Hero's Among Us

One of the greatest parts about attending BYU-Idaho,

Is having the opportunity to go to

Devotional every Tuesday.

It allows faculty and students to

Be spiritually enlightened,

And helps me make it through another week of school:)

Today's Devotional was given by,

Brother Guy Hollingsworth!

A.k.a one of my most favorite persons on this earth!!!

I used to work for Brother Hollingsworth until he was deployed on a special mission in Iraq.

Brother Hollingsworth has served in the military since he was seventeen,

And the stories he has shared are incredible!

When I worked for him, he had me work on the coolest project for him!

He bought a large map and wanted me to put pins on each place in the world that the military had taken him.

It took me three days to complete that project because of the years of service he had dedicated to this beautiful country of ours.

With the 4th of July approaching,

I thought I would share Brother Hollingsworth's Devotional with each of you:)

I really needed this today and to remind me how blessed I am to be an American:)

You can find the Devotional here:) 

Enjoy:)

- Chelsie C.

Summer Nights

Have I ever mentioned how awesome my husband is?!

The other day he won 4 tickets to the Chukars game, YEE-HAW!:)

We spent the evening with some great friends and a really greasy over-priced hamburger, ha!

The day we went to the game was a

really busy and crazy day,

And it got so busy and crazy I didn't even know if I wanted to go to the game anymore.

But it was one of the BEST evenings ever!:)

It's amazing what a night out at the baseball game

will do for someone:)

It was a beautiful, Idaho summer evening,

And I was able to spend it with my best friend:)

Thanks Sam for making my life

even better than I deserve:)

Chelsie C.

Happy Days Ahead!!!

I've pretty much fallen off the face of the planet

these past couple of weeks!

Life, school and summer are busy times

But the best of times!:)

Some things I'm looking forward to...

#1. THE FOURTH OF JULY!!!

Seriously, it's my favorite and usually the time when I

get a really bad sunburn, ha!

#2. SCHOOL GETTING OUT!!!

This has been my toughest and most

stressful semester yet,

But the funny thing is,

It's been my most favorite semester!

I LOVE my classes and teachers!

It's been a great slash rough semester so far if you

know what I mean, ha;)

And...

#3. I'M GOING TO DISNEYLAND!!!

That's right,

Husband and I are going to Disneyland in September!:)

We convinced Emily and Joe to come with us,

So it's going to be a blast from the past!:)

Sam and I have been talking about going to

Disneyland ever since we got married,

So we are slightly losing sleep over the fact that

we get to go in 74 days!:)

I'm planning on taking an autograph book,

Mostly because I love Olaf and he's pretty much the only character I want to find, ha!

(so if any of you know where i can find him, spill the beans!)

We are so glad that Emily and Joe can come with us so we can share all these Disneyland memories with someone:)

Also, so we can create hilarious photos on

Splash Mountain and such!

We are also going to an Angels game, WOO!:)

I think that's what Sam is most looking forward too;)

We can't wait for our little adventure:)

Life is good though:)

Sam has been working so hard lately,

And I'm grateful for each day that I get to spend

with him:)

Happy Happy Days Ahead:)

- Chelsie C.

Another Friday

And all I have to say to that is YAY!!!:D

One of my favorite things in the world is to wake up and see that it has been raining all night:)

When you walk outside everything looks

So green and fresh,

I love it:)

I'm excited to spend the weekend with my husband:)

One of our cars has been in the shop,

So I've been able to ride to and from school with Sam,

For the past two weeks, woo!!

He really is my favorite person:)

And I like when he sings Maroon 5 in the car;)

I'm still craving Cafe Rio for the hundredth day in a row,

But I think date night has a sweet pork salad in store;)

Happy Weekend:)

Chelsie C.

I Miss Dancing

Today I've been thinking about all the things I used to be involved in that I miss,

And then I found myself dancing around the kitchen,

And realized that I miss dancing the most.

It was such a big part of my life,

And a part of my life that I loved and

Will cherish forever!:)

So since I'm missing my dancing days today,

And wishing I could still touch my toes and do the splits,

I'm sharing my top two, all time favorite dances,

From the t.v. show So You Think You Can Dance:)

Seriously,

How amazing are those dancers?!:)

Happy Tuesday:)

- Chelsie Cannon

A Family Filled Weekend

We had a great Mother's Day weekend,

Mostly because we got to go home and spoil our moms:)

Husband and I decided to get crafty and make
Our moms a gift,

Instead of buying them something.

We put together a edible bouquet,

Filled with lots of chocolate dipped strawberries
And blueberries!:)

It didn't look like the pros,

But I snuck a few strawberries,

And they were delish;)

I wish I would have taken a picture,

But most of them were eaten before I thought of it, ha!

Saturday my family went out to dinner at
Olive Garden to celebrate my Mom!:)

And can I just say,

Wow, have I missed those delicious bread sticks!!

I tried taking some pictures with Sam,

You know to remember the good times and
The delicious bread sticks!

Haha, we got a few good ones;)

That night we all stayed at my parents,

It was so much fun:)

We spent the night learning ballet from Ellie!

I only recorded Ellie and Sam doing it,

But each of us took turns being commanded by

Ellie to do ballet!

I had tears streaming down my face,

It was hilarious to watch all the boys to ballet!:D

My favorite part is at the end,

Ellie would say,
"Take a bow!"

The next morning we did a breakfast

At my parent's house,

So we could do a dinner at the Cannon's house:)

Sam and I bought these straws for the breakfast,

They were so cute,

We couldn't resist!!:)

We had so much fun at the Cannon's the rest of the day!:)

Papa Cannon had been out of town the whole week,

So Sam and I got to prepare most of the meal,

It was a lot of fun:)

We also decorated a HUGE card for Momma Cannon,

Got to skype family,

And just got to be together:)

It truly was an awesome weekend being able to spoil our Mom's:)

I have been blessed with two amazing women in my life:)

They each have built a home centered around Christ,

And I hope that someday I can become just like them:)

I love you Momma Hawker and Momma Cannon,

Happy Mother's Day!:)

- Chelsie C.

Good Vibes

I can't get this song out of my head,

So I'm sharing it with all of you:)

After a long stressful week,

I just like to blast this song all day long:)

Happy Friday:)

Life is good!!!

- Chelsie C.