One Month:)

Hey,

Guess what Ladies and Gents...:)

I've been married to my best friend for an entire month:)

I can not believe that just a month ago Sam and I were getting married!!

{seriously, mind is blown right now}

We have had SO much fun this past month,

And I am so grateful this adventure never has to end:)

I'm looking forward to the many more months and years to come!:)

I know I say this in just about every post,

But I don't know how I got so lucky to end up with a guy like Sam:)

He is truly the love of my life,

My best friend,

And my better half:)

We are celebrating this awesome day a little like this...:)

* French Toast and Orange Juice for breakfast,

* Hanging out and doing homework this afternoon,

* Having Doritos Casserole for din-din,

{we will see how this turns out, haha}

* Popping open some bubbly {a.k.a sparkling cider} we have been saving,

* And finishing off the day with watching the new episode of The Bachelor:)

BEST. DAY. EVER!!

Here are some pics for you Lovers to enjoy!:)

These pics were taken on our way up to the Temple!:)

We were SO excited!!!:)

P.s can you see the sunshine coming in through the back window???

It was literally the most beautiful day ever!:)

Blue skies, no wind, and the temperature was bearable for December:)

Happy One Month to my Sammie!:)

Sure do love you a lot:)
I can't wait to spend the rest of forever with you!!

{my dad's face in this pic is my fav by the way}

Stay Classy;)

Chelsie Ann Cannon:)

Things About The Husband

Things You All Should Know About Mr. Sam:)

* He's very funny.

In the 28 days we've been married,

I've gained abs of steel thanks to him;)

* He works really hard.

At everything!!

School, work, being a husband,

Sam gives 111% all the time:)

* He is a gum chewer.

I've never been offered so much gum in my life!

I thank Sam for constantly having good breath;)

* He is a really good bed maker.

Everyday I come home from school on my early days,

Our bed is made:)

It's the simple things:)

* He loves my cooking.

I am a terrible cook,

But Sam always eats whatever I cook!

And then goes back for seconds!:)

* He loves to share.

This pertains mostly to all the sweatshirts I've borrowed,

They are my favorite!

Mostly because they smell like Sam:)

*He is everyone's friend.

Everyone loves Sam,

Enough said:)

*He is really good at speaking and teaching Spanish.

I've learned a lot of Spanish words in the last little bit,

Most of the words I'm still not sure what they mean!

They stay within the apartment,

Just to be safe;)

*He likes to take naps.

In fact he is taking one right now,

Haha:)

*He is the best dancer.

Our living room is our ballroom;)

And Lastly...

*He is the best husband ever.

I could go on and on,

But we will stop there for today.

How I got so lucky,

I'll never know:)

I'm married to my best friend:)

And every day is the best day ever!:)

Stay Classy;)

Chelsie Ann Cannon:)

Engagement Sesh

Today's post is all about the Engagement Sesh,

Done with Alexandria Hawker

{a.k.a my sister-in-law}

{a.k.a the greatest ever}

Alex did SOO much for the wedding!!

She was always right there willing to help with whatever!

I literally owe her my kidney and then some!;)

You can find Alex at either Plain Jayne Diaries, 

OR

Alex Hawker Photography!

Check it out,

It's good stuff!:)

Well enough of the chit-chat!

Here are some pics from our engagement sesh with Alex!:)

It was SUPER fun getting our engagement pics done!:)

As well as SUPER cold!!

Alex did a great job capturing all the fun moments!!

Here are some of my favs:)
Thanks Alex!!!:)

I'm in love with a boy named Sam:)

Stay Classy;)

Chelsie Ann Cannon:)

Bridals

Oh hey:)

Remember how I said I was going to blog about me and Sam's meeting...

Funny story Ladies and Gents,

Like the day after I posted that,

I got all of my pictures from the wedding!

So,

We will save that story for a rainy day;)

Today I'll share my Bridals.

I chose a few of my favs,

But if I could,

I would post them all,

Because they all turned out super great!:)

Carolyn Anderson was my photographer,

She was amazing,

And I recommend her to everyone!:)

Here is the link to her blog and website!

Enjoy Lovers!:)

Happy Wednesday:)

Stay Classy;)

Chelsie Ann Cannon:)

Stay Tuned...

Of course the next adventure I want to share with all you Lovelies is our wedding day!:)

But we are still waiting on some more wedding pics,

So I'm going to hold off on that story for now!:)

In the meantime thoughhhhh,

I'll be sharing our,

"How We Met Story"

It will be broken up into "chapters" you could say,

But stay tuned,

Because a new piece of the story comes daily!;)

{this was our first picture taken together:)}

See you tomorrow Lovers!:)

Stay Classy;)

Chelsie Ann Cannon:)

 

That One Time We Got Engaged

Growing up,

I've always thought about how the future Mr. would get down on one knee and pop the question;)

And I'm just here to tell ya,

Sam did a pretty fantastic job of keeping it a secret and making it a wonderful surprise!:)

So a little background story for you Ladies and Gents!:)

Sam and I had previously gone ring shopping,

And we found a couple of fancy things around town!

