WOW!

Well I have not been on here in the longest time..and I must say I have not been keeping up with everything that has been going on. The last months in 2009 have been CRAZY and sometimes I wonder if i'm going to make it. This wedding planning is going to be the death of me. I have had a hard time with Lan's step sister and her wedding being in October 201o.

At first we had planned on Nov 6, 2010 and it was going to be an outside wedding at Hightower Falls. But everytime anyone asked me about the wedding I felt like I couldn't be excited because i had to worry about Carrie (the sister). It was like anything I was planning I had to wonder if she was doing the same thing or if she was going to be mad at me for choosing that something. So on a ride to the mart with my mom, sis, and friends...we thought why not move it to December 2010. With all the christmas lights and candles it would be more of the romantic setting that I am looking for. Well that was a great idea to me, because I LOVE this time of the year. Well now...I'm almost still at the same spot just a couple steps to the right. I still can't find anywhere for the wedding to take place. Not to mention it is so depressing the way Carrie (the mean sis) is trying to rub how far along she is with her wedding. It is so sad to me because I thought this was supposed to be the fun part....all the planning. But for some reason I am at a screaching hault and the train isn't going to start up again.

Not to mention I can't find anyone to help me make the decisions about the wedding with me. Because me and lan live so far apart and work such different hours, we can't ever get together! It's like my mom doesn't want the wedding to go on....I know she does....but she doesn't seem to want to help. And my Maid of Honor (my sis) she def doesn't care because I can't get her to sit down with me for 2 min to help look at stuff.

So all in all I am a little depressed that the wedding planning has come to a hault and it seems like i'm not going anywhere. I mean I have less than a year and all I have is a dress and a date. But I need WAY more than that to pull off a wedding!!!!!!

FALL-ing in Love

Fall of 2009 has been one of the most exciting and busy months this year.


November 6, 2009


Exactly a year from our wedding YAY! It is so exciting to start all the planning. There are SO many things I have to do...busy, busy, busy!





November 14, 2009


My Mom, Sister, and I went shopping for my wedding dress today :)))) This has got to be one of the most exciting days of my life. I have dreamed about this day since I was a little girl. And it felt like everything I thought it would. I did find "the one" and it was the last dress I tried on. I came out of the dressing room and Brittany said she got chills. Then I bend down for the lady to put my veil on and I felt all the emotions. I looked in the mirror and I could see Lan at the end of the aisle. It was an amazing yet crazy feeling all together. Everyone always told me that "you'll know" when you put the dress on. And I can actually say I knew because I could see me in the dress and Lan at the end of the aisle. It was one of the most amazing feelings of my life. I can only imagine how crazy I amm going to be on the day of.

November 15, 2009

This was the day of our beautiful and absolutely perfect engagement party. My mom and sister did a wonderful job on the decorating. and everyone that was invited came, which was the best part. All of our families got to meet each other today and they all said they felt like they had known each other forever. The party was a complete hit and it was the best ending to one of my most memorable weekends.

Engagement Bliss!

I have had so much fun trying to get everything together for the wedding! Lan has been unbelievably great about wanting to help and come up with ideas. We have had so much fun trying to find a location and picking "the one!" Which I am pleased to say we have found. We weren't both able to go look at it together the first time, but we finally had a chance this sunday. As we walked around the corner of the building and Lan seen the waterfall...he said it took his breath away. (He's funny like that) He said as soon as he seen it he knew it was the one...which is perfect because i felt the same way! So I am pleased to say that Hightower Falls is the perfect location for the perfect day :)

We also had the pleasure of getting our engagement pictures done by KDJ photography (Kyler Johnson) who did an amazing job. We only have a couple of the pictures right now but there will be more to come :)

Great Weekends

This weekend started out great with a Brantley Gilbert, Colt Ford, & Luke Bryan concert. It was held at Tucker Plantation in Colbert, Ga and we were lucky to have an entire group come. I have to say it was one of the best concerts I've been to in a long time. We all had an amazing time and it was long over due that we all got to hang out. Let's just say Me & Britt had a little too much fun!

Lan went with us to make sure we were going to be ok. As we were walking to the portajohn...which was in VIP & we weren't supposed to be back there...Lan heard a generator. He knew as soon as he heard it there was an extention cord & as he looks up...there goes me and Britt. We went head first to the ground and laughed the entire way. It was HILARIOUS!

