Love Story: Part 12

This is it,

The last of the love stories:)

This has been fun,

Too fun actually!!

I love this love story Sam and I have created:)

And the story only continues from here:)

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It's here!:)

December 27, 2013,

Is FINALLY here!:)

Growing up my Mom had always told me stories of her and my Dad's wedding day!

She said that he was nervous,

Throwing up the night before,

Just feeling a little overwhelmed about the day.

For all of you that know my Mom,

She has her stuff together!!

Way more together than me!

So I was really worried about how I would be

Doing on my wedding day...

But I was great:)

I had never felt so much excitement and peace,

There wasn't an inch of nervousness to be found:)

I felt like I had waited my whole life for this day,

And it was here and I was going to enjoy

Every second of it:)

The night before I decided to be home early,

I finished packing my bags,

Had a million piles of stuff everywhere,

And by 11:00 I was all ready to go for the next day:)

When I moved home after my previous semester,

My sister and Madie got really close!

We started doing weekly sleepovers,

Which then turned into daily sleepovers haha,

So it was only natural that I would have my last sleepover with Madie the night before my wedding!

And really,

Madie has the most comfortable king sized bed,

So it's where I wanted to sleep everyday haha!:D

I slept SO good that night!!

I didn't take me long to fall asleep,

I didn't wake up once that night,

I was totally calm!

And when my alarm went off that morning,

I was ready to go!!:)

I got up,

Jumped in the shower and shaved my legs,

Shaved my legs again,

And then again!

I knew it was going to be cold that day,

And I would be shivering,

So I wanted those babies to stay smooth!!;)

Besides shaving my legs,

The only thing I remember doing that morning was running around like a chicken with it's head cut off,

Trying to stuff all those piles of stuff into my car,

Haha!:D

I saw my Dad that morning,

He helped me stuff some more stuff into my car,

And then I was off to get my hair done:)

Looking back,

I probably don't remember anything,

Because I was thinking about Sam,

Hehe:)

After I got my hair all done,

I went to pick Sam up at his house for our brunch:)

This was one of the happiest moments of my life:)

When I walked into Sam's house,

A lot of his family was standing there.

His family,

Aunts,

Cousins,

And they all were just as excited as I was!:)

And then I saw my Sam,

My soon to be groom,

Oh, he was handsome:)

We had one thing we need to do before we

Went to our brunch,

You can read that here:)

It was so crazy to say we were going to OUR brunch!!

There was so much work put into our brunch,

It was delicious and perfect:)

Sam's parents and those that helped them,

Made all our dreams come true,

It was such a fun morning:)

Sam and I were getting married at 2:30 that afternoon,

And I loved that!:)

Our morning wasn't rushed,

We were able to chat with family and friends,

And just enjoy our morning together:)

But then the time came,

It was time to head to the Temple!:)

That was the best drive I had EVER taken!:)

Sam and I were driving to the Temple,

And we were going to get married!!!:D

 

On the way to the Temple I was spraying Sam's hair with hairspray so it would stay the way it was,

We were laughing so hard,

And trying to not pass out from all the fumes!!!

Back in the day,

Sam's hair didn't like to stay in place,

So this was necessary!;)

Then we arrived at the Idaho Falls Temple,

My most favorite Temple:)

The sealing was absolutely beautiful:)

We had a room that could sit 90 people,

But actually had over 110 people in the sealing room:)

It was so special to have all those people in that room:)

They were family,

Life long friends,

And soon to be family,

I have never felt so loved:)

I thought I was going to be crying and have my

Nose running everywhere,

But again,

I was totally calm:)

I felt a sigh of relief as I was in the Temple that day.

Sam and I had made it,

We were being sealed for time and all eternity:)

After the sealing I went and got into my wedding dress:)

Sam and I got really lucky with getting married at 2:30,

Because we were the last ones to get married that day:)

I had the entire bridal room to myself,

And we also were the only ones outside taking pictures,

It was perfect:)

Also,

It was a little warmer than before:)

We lucked out with the weather that day!!