{if ya know what i'm sayin';)}

Later in the week I had asked Sam,

"Have you been back at all to get a ring by chance?!?:):):)"

{batting my eyes like any girl would do}

Well folks,

That was the last time I asked that question,

Because Sam was a little upset.

{little did i know it was just a little acting he was brushing up on, haha}

He said that things were crazy,

And that he hadn't been able to go back to the ring store.

So I thought to myself,

When it happens,

It will happen:)

Oh my gosh...

I hope it happens!!!!!

Alright,

So let's fast forward!

On November 16th, 2013,

{the day before my birthday!!!}

Sam asked me to attend a baptism with him,

And then just hang out with him the rest of the day at his house!

Of course my answer was YES!:)

So Sam and I attended the baptism,

It was awesome,

And we sure are proud of Ernie!!:)

After the baptism,

We got back in Sam's car,

And he said that he had a couple of surprises for me that needed to be given before my birthday the next day!

He said that the surprises would spell out my name,

And they would come throughout the afternoon and evening:)

So...

He gave me my first surprise!:)

It was a little envelope with the letter "C" on it!

Inside it said,

"Cheese Roll-Up"

Now folks,

If you don't know Sam and I,

We LOVE Taco Bell!:)

Seriously,

I think it's a sickness how much we love that place!

So,

The first surprise was taking me to Taco Bell for one of my favorite items on the menu,

A cheese roll-up!:)

After Taco Bell,

Sam gave me another surprise!:)

It was a little present and an envelope that had an "H" on it.

The "H" stood for hands,

And I was given a pair of cute purple gloves!:)

We got back to his house,

And he decided to play some wii!

A few minutes into the game,

Sam dashed off,

And came back with another surprise!:)

It was a box with a little "E" attached to it!:)

Ok folks,

Pause.

This wasn't any kind of box,

It looked like a ring box,

So I was slightly freaking out!!!

I opened it,

And there were a pair of earrings:)

They were my birthstone,

And they were so so cute!:)

I can't believe I thought it was a ring...

Come on ring doesn't start with and "E" Chelsie!!

Earrings start with "E" duh!!

BYU was supposed to be playing that night,

So before the game,

Sam said he had another surprise for me!:)

So we got in his car,

He blindfolded me,

And I tried to use all the skills I possessed to follow where he was taking me, haha!!

We drove and drove,

And I quickly lost track of where we were, haha!

But Sam parked,

And we started walking,

On what seemed like a super rocky desert,

I was absolutely clueless where we were!

Then Sam stopped me,

Unblindfolded me,

And said,

"Do you know where we are?:)"

Sam had driven me to where we had our first kiss!:)

And then he gave me another surprise,

Which was a present that had a little "L" attached:)

The "L" stood for lips!:)

And Sam gave me some lipgloss and lotion!:)

When we got back to his house,

We started watching the BYU game!

About halfway into the game,

Sam dashed off and returned with another surprise!:)

It was another present with the letter "S" attached!!

I opened it,

And it was a pair of purple fuzzy socks!:)

My favorite!!!

{seriously, i'm in love with purple fuzzy socks}

Then after the BYU game,

I was pretty much burnt out,

A.k.a I was tired and thinking about calling it a night!

I really didn't think Sam was going to propose,

Because it was just three or so days ago that I had asked him if he had gone back for a ring,

And remember how I said he was kind of upset??

So I wasn't going to ask him again, haha,

Plus Sam usually calls me Chels anyways,

So I was thinking the presents were possibly done!

So I mentioned to Sam that I was kind of tired,

And he said,

"I know what will fix that!"

"Ice Cream!!!:)"

So we went upstairs and had some ice cream!:)

Which was another surprise,

And stood for the "I" in my name!

The presents weren't over yet folks!;)

While we were eating ice cream,

I asked Sam if he was spelling out my full name,

Chelsie Hawker.

And you know what he told me??

He told me yes!!

So instantly I had it all figured out!

{or so i thought!}

My last name ended with "R"

Which clearly stood for RING,

So I just had to wait patiently to get to the end of my name;)

It was close to midnight,

{and when i say close, it was 11:30 haha}

So Sam told me he would take me home!

We got in his car,

And he said,

"Let's take the long way home!:)"

Folks,

Sam and I only live about ten minutes from each other,

So I wondered how we would take a thirty minute ride home??

I was excited for the adventure anywho!:)

We pulled up to my house,

And I thought to myself,

Hmmmmm,

"Sam hasn't finished spelling my name!"

"He hasn't even finished my first name!"

"He must be finishing tomorrow, on my birthday, YAY!:)"

So Sam and I got up to my doorstep,

And he told me to stay put and close my eyes!

Once again Sam went off running,

And he quickly returned!

