A Laborless Weekend :)

We had a great weekend in Shreveport and tried to be as lazy as possible! Bryan and I didn't get off until later (thanks to Bryan) but made it to Shreveport around 8:00 that night. Mom and Dad had Philly Cheesesteaks waiting for us. They weren't any Mr. Jim's but they were pretty good! We stayed up talking and then headed to bed.

Saturday morning we slept in and then Bryan went to the gym with the family while I hung out at home. We met for lunch at our favorite McAlister's Deli and it was very yummy! After lunch Bryan and I went and picked up a few things for Mom's birthday that day. We went back to the house and Bryan was great enough to let me have a little bit of shopping time. I've been having withdrawls, so I was VERY excited! I got a couple of cute shirts from JcPenney's and Target and a super cute pair of leopard flats so I was happy! :)

I went back and then we had dinner and watched football for the rest of the night! On Sunday morning we all got up and went to church, then went out to breakfast at Southfield Grill! Yummy also! After breakfast we went back to the house and then the girls went out and did more shopping :) while the guys stayed home and bbq'd for lunch. We had a great afternoon with the family and then Bryan and I drove back home that night.

Monday we slept in, watched t.v, and then later forced ourselves to get up and go work up at school. That was fun-NOT-but we got it done! :)

We had a great weekend! I wish that we had 4 day weekends all the time! :) Hope that your weekend was as great as mine!

A New Look!!

As you've hopefully noticed by now, my blog has received a new look for fall! I was checking blogs tonight and saw on my friend Shyanne's blog that she recently updated her look! I was inspired, so I decided to do the same to mine! I didn't have anything else to do while Bryan watched hours of football, so I got to work. I used several different sites, but finally was satisfied with what I had.

I have had this annoying old background up there that would always show up first, and always be behind my current background for a while now. Well, I decided that since I worked so hard on the new look, I'd try and get rid of that old one. I clicked and clicked, and well, clicked one too many times because I deleted my old template. Yes, I about had a small heart attack when I saw that EVERYTHING was gone!

I don't know how I did it, but THANK GOODNESS that I was able to get it back. Don't ask me how though. I just know it's all there, and it's just the way I want it!

Enjoy~I know that I will! :)

Premium Meme Award!

I got this blog award from my friend Kelsey and am just now getting around to it! Sorry Kels! I have to list 7 traits about myself and pass this award onto 7 other friends.

1. I am a huge romantic at heart. I have loved fairy tales, romance, and happily ever after stories my entire life. I'm a sucker for them like nobody's business! My favorite movie when I was a little girl was "Cinderella" and I watched it over and over so much that I broke the tape. It's still my favorite movie today.
2. I love horses. My grandparents have a farm and my uncle raises horses. I've always been around them, and it's been one of my lifelong dreams to one day live in the country on a few acres and own horses. One day it will happen.
3. I have never broken a bone, been to Disney Land or successfully learned how to ski (water or snow). I love getting flowers more than any other gift. I can't wait to travel the world with my husband. I'm a country girl at heart. I'd rather be in the mountains than in the city.
4. I love everything about winter. I love snow, hot chocolate, a roaring fire, and the smell of nutmeg and cinnamon.
5. I'm a very good cook. I learned from my grandmother and mother when I was a little girl. Some of my fondest memories are days that I spent in the kitchen with my grandmother. I didn't know it then, but she taught me so much more than just how to bake an award winning apple pie. She taught me that the only thing in life that mattered, was your relationship with Jesus, how you loved your family, and how you lived life. I miss her so much.
6. I am a very picky eater. I can sleep through tornadoes. I am obsessed with the color pink. I always, 100% of the time have my toenails painted. I have very pretty toes. I just don't think so, I've been told so all of my life, by a wide range of people. I am a perfectionist, and very stubborn. If you don't stick to the plan and change it without letting me know, I'm not a happy camper. I'm anal about spelling and am an extremely fast reader.
7. I have known I wanted to be a teacher my whole life. More than that, I have known that I wanted to be a stay at home mom. I CAN'T WAIT until I get to have beautiful babies (in 2 more years). I am blessed!

Ok! Those are mine! Now, I'm passing this award onto Kyrbie, Shyanne, Shaunna, Susan, Cassandra, Amy, and Alicia! Can't wait to read ya'lls! :)

Love/Hate Relationship

I'm at a crossroad with this blog thing right now. I look at how my life used to be, how much an amazing blogger I was, and how I was SO good at posting. I loved it. I look at my life now. I'm married, I have no time, and sometimes no desire to blog. Most of the time I have so much to say, and so much to write about..but I'm honestly too lazy to do it. You bet your boots that I'm on here everyday reading and checking yours; however, when it comes to mine, it's like I don't even want to mess with it. Hmmm..I don't know what's wrong with me! I want to be back to my old self. I don't know what the deal is.