It was a beautiful day for December:)

Blue skies,

No wind,

We were blessed:)

When Sam and I stepped out of the doors,

We were officially Mr. and Mrs. Cannon:)

 

I love these pictures,

I was so excited to be Chelsie Cannon,

As well as get a breath of fresh air,

It was quite warm in the Temple that day haha:D

We hugged family and friends,

Took pictures until I thought my toes were

Going to fall off!

Our noses were bright red,

But I would do it all over again,

That was so much fun!:)

Afterwards,

We headed to Blackfoot for our reception:)

Sam and I were starving,

So we stopped by Burger King on the way home:)

Sam totally spilt BBQ on his suit and tie!!!

Probably because we were taking this picture!

We were freaking out haha!:D

No one even noticed though,

So all was well;)

When we got to the church we quickly got ready,

Took a few more pictures,

And got ready to stand in line:)

I was totally overwhelmed with love with the amount of people who came to our reception!:)

Sam and I give all credit to our parents,

And most of the people I didn't even know,

But it was so good to hug everyone that came through the line,

And thank them for coming:)

So many people told me I was beautiful,

That Sam was handsome,

And that we looked so happy:)

I was so unbelievably happy with Sam by my side,

And I am grateful to those who came to

Celebrate this day with us:)

After the line had stopped,

We did the last few traditional reception things:)

We cut the cake,

And stuffed it in each others faces!!!

We had totally planned on being nice and neat,

And then Sam surprised me haha!:D

It was totally up the nostril!!!

We had our first dance as Mr. and Mrs.

Danced to Rooney,

And our family and friends joined us,

It was awesome:)

Then we changed,

Which was also a great moment of the day,

It has never felt so good to put on anything

Besides a wedding dress!

Although I really love my wedding dress,

I am also a lover of sweats;)

One of my favorite parts was walking through the  tunnel of bubbles that our family and

Friends were blowing:)

I had always seen pictures of people doing sparklers,

Those things have always scared me haha,

So I was glad it was bubbles:)

Even though there were lots of bubbles,

I was trying to see all of the people blowing them,

Because they all meant so much to me:)

People blowing these bubbles had done so much that day to make the day so perfect for Sam and I:)

These people had helped with the brunch,

Helped decorate the reception,

Were friends,

Family,

New Family,

My siblings,

My parents,

I just loved everyone so much in that moment:)

And then Sam and I walked out the doors,

And headed off to our forever:)

In other words,

Vegas:)

Thanks for all those that made our dreams come true,

December 27, 2013 will always be my favorite day,

And truly the beginning of our love story:)

- Chelsie C.

Love Story: Part 11

Today is November 16, 2013,

Sam has been home 18 days,

And I am loving life:)

I don't think I realized how much I had missed Sam
Until he came home from his mission:)

It was so great to be around Sam,

Give him hugs,

Hear his laugh,

Invite him over to do things,

And just be able to talk to him!!

These 18 days were so awesome!:)

When Sam stepped off the plane and I gave him a hug at the airport,

I KNEW things were going to work out,

I just knew it:)

The whole time Sam had been on his mission,

I constantly prayed about it,

Worried about it,

And thought about it,

But I was taught some real patience.

I did not receive my answer that I was going to marry Sam until the day he returned home from this mission.

It was a real good feeling:)

Although,

I didn't know if Sam had felt the same thing,

Or if I was just so excited to have him home!

But good news,

Sam felt the same way too:)

He said that he knew way before I did though,

Hehe:)

During these 18 days,

We talked,

And talked,

And talked some more:)

We talked about the two years,

And what was ahead in the years to come!

We knew this was right,

We wanted to get married,

And we kinda wanted to get married
Before school started:)

A.k.a it was November,

And we were thinking of getting married in December:)

We were planning our happily ever after,

It was fine,

Until we realized that we should tell our
Parents this thought process of ours,

Haha,

Not fine.

Actually it was fine,

I was just really nervous to tell my parents we
Wanted to get married next month,

Haha:)

I had just gotten home from hanging out with Sam,

I ran upstairs and changed into my pj's,

And then I came back downstairs to talk to my parents.

