, you see. We began our walks and daringly stuck our thumbs up at multiple cars (at least 30) and Chelsea did pouty faces and did a little scolding when people drove by... no luck. I know what you are thinking... we really aren't stupid. You can't imagine how tired we were. We had already walked at least 5 miles. Chelsea had blisters, I am over here in heels... Jared is carrying a book bag with two 2 liters of coke in it. Anyway, no one picked us up. We did get some funny looks and a smile or two. A lot of people waved at us... Come on, People! Thumbs out does not mean hello. Today we walked about 10 miles in total. It really was perfect weather for it though. Not a cloud in the sky, slight breeze, about 60 degrees. We got to pet a horse, moo at some cows, scare a few sheep, and play with a few puppies on the way. We also got to annoy Chelsea with an awesome song... "There's a hole in the bucket dear Liza, dear Liza, there's a hole in the bucket dear Liza, a hole!" and so on and so forth... You know the song... right? That made it 100 percent worthwhile. Plus, I can eat lotsa food tonight and there is zero guilt. I walked 10 miles!

Now we are all laying in bed (the same one) and just giving our feet a break. Jared is playing chess against the computer which is a common pass-time for him as of late. Watch out Nathan Lenstra, Jared might challenge you to a game when he gets back. He is actually getting to be really good. I have played him about 15 times and I still get clobbered. Chelsea is laughing at my random sentences, and I am... of course, typing.

Tomorrow we will probably just relax and enjoy our final day on this side of the country. It is really sad for me to think about leaving my surrogate family and home, but also so exciting to think about the adventures to come. I happen to love my life.