Well, since I don't feel like writing, we'll do my old favorite BULLETS!! :)

1. The first two weeks of school have gone off without a hitch (fingers crossed that they will that that way)!
2. I have a wonderful class! I know I'm going to have a much better year!
3. I'm worried about my team this year, but trying to leave it in God's hands.
4. I have much more responsibility this year than I did last year. I don't know if this is a good or bad thing.
5. I'm having to completely learn a brand new grade this year. That is hard.
6. I don't know why the second week of school was more exhausting than the first week, but it sure was rough!
7. In 2 weeks I will begin my last year of grad school. PTL!
8. This semester will be the hardest one yet. Pray for me.
9. Bryan is adjusting to his new job very well. He loves teaching! It's definitely extremely different than what he's used to, but he loves it.
10. I'm still enjoying my new car! I love her!
11. Bryan and I can't WAIT for football season to begin. We have 4 different football schedules to accomodate. We're not skeered...BRING IT!
12. Next week will be our first game. Lorena Leopards home opener..I can't wait to see my brother Chandler. He's amazing..and no I'm not biased.
13. My brother Chase just started his freshman year at Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, TX. I'm very proud of him and can't wait to see him play. We've been waiting for this day for a while!
14. My husband is incredible.
15. He makes me lunch every day and writes love notes on my napkins. Does it get any sweeter?
16. Married life is amazing. It's also one of the hardest things I've ever done. However, it's COMPLETELY worth it. :)

Ok, well I think that's it. Now, I'm off to pack because we're heading to Shreveport this weekend! Hope ya'll all have a great Labor Day!

The Night Before First Grade!

Yes, that's the title of the book that I'll be reading to my brand new students in first grade tomorrow, because I am their new FIRST GRADE TEACHER!

Yep, the rumors are true, I'm no longer teaching Kindergarten. :( I found out that I was moving to 1st grade about 2 weeks ago. I wish I could say it's been an easy process, but alas it hasn't been. It definitely wasn't expected, and it was definitely a surprise. I was really upset and mad at first, but I handled it, and was able to move on.

We moved everything out of my old room to my new room, and then it's been a week full of fun inservice all week (NOT)!! Ok, well I will admit that it WAS pretty amazing to have the Laura Bush as our Convocation speaker this past Monday. ;) Other than that, I really have had NO time to work in my room and get prepared. At the beginning of last week we had about 48 kids split between myself and another teacher, which was not a good thing. However, thank goodness that we ended up receiving another allocation so we were soooo happy! We ended up having me and 2 other new teachers get hired..so we're all pretty much newbies! We've spent almost all week getting ready in our rooms so we're exhausted. I'm just ready to get tomorrow over and done with!

I know that moving grades isn't what I would have chosen, but I know that God has put me in this place for a reason, whether I can understand it or not! :) I'm excited about having a brand new name and a brand new grade and a brand new year!

Here's to new beginnings!! :)

Good 'Ole ASU!!

I saw this on Facebook from a friend, so I had to put it on here for all of my ASU buddies/alumni! Way to go ASU!!!

Everyone...meet Lilly!!!

No, I'm not pregnant and no, we didn't get a dog!! :) I'm proud to introduce you to Lilly, my new.....














CAR!!!!

Yep, that's right!! Last week Bryan and I made our first big purchase as a married couple, and were very excited! We knew that I was going to be getting a new car sometime within the next month or so, but we actually ended up getting it earlier than we thought! We ended up getting an advertisement in the mail from a Ford dealership in Terrell telling us about a big sale. Bryan checked it out and told me we could go check it out!

Well, long story short, we went to the dealership sat for an hour or so talking/walking with a guy at the dealership. Bryan wheeled and dealed with the guy until we got the price that we wanted!! We ended up staying at the dealership for oh, only about 4.5 hrs (something we definitely did NOT expect) but we got everything worked out and I got to drive my new baby off of the car lot! Whoo hoo!

We traded in my old Pontiac Grand Prix at the dealership and I was a little (but not too much) sad about it. I REALLY needed (and wanted) a new car that was shiny, and pretty, and actually had a driver's side window that rolled down! :) However, I will miss my old car. She lasted me for 7 yrs and was good to me. But, make no mistake, Bryan and I are very much in love with Lilly. We dubbed her so because I said she was a very classy looking car, and a classy lady deserved a classy name, then Jason came up with Lilly, so Lilly it was!!

We are very happy and excited! Yay for new cars!! :)

Wedding pictures are here!!!

I'm so excited to announce that our wedding pictures are FINALLY here! Go to www.pictage.com/567704 to view and purchase!!