"Dad, Mom, can I talk to you?"

Maybe I should go change,

I am sweating up a storm at this point!!!

"Sam and I have been talking,

And things are picking up right where they left off."

My Mom beat me to the end of my sentence,

Haha she knew it was coming!!

I then told them we were thinking of getting
Married next month,

But my parents were so supportive,

It's like they were thinking the same thing!!

Sure they were a little worried about time,

And if we would be able to get everything done,

But December just sounded lovely for a wedding:)

Our wedding:)

So that was that,

We had a plan,

And we were sticking to it:)

There was just one thing,

Sam and I weren't engaged.

But that is where November 16, 2013 comes into play:)

I am sharing the link from my old blog,

Again,

You just cant re-create magic like this:)

To read the rest of our engagement story,

Go here:)

If you read the blog post,

You then know that,

December 27, 2013 it is!:)

I couldn't wait to marry the love of my life!:)

- Chelsie C.

Love Story: Part 10

IT'S HERE!!:D

OCTOBER 29TH IS FINALLY HERE!!:D

Two thoughts were running through my head when I woke up that morning after an hour or so of sleep.

"I'm either going to throw up today

Or I'm not going to throw up today!"

I was so full of emotions,

And just so anxious to see that Elder Cannon:)

I actually wrote a post about Sam's homecoming

On my old blog,

So I'm posting the link here:)

Because I gave all the details,

Posted a video,

And shared lots of pictures!:)

You can't just recreate magic like that;)

October 29, 2013,

Was one of the happiest days of my life:)

I am so proud of all Sam accomplished in these two years,

Being at the airport was priceless,

I love this day:)

And I will always love my Missionary:)

So what are you waiting for?!

Go read and watch the day the love of my life came home from his mission:)

Chelsie C.

Love Story: Part 9

So the wait begins!!:)

I could also write post after post,

With adventures that happened within these two years,

But I think I'll just fill this post with pictures:)

Below really sums up the best two years:)

There is just something wonderful about being able to say,

Your best friend is a Missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints:)

Enjoy:)

Elder Cannon left on his mission:)
{ this is him with his first mission president and wife }

And I went off to college:)

Elder Cannon made new friends:)

And so did I:)

Elder Cannon was a great Missionary:)

And I tried to be a great student:)

Elder Cannon learned the art of planking in the PA:)

And I tried to follow in his footsteps:)

Here are some people Elder Cannon grew to love:)

And here are some people I grew to love even more:)

 Elder Cannon became an Assistant to the President:)

And I became and Aunt:)

 Elder Cannon would send me pictures like this:)

And I would send him pictures like this:)

He had his name tag:)
{ this is him with all the assistants }

And I had mine:)

{ i have met so many wonderful people at my job on campus }

Sam went to Washington D.C:)

While I ran a marathon:)

Elder Cannon would send me cute selfies like this:)

And I would send him even cuter ones like this:)

 { cuter, we are going to say thats a word, haha }

These are people who kept Sam company for two years:)

And these are people who kept me company for

Two Years:)

His homies:)

My Homies:)

Elder Cannon went to a Philly's game:)

And I went to the tulip festival:)

Elder Cannon had great companions:)

And I had great roommates:)

He met a legend:)

And so did I:)
{ this was sam's first mission president }

Elder Cannon celebrated on rooftops:)

I celebrated with balloons:)

{ this was at sam's one year mark }

He would tell me he missed Idaho:)

And I would tell him that Idaho missed him:)

You could tell by his shoes that he was an amazing missionary:)

I have always loved this picture:)

I was so lucky to be able to write this boy for two years,

His letters and emails were inspiring!:)

He was a hard working Missionary,

And truly dedicated two years of his life to the Lord:)

But the day FINALLY came,

When...

I...

Sent Elder Cannon his LAST letter:)

AHHHHHHHHHH!!!:D

And then I tried to patiently wait for

October 29th to arrive:)

Chelsie C.