He told me to open my eyes,

And I was so surprised to see him holding a bundle of roses and a little purple bag!:)

He gave me the roses,

And then reached into the little purple bag and pulled out the last letter of my name,

Which was "E":)

Sam said that this was the last surprise,

And that the "E" stood for ETERNITY!:)

Then he got down on one knee,

Said some mushy gushy stuff

And he popped the question!:)

Without hesitation,

I said,

"YES!!:)"

He waited until exactly midnight,

So it would be my birthday when he proposed!:)

I was completely surprised!!!

I really thought I had it all figured out,

But like always,

Sam is always full of surprises!;)

We walked inside my house,

And of course my parents were waiting up for me!;)

We skyped all our siblings,

And had a mini celebration at my home!:)

It was absolutely the greatest night of my life!!

I still couldn't believe Sam Cannon had just proposed to me!:)

Here are some pics to enjoy from that night!:)

 Um, YES we were totally wearing matching shirts!:)

 Showing off the bling!;)

 Sam did SO good!:) I adore my ring!:)

 All of the surprises!:)

 This was taken the next day at my birthday party when we got to announce to the world that we were getting married!!:)

Save the date...December 27, 2013*

Stay Classy;)

Chelsie Ann Cannon:)

Adventures With Mr. Sam

I'm sure I've told all of you this before,

But Sam and I like to think of our lives as an adventure:)

This life is defiantly a journey,

Presented with the highest highs and the lowest lows,

But why not make an adventure out of it???

As I've looked at my life as more of an adventure,

I've learned to enjoy the excitement and life more fully:)

Some of the best adventures I've had with Sam,

Deal with all the post mission madness!:)

NOTHING,

And I repeat,

NOTHING,

Is better then having your best friend and lover by your side again:)

One night before Sam left on his mission,

He had a friend come over that had just returned from the PPM!

{a.k.a the mish Sam was called to and about to head to!}

He brought over his fiance and we all just chatted the night away!:)

It was fun to hear all his experiences,

And to know that in just a few short weeks,

Sam would be experiencing some of the same things!:)

After the two left,

I was chatting with Sam's Mom

{which is now my Mom, woooooooo!:)}

And I was telling her how excited I was that those two were getting married!

And Momma Cannon told me,

"Well Chels, you know that if you wait for Sam that could be you someday."

And at that very moment I realized two things,

#1. I really wanted to marry a returned missionary and wouldn't settle for anything less.

And

#2. Sam was the returned missionary that I wanted to marry.

When things got tough and I missed Sam a lot,

I remembered that story and the feelings I felt that night.

When Sam got home,

I wasn't for sure how things were going to turn out.

Come on people,

It had been just 3 days shy of two years!

I knew exactly how I wanted things to turn out,

Buuuuut,

Like I said in the previous post,

I didn't know if Sam was going to be cool that I became a Justin Bieber fan while he was gone;)

The first week was crazy,

A lot of funny things were said,

Like,

One night Sam said that we should do something ASAP,

And I told him FOR SURE!:)

And he responded by saying,

"Well then we will set up an appointment and get together then!"

Sam was totally in missionary mode,

And totally taking appointments, haha!;)

But I LOVED every second!:)

I guess what I'm trying to say in this post,

Is that I LOVE having Sam home!:)

Sometimes I have to quickly grab his hand,

Or hug him,

Or even shoot him a txt,

Just to know that he is back home:)

Another thing I should probably add,

Is I'm completely obsessed with everything Sam does!

The way he brushes his teeth,

The way he smells,

His laugh,

His smile,

Come you name it,

I'm obsessed Ladies and Gents!:)

When I think about the two years being apart,

Sometimes it feels like it never happened,

It was just so natural having Sam come home:)

But I also learned a few things while he was gone.

Like to never take a single day for granted,

You never know how much you miss someone,

Until they serve a two year mission;)

I still can't believe I married Sam:)

Every 11:11 wish,

Shooting star,

Prayer,

Hope,

And dream came true!:)

I am beyond blessed,

And will never know how I got so lucky.

Our adventures post mish have been unbelievably fun!:)

I'll attach some pics below,

Enjoy Lovers!:)

 Skype Sundays are back!!:)

 Who knew Sam could make a bow-tie from a regular tie?!:D

 Web Cam...nough' said folks!!

 We got to go to the Jazz game the day after he got home!:) SO FUN!!!!!:D

 Fro-Yo stop real fast with the future missionary, we love you Rais!:)

 We love these two Lovers!:)

 Oh that one time I got to be in the Cannon Family Photo, no biggie...;D

 Sam's Welcome Home!:) He did UH-MAZING!:)

 Lunch with Shayla!:) She is writing someone from the PPM, we love her!:)

 Road trippin'!!:)

 I'm in LOVE with a boy named Sam!:)

 Um, we really love Kyra, truest story I've ever told!:)

 Sam, Ellie, Alex, and me in one house, it's always a partay folks!:)

 Selfies;)

 We got our marriage license!:)

 Happy Thanksgiving from the soon to be Cannons!;)

Stuffing our announcements!:)

"Adventures are out there!:)"

Stay Classy;)

- Chelsie Ann Cannon