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.

One month countdown!!

Wow! I can't believe that it's already May 27th. I didn't think that this day would get here fast enough..but it has. I can't believe that only ONE month from today, I will finally become Mrs. Bryan Mitchell Moss. Seriously, these past 9 months have flown by, and believe you me, I can only imagine how fast the next month will! :) One more month...I think I can make it! :)

P.S. This is my wedding bouquet (but not me, obviously)! What do you think? I LOVE IT!

Prayer Request!

Hey guys! I wanted to let ya'll know of a really important prayer request I have!

We're so excited because Bryan at this very moment is interviewing for a Science position in Rockwall! This is EXACTLY what he has been hoping for and at the school that he wanted! I am asking that you please take a moment and say a quick prayer for him. Please pray that he is relaxed and at peace. Please pray that God gives him the words to say and he is confident while doing so. Most of all, pray that if this is the place that God wants Bryan to be, that He will open the doors for us! We feel that this really is the place he is supposed to be, but we will wait and trust that God, no matter what the outcome!

Thank you in advance for your prayers! Only 37 more days until the wedding! Whoo hoo!

read me!

That's what the 3 new posts below are telling you to do! Oh and they're also saying to leave lots of comments!! :)

For our honeymoon we're going to.....

CANCUN, MEXICO baby!!!!! Whoo hoo! We're so excited! Bryan's parents are taking care of the honeymoon, and they finally told us last week! We're staying at Riu Palace Las Americas all inclusive resort!

Doesn't the water look amazing??! 46 more days, 46 more days and I'll be in paradise!! :) Thanks Mom and Dad!!

Another thing that we're SO excited about is that we just booked our hotel for our wedding night! Ohh la la!! ;) We're staying at the Stoneleigh Hotel and Spa! I totally wish that we could stay for more than one night here, but we're just going to have to head onto our honeymoon! Such a hard life we live!

I can't wait...

nobody ever told me it was going to be this hard :)

Well, I got to have my bridal pictures taken by the fabulous Miss Morgan Smith two weekends ago! It was so much fun and they turned out beautiful, just like we all knew they would! It was however a little stressful, and this is the story of why.

I'd been having a week that was more stressful than normal, trying to decide if I wanted to do my bridals that weekend or the next (because of the stupid weather/rain and my bridals were being taken outside) and finding people who could do my hair and makeup, that would be close to Rockwall AND not charge me an arm and a leg! I also still hadn't found a veil. Speaking of, I'm going to have to stop for a moment and get onto my soapbox.

Veils are ridiculously expensive! I mean COME ON PEOPLE! It's a piece of tulle, with some beads sewn on! NOT WORTH $150-200 + dollars! That's extortion and I can't believe people get away with it. Ok, I'm done with my rant now..back to the story.

Obviously, I was not even thinking of buying a veil at a normal bridal store, so I checked at Michael's and Hobby Lobby, where a few friends told me to check. They were priced really great..HOWEVER, of course they didn't have what I wanted, and even if they did, it was all in white, and I needed ivory. So then I looked into seeing if my mom could make mine, but thankfully we found a solution before we even had to go there!

There's a bridal/prom store called Pat's Gowns in Waco that's really great. Well, I'm renting my petticoat (another thing that you should never buy because they're WAY overpriced) there for the wedding for only $15..yeah that's a steal! So we called and checked to see if by any chance they rented out veils. Good news, they do! So in the end I was able to rent my petticoat and my veil for $30! Thank you Jesus! One problem solved..moving on.

So thankfully I found a lady to do my hair, Michelle, and one to do my make up, Shaunna. My hair appointment was Saturday at 7:30 am and make up at 9:30.

Fast forward to Friday morning at school, I get a call from Morgan saying that her co-worker had surgery and the lady that was supposed to cover for her called and cancelled, so Morgan's work load automatically doubled and she didn't know if she'd be able to do my bridals the next day. I will say that I was proud of myself for staying calm and not freaking out..I mean there were little ones around! Haha..Morgan said she'd try and see what she could do and then call me back.

She called me back about an hour later and miraculously found a way to still be able to take my bridals the next day. Praise the Lord and Halleluia!