Happy picture viewing!! :)

Honeymoon: Day 1

Bryan and I woke up on Sunday, June 28th, packed and headed to the airport around 10:00. Our flight was scheduled to leave at 12:45. Our cab driver asked what our flight # was and we told him, so he called AA to find out what gate we were at. Long story short, he couldn't find the gate, we talked to a flight attendant and found out that our flight time had been changed and we hadn't been notified. Our flight to Cancun was supposed to depart around 11:00 but thankfully the flight got delayed! So basically we were back onto our original flight time! God was really looking out for us that day! ;)

Bryan and I got to the airport and had a quick lunch at Fuddruckers and stopped by a candy shop to get us something to munch on during the flight. The flight ended up being not bad at all..it was only about 2 hours. The only bad thing was that because of all the mix up with our flight changes/times we ended up being "late" to check in and we literally got the last two seats available on the plane...it was SO packed. It was great that we got the seats, BUT they were not together! :( It was very sad and weird that we didn't get to sit together on the plane, but we survived!

It was also very ironic that when we arrived in Cancun this is the first thing we saw.

YEP! It was pouring rain!! We weren't very happy to see that and it's definitely not what I imagined Cancun to be like. However, thank goodness after we got our baggage and got through customs TWO hours later, it had stopped raining!! :)

Bryan and I took a shuttle to our hotel, the Riu Palace Las Americas! It was gorgeous! When we got out of the shuttle, they immediately took care of our bags and just told us to go check in. We checked in and were greeted by smiling faces and a complimentary pretty fruity drink!

We got situated in our hotel, relaxed for a little bit and enjoyed our balcony views!

That evening we went and made dinner reservations for the rest of the week and then went and ate dinner in the main buffet hall. It was pretty good and our favorite that night (and for the week) was definitely the fish! We strolled around the hotel and then went back up to our room for the night!

Definitely interesting first day of our honeymoon, but still exciting none the less! Stay tuned for Day 2!

June 27, 2009

This was a day that I had spent dreaming, hoping, wishing, and planning for for 26 years! Parents, family members, and friends had also been praying for this day for 26 years..and it finally came true on June 27, 2009. On this day, I married my beloved..and it was everything I dreamed of!

The morning of the wedding was pretty uneventful, and thank goodness we didn't have any major castrophes! I had my mom, sisters, amazing matrons of honor and bridesmaids that were by my side, assisting me when needed! I don't know what I would have done without them! I'm so blessed!

Kyrbie and I got to the church (fashionable late of course ;) and joined everyone else to get ready. Everything went pretty smoothly from there on...we got ready, took pictures, and then went on our way!

I don't think I'll be able to express the feeling of those doors swinging open, seeing my beloved's eyes meet mine, and having my father walk me down the isle to give me away. It was a moment I'd waited my whole life for.

The ceremony was precious, truthful, and filled with love and commitment. We vowed 'till death do us part, he put the beautiful, sparkling, ring on my finger, and said "you may kiss the bride". It was perfect!

We were now Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Moss and officially now married! I was giddy with excitement!

The reception was so much fun! Everything looked amazing..the food was wonderful. It was so much fun getting to see friends and family and catch up with everyone! Overall, it was the best night of my life.

On June 27, 2009, all of my dreams came true.


(These are just a few pics that I grabbed off Facebook from Morgan. Our official photographers photos won't be finished for about another week or so. You can view some that Morgan took if you got to my Facebook profile, and then go towards the bottom. All of them were taken by Morgan Smith. Also, here's the Facebook link for all my bridal pictures that I couldn't post before! It's just easier going to the link rather than post them all on here! Let me know if you have any trouble viewing! Oh and we're also famous! Check out the story of us here!)

THE BIG DAY IS FINALLY HERE!!!

Oh my gosh..I can't believe it's here! I thought we'd never make it! :) In 6 hours I will finally become Mrs. Bryan Mitchell Moss! I've waited my whole life for this day!! :) Well, I won't be able to blog for a while seeing as I'll be on my HONEYMOON in MEXICO with my HUSBAND!! AAAhhhhhhhhhhh! I can't wait...

This is the best day of my life!

Well, now I'm signing off for the last time as Chelsey Sue Snodgrass!! Now I'm going to get married people!! WHOO HOO!!!

Thank you Jesus!!

Well, not much time to talk, seeing as I'm GETTING MARRIED IN 2 DAYS :) :) :). However, I just had to get on here and tell everyone the great news!! BRYAN GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!! Remember this post? Well, he got it! The principal of Rockwall Heath called Bryan about a week ago, and wanted him to come in again and meet with him personally (Bryan met with the assistant principal and the science team the first time). So Bryan went, and had a GREAT second interview! He and the principal really hit it off and Bryan loved him! We finally got a call on Tuesday and Bryan was offered the job and of course took it! Bryan will begin teaching Chemistry this fall. We are so excited, relieved, and continuously praising God for being our ultimate provider! Thank you Jesus! So now we can bust out all of our black and red, because the Moss' (soon to be ;) are now officially Heath Hawks!!

