I Can Relate...

I found this hilarious,

I can relate completely!;)

Happy Saturday Lovers!!:D

Stay Classy;)

Chels:)

And The Winner Is...

KYRA GAMBLE!!!!!:D

Congrats on winning the LOVE BLING Lady!:)

Your prize will be sent to you soon!:)

Thank you all for your comments and participation,

I enjoyed reading all of them!:)

Stayed tuned,

There will be many more giveaways in the future!:)

Happy Sunday Sammie Eleven Lovers!:)

Stay Classy;)

Chels:)

Sammie Eleven Giveaway!!

Happy Summer Sammie Eleven Followers!:)

In honor of all this sunshine,

My Missionary,

And Philadelphia,

Sammie Eleven is having their very first

GIVEAWAY!:D

Philadelphia is known as the,

"City Of Brotherly Love"

And found in,

"Love Park"

Is the ever famous,

"Love Sculpture"

I'm sure you have all seen it,

It looks a little bit like this...

So with all this love going around,

I had to share!:)

So,

The Giveaway comes from my most favorite place in Rexburg!

LULU BELLA!:D

Here's what we have to give away today!:)

One lucky Sammie Eleven follower will win what I like to call,

LOVE BLING!:)

This Giveaway includes all 5 pieces,

And can all be worn together,

Or separate:)
You love-lies can decide!!

Here's what you have to do to win:

. Comment below on this post and tell me something you LOVE!:)

. If it wont let you comment for some crazy reason, e-mail me at,

chelsiehawker@gmail.com

With the same response, tell me something you LOVE!:)

This Giveaway will close Saturday at midnight!!

Winner will be revealed Sunday,

And the LOVE BLING will be sent out Monday to the winner!:)

So what are you waiting for,

Tell me something YOU LOVE!:)

Stay Classy;)

Chels:)

How Many Months Do You Have Left?

Today for some reason,

I got asked the question,

"How many months do you have until Sam comes home??"

Multiple times.

Oh ladies and gents,

I LOVE this question so much:):)

This is how I responded to my fellow peeps on the street...

I gave them one of these,

A big ONE HANDED high FIVE!!!

Five months left:)

Oh life is good:)

Stay Classy;)

Chels:)

19 Months

"Believe you can, and your halfway there."

-Theodore Roosevelt

Today,

This is the moto I have lived by:)

Every month,

I stay up till midnight to ring in the new month mark!:)

I've done this since Sam left starting with month one,

All the way to month nineteen!

I've heard people describe what five minutes can feel like,

But no one will understand time ticking slowly until they wait for,

11:59 to change to 12:00!

It's the longest minute I experience every month, haha:)

But this midnight month mark celebration was much different from the rest.

As the clock changed to midnight,

And I rang in month nineteen,

I realized I could count now on one hand how many months I had left!!

Let me try and describe what I did from there...

I THREW my covers off my body,

Jumped up on my bed,

And silently celebrated!!:):):)
{I would of loudly celebrated,

but I didn't want to wake up the fam, hehe}

The quote I mentioned above has been on my mind all day.

I'm there,

I'm beyond halfway,

I can count the months on one hand for goodness sakes!!!

And ya know what?!

I am so excited:):)

I'm ready for the adventure that awaits these next five months:)
To my sweet Elder in Phila,

HAPPY 19 MONTHS!:):):):):)

19 down...

5 TO GO!:)

20 Fast Sundays under our belt!

And still ahead,

Many more letters, emails, and memories to experience:)

I'll see you soon Elder:)

 

Stay Classy;)

Chels:)

Life Lately According To My I-Phone

Stay Classy;)

- Chels:)

26.2

To some of you...

26.2 might be just another number,

But for me,

It was the number that took me from being a girl to a woman;)

I RAN A MARATHON TODAY!:D

It was the greatest and hardenst thing I have ever done!:)

While I worked hard for this goal,

There are a few people I would like to recognize,

I wouldn't have been able to accomplish this goal without them!:)

I dedicated each mile to a special person in my life,

Who has encourgaed, helped, and cheered me on these past couple of months in preparation.
Thank you to the 26 people who inspired me,

I love you guys!:)

Mile 1* Ellie

Mile 2* Blake

Mile 3* Alex

Mile 4* Dad

Mile 5* Mom

Mile 6* Royce

Mile 7* Madie

Mile 8* Kyra Gamble

Mile 9* Nana

Mile 10* Grandma and Grandpa McGarry

Mile 11* Elder Cannon

Mile 12* Papa and Momma Cannon

Mile 13* Joe and Emily Hoehne

Mile 14* Alice Cannon

Mile 15* Sarah Cannon

Mile 16* Abby Cannon

Mile 17* Hannah Cannon

Mile 18* Brooke Cannon

Mile 19* Grandma Bonnie

Mile 20* Papa

Mile 21* Coach Morton

Mile 22* Tanece Thompson {Sister Thompson}

Mile 23* Lacey Hokanson

Mile 24* Marcus Matson

Mile 25* Kallie Matson

Mile 26* Holly Fox

Although I don't remember much from the marathon,
{I must say, running 26.2 miles does something to your body and mind, haha}

I don't think I'll ever forget the feeling of crossing that finish line:)

All the hard work had finally paid off!:)
Seeing my family at the end during the last stretch,

Crossing the finish line with Hol,

And being awarded my medal by Momma Cannon,

Are memories I'll never forget!:)

I ran the whole marathon today with my best friend Holly,

Thanks friend for pushing me through all the blood, sweat, and tears!

I couldn't of done it without ya!:)

Now come on!

Let's go sign up for another race!;)

One more shout out!:)

To the Elder in Philadelphia,

Thank you for your support and encouragement,

I couldn't of done it without you!:)

{background story}

The night before Sam left on his mission,

We decided to make a poster,

And fill it with goals that we wanted to accomplish while we were apart for 2 years.

One of the goals I put on the poster was,

"RUN A MARATHON!"

This morning as I was leaving my house,

I opened my drawer by my desk looking for some chap stick,

And found some of my,

I LOVE MY MISSIONARY stickers:)

So I stuck one on my heart,

And ran out the door to run my marathon:)

Thanks Sammie for setting goals with me so many months ago:)
Even being so far away,

You continue to push me and help me accomplish goals:)

Thanks to everyone who came and supported me today!:)

Your cheers and smiles pulled me along the way when I thought my feet might not be able to.

My Mom and Sister ran the half today, they did AMAZING!:)

Tommy Vaughn 2013 Marathon

Stay Classy Sammie Eleven Followers;)

I'll see ya in a couple of days when I can move again;)

- Chels:)