Well, don't get too excited yet. A few hours later, I get a call from my hairdresser which goes a little something like this:

Me: "Hello?"
Michelle: "Hi Chelsey, this is Michelle."
Me: "Yes?"
Michelle: "I hate to do this, but I just left the Dr.'s office and I have a blood clot in my leg. I can't do your hair tomorrow."
Me:"Silence"
(while I'm telling myself not to lose it on the phone but also wanting to scream at her WHY OF COURSE YOU WOULD WOULDN'T YOU!!)"

So long story short, after many phone calls, she arranged for another girl that works with her, to do my hair. Thank heavens for Ami! :) Also, later that afternoon, not to be left out, my make up lady called me...but don't worry, she was just checking to make sure I brought some things along with me! :) So, as you can see, my Friday was very-eventful!! :) My mom, sister, and brother Chase came into town that night to assist with my bridals.

Moving on to Saturday, Bridal's day!! Well, the day dawned cloudy and gloomy, but I wasn't going to be put off by the weather on my exciting day! Morgan assured me that the cloudiness wouldn't hurt my pictures, so I trusted her!

Charity went with me and we got my hair and make up done. I wasn't 100% in love with the hair, but I really didn't have any choice because of circumstances and the weather sure wasn't helping! We got back to my house and Morgan and Jacque met my mom, sister and I to help me get all dressed. Can you say ORDEAL? Geez Louise! I never knew it was so much work! I'm seriously allotting myself extra time for the actual wedding, because it takes a village people, a village!

They helped me finish getting ready and we headed to our bridal destination, the Dallas Arboretum (which is actually never what I planned on, but I'm so glad I ended up going there!). We got to the Arboretum and started taking pictures. There were so many great spots, so we were happy!

I have to pause and insert my favorite moment here. There were of course many people there taking pictures, walking around, etc. We had to wade through, let people walk pass, etc while we were taking our pictures. There was a couple that walked up to us, with a little girl who was about 4 years old. We moved out of the way, because we thought they were trying to get by us. However, when Jacque said that they could walk on by, the Mom stopped and said, "No, we came to watch her (motioning towards me). She (her little girl) thinks that she's (me) a princess!" She had to come over and look at her!" Oh my gosh! Can you say precious??!! That seriously made my day! I looked over at the little girl and waved and told her hi, and she smiled and then hid behind her mom. She kept on peeking out at me with this big grin on her face! She was soooo cute! She really made me feel like a princess! :)

We spent a couple of hours taking pictures and then noticed that the sky was growing darker by the minute. We made it back to the entrance and I literally had just enough time to change out of my dress, and get everyone into Morgan's car before it started to P-O-U-R! I mean pouring rain! It was so bad that Morgan literally had to pull off on the side of the road because it was so bad. We just kept on saying "Thank you Jesus for holding the rain!"

So, overall, even though it was an extremely stressful process, I had so much fun doing my bridals! Turns out the cloudy day actually helped my pictures..who would have known? ;)

I've had a sneek peek of some of them and they are AMAZING! Sadly, I can't post them online until after the wedding, but you can bet that I'll be posting them later for all to see!

Even though it was tons more work than I knew it was going to be, I wouldn't have traded it for a minute! 45 more days!

wrong, wrong, wrong!!

While I was at the stoplight this afternoon, I happened to glance over to the Chick-fil-A across the street. I saw a woman standing outside, with her back to me smoking (GROSS). Anyways, well I hate, hate, hate smoke/smoking/smokers, anything having to do with it in general. Well, that's not even the worst part.

So after the lady was done smoking her cigarrette, she threw it on the ground and turned where I could see her side profile, and then I saw that she was PREGNANT!! I'm sure you could see my jaw drop from a mile away! I could not believe it..she was actually smoking and she looked like she was 7 or 8 months pregnant! I was sooooooooo mad..it was all I could do not to go into that Chick-fil-A and give that woman a piece of my mind! Seriously lady, you're PREGNANT!

I'm still smoking (no pun intended) mad about it! That's just wrong people! WRONG!

Oh yeah, king size baby!