I'm getting married on Saturday!!!!!!

I woke up this morning around 7:00 a.m. If you know me, you know that this is NOT normal! ;) I definitely enjoy my sleeping in! I think that part of me remembers my "To Do List" and wants to get a head start on the day, but the other part of me is just so excited!! I can't believe that I'm getting married in 4 days..SERIOUSLY??

I'm sorry that my last post was such a downer..can you tell that I was stressed?! Haha..

Things are much better now though. Bryan and I had the chance to go down to Shreveport and spend some time with his family and celebrate his birthday so that was fun. We relaxed a little, but not too much! ;) We got all of the programs finished, and are still working on scanning all of our pictures for the slideshow. By the way, if you know anything about slideshows, or have any tips for me, I would REALLY appreciate it!

Since we got back to Rockwall, we've been busting it to get the house in a somewhat presentable order, seeing how all our families are coming in soon. We've actually done a really good job! Bryan painted our master bathroom yesterday and it looks great!! I don't think I'm going to get my kitchen and guest bathroom done before the wedding, but I guess I'll have to deal with it! My mom and sister Charity are coming down tomorrow, all of Bryan's family are coming Thursday night, and the rest of the family/wedding party will be in on Friday! I can't wait!

Well, I better go work on this slideshow! Hope you all have a great day! Oh yeah, did I mention that I'm getting M-A-R-R-I-E-D this Saturday??!! :)

no time!!!!!!!!!!!

If I had to choose one thing to describe how I've been feeling the past few weeks, it would be that I have NO TIME! I can make as many check lists possible, and say that I'm going to get it all done, but I just literally run out of time. In the next 13 days, I have to finish packing things at my old house and move them all over to the new house, finish painting 3 more rooms at the new house, and finish planning everything with the wedding. We also have Bryan's birthday on the 18th, Father's Day, and we're driving to Shreveport and will be there the 17-20th. So, basically we have until Tuesday to get most of this done, or else it falls to the week of the wedding (which we're trying to avoid at all costs). Because of that, I make no excuses for not blogging!!

I know that I probably would have already lost my mind by now if it weren't for Bryan. He has been amazing throughout all of this and I don't know what I would have done without him! We're also really stressed because we've mainly been doing this by ourselves. Our families and friends have busy schedules that make it hard to help out, and we just feel bad asking them to take off work, or take time out of their summer. It just sucks.

Bryan always tells me to not stress out and that everything's going to be ok...but when I see that huge To Do List looming over me, it's hard to stay calm. I can promise I'm not going to stress or worry the day of the actual wedding, but as for the next 11 or so days, I make no promises!! :)

I want to make good memories during the next few weeks and enjoy this time. I want to be thankful I have a brand new house and I'm going to have a wonderful brand new husband to go with it! Please pray that I stay calm and that God will provide help for Bryan and I during the next 2 weeks. I know He will..He always does!

13 more days!!!:)

"Just Playing" by Anita Wadley

This is a reminder to all of us how important and essential that "play" is. It's also a reminder to parents that when your child comes home from school and says that all they did was "play", they actually did much more! :)

"Just Playing" by Anita Wadley

When I'm building in the block room,
Please don't say I'm "Just playing."
For, you see, I'm learning as I play,
About balance, I may be an architect someday.

When I'm getting all dressed up,
Setting the table, caring for the babies,
Don't get the idea I'm "Just Playing."
I may be a mother or a father someday.

When you see me up to my elbows in paint,
Or standing at an easel, or molding and shaping clay,
Please don't let me hear you say, "He is Just Playing."
For, you see, I'm learning as I play.
I just might be a teacher someday.

When you see me engrossed in a puzzle or some "playing" at my school,
Please don't feel the time is wasted in "play."
For you see, I'm learning as I play.
I'm learning to solve problems and concentrate.
I may be in business someday.

When you see me cooking or tasting foods,
Please don't think that because I enjoy it, it is "Just Play."
I'm learning to follow directions and see the differences.
I may be a cook someday.

When you see me learning to skip, hop, run, and move my body,
Please don't say I'm "Just Playing."
For, you see, I'm learning as I play.
I'm learning how my body works.
I may be a doctor, nurse, or athlete someday.

When you ask me what I've done at school today,
And I say, "I just played."
Please don't misunderstand me.
For, you see, I'm learning as I play.
I'm learning to enjoy and be successful in my work.
I'm preparing for tomorrow.
Today, I am a child and my work is play.