When we started my showers, I had this great idea that I wanted to have everyone at the shower write down a piece of marriage advice for Bryan and I. Well at my first Lorena shower, the great ladies gave me a super awesome picture album that we've kept all the advice in. At that shower, one of my hostesses Sarah gave me one of my favorite pieces of advice which said, "Chelsey, keep your hair long, and get a king sized bed! Trust me!" Hahahaha...

Well, today Bryan and I followed her advice and made our first furniture purchase and got a king sized bed! Well, we just bought the mattress and box springs right now..the rest is coming soon. We were so excited with our purchases! We've been looking for a couple of months for a reasonably priced king sized mattress but really haven't found any really good deals..UNTIL this weekend! Bryan was listening on the radio and heard an announcement for The Dump. It's like a wholesale furniture store in Dallas that has awesome furniture. Well, they were having a sale this weekend on mattresses and we decided to go see what they had. I'm so glad we ended up going because we found a total bargain!

Our best friends Jacque and Jason helped us get everything back to our new house, and we ended up getting it all unpacked and into the living room (yes, that's where we have to keep it right now because we're in the middle of painting our master bedroom right now!).

So, in conclusion, we are very excited about our mattress! Thank you Sarah for your great advice! ;)

pre-birthday festivities!!

Wow! I'm so shocked at myself! It is the NIGHT before my birthday and I'm just now getting around to even mentioning it! If you know me at all, this is NOT NORMAL! :) That should give you some inkling to how incredibly busy I have been! Normally, I start counting down my birthday on April 1st~haha. Oh well, I dropped the ball this year, but don't worry..there's always next year!

I can't believe that I'm going to be 26 tomorrow..yes, I said 26! I don't feel 26...I feel younger...oh well at least I don't look it..or that's what they tell me! Bryan says that 26 is going to be a good year for me, and I think I believe him! I sure thought I would be getting married WAY earlier than 26, but I see now that wasn't God's plan! I am glad that I had to wait almost 26 years for this man...I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat~

So, back to the pre-birthday festivities...I'm currently writing this post from Atlanta, Georgia! Yes, relaxing in our super nice hotel, with Bryan and my future mother-in-law. :) This weekend Bryan has his Regional gymnastics meet here in Atlanta, so he decided for my birthday to bring me along. I, of course, said yes!

Bryan and Mom drove over last night, and we all flew out of DFW this morning. Yes, that was quite a story, but we made our flight and arrived here safely. We rented a rental car, drove to our hotel, and just relaxed for a while. For dinner, Mom treated us to a yummy Olive Garden dinner! Thanks Mom!

Tomorrow we're planning to go to the World Acquarium, which I'm very excited about, before we head to the meet. Not sure what else we'll be doing, but I'm sure it will be fun!

Other tidbits of news...I got my big project over with for grad school, which I'm VERY glad about!! The next day I had my formal observation with my principal, which also went really well! I only have one more grad school class for the spring semester, and one more project for that class. Whoo Hoo!! Of course, then I'll be starting a May mini, but it's all online, with one of my favorite professors, and it's my LAST ONE! YEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

Well, I guess that's about it! Hope everyone is doing well and has a great weekend!

And now I'll sign off one last time as a 25 year old~goodbye age 25! You've been a good age for me and treated me well..and for that, I thank you! :)

disturbing!

I got this e-mail from my Aunt today, and Bryan's always paranoid about this. I normally brush him off, but after seeing this video today, I am officially freaked out! Watch it for yourself and see what I'm talking about! I'll never use my cell phone the same again!!

They have finally arrived!!

And by "they" I mean our BRAND NEW HOUSE PICTURES!! Yes, ladies and gents we F-I-N-A-L-L-Y were able to close on our house last Thursday, April 16th! It has been such a long, stressful process getting here (but from what I hear from other homeowners who's isn't?:) but we completely know that this is the house God meant for us to have! :) We're so excited!

You may look at all of the pictures of our brand new house here if you haven't seen them on Facebook already. Sorry I didn't upload any on here...there were just WAY too many!

So our plan now is to repaint the whole inside of our house...yipee! Bryan will move in at the end of May when he gets out of school and comes to Texas, then I'll move in after the wedding!

Whoo hoo! It's all coming together..slowly but surely. Thank you Jesus for being our protector and provider! We are blessed.