Saturday we decided to go over to Kacy & Todd's house to watch the football games and cook out. With me & Kacy thinking we're cooks we decided to cook wings and hamburgers. Well first off let me say we CLAIM to be cooks...we def are NOT cooks. We needed to cook the wings in the deep fryer and Kacy had one I had never seen before. We were fixing them outside and let the grease get to 400+ degrees. Then we called Lan over to drop the wings in the grease...let me add the wings were still COMPLETELY frozen. As Lan went to drop the wings in the grease started popping bad so he just let the basket fall in the grease. The next thing I know Kacy & I ar running and screaming and there is an explosion. The grease had spilt over and got ont he fire and there was a HUGE ball of fire going up the wall of Kacy's house. I have to say now it's pretty funny but at the time, things could've gotten REALLY bad. Later that night we decided to pill in Kacy's car...all 6 of us...and ride to Buffalo's in Acworth. There we joined a birthday party and did karaoke. It was an AMAZING weekend...and def way over due to have the crew back again!!!

Weekend Craziness

For the most part this weekend was AMAZING...which is kind of crazy!
Lan started his night shift job and it was pretty ok! Friday night was pretty boring but I was able to be accompanied by Anna, Kelly, and the crazies! We made the birthday cake for paul's 30 birthday and Anna was nice enough to make an extra for that night. I think I ate the entire cookie cake myself.
The next morning around 8 am I was sleeping and cuddled with a pillow to fill the hole of Lan. Then he gently came in and replaced the pillow. I missed him so much and he missed me the same, we talked and cuddled until he finally fell asleep. I realized as I was laying there how much I am truly in love with Lan Moody, my fiance. It's crazy to me how we can get so caught up in the world and the things going on around us we forget to stop and breath. But on this particular saturday morning I decided to stop and breath and see how beautiful my life is with Lan.
I am extremely excited and overwhelmed that I, Chelsea Vanhorn, have found my true soul mate at the age of 19. But it wasn't until today that I really stopped and realized how much he meant to me. I know this sounds cheesy but everything in life happens for a reason. And Lord knows I have made some bad and good decisions. And for those of you who know what it took me to get this far in my relationship with Lan you can understand and love that I finally took that BREATH.
This weekend may have changed my life forever in many ways. Many of you know what ALL happened this weekend and how dramatic it was for me at first.But in the end, I realized I am stronger than I thought, I have let go, and I love Lan with ALL my heart.

REALLY bad day!

So today turned out to be an extremely bad day for me. We had just gotten off our trip monday when Lan found out he wasn't getting laid off. That was great news but then it started to turn bad. Yesterday we then found out the reason he gets to keep his job is because he has to work night shift. Not only did I only get to see him on the weekends, after he got off work, now I'll have to sleep by myself on the weekends and have nothing to do at night. I am so frustrated with his job that I don't know what to do. It has been right over a year now that Lan has been working in forsyth, which means we are an hour away from each other and only get to see each other on the weekends. And that is if I go to his house, may I remind you Lan hasn't been able to come to my house in over 2 months. Things start getting a little depressing when you have to do everything by yourself. And it also tends to get really lonely. The only time I get to see Lan is on the weekends, which is also the time that my friends want to hang out. But since that is the only time I get to see Lan, I choose him. I am so fed up with seeing people take their relationships for granted because I am so jealous that you get to see your love everyday. I am also so fed up with Lan's job but I don't want to tell him me or the job because of the way the economy is right now. I don't know what to do! so therefore, my day continued to get more frustrating and worse...so now I am going to try and sleep it off. Tomorrow is a new day!

Vacation WAY over due

Labor day weekend me and Lan decided to go on a trip just me and him. We needed this vacation because we hardly ever get to see each other. We wanted to go somewhere close and somewhere we had never been before, so we chose Charleston, SC.

The first day we walked about 20 miles...haha! We walked from the battery (the plantation houses) to the market. The town was SO beautiful and we just couldn't get enough. But going to be late and waking up super early to walk all day...we had to take a nap before dinner. The place we made reservations for was WAY too fancy for our taste...so as we sat in the 5 star restaurant, lan and i show how redneck we are. We got up and walked out of the restaurant...I just wasn't in the mood for duck or lamb. Instead we had some fabulous fire wood pizza and walked the town the rest of the night.

The last day we decided to tour the USS Yorktown and a submarine. It was really cool to see where they have to stay and sleep, etc. We went to dinner that night to eat some crab legs...YUMM! And then after dinner we went on a haunted jail tour....that was AWESOME! The true stories she told FREAKED me out...but I was hoping to see something HAHA!

After the trip was over and we had to be on our way home we were both Extremely sad. Our weekend getaway came to and end and it was back to reality the next day. The drive home wasn't as long, but once we got home it went by too fast. I eventually had to leave and go home, and our weekend was over.

Many Happenings

So I know I haven't wrote in a while, don't kill me!
1.) It is coming up on Labor Day Weekend and Lan & I have decided to take a trip just me and him. I am very excited because it is WAY over due. It has been tough being away from him and only getting to see him on the weekends. I honestly can't tell you how much longer I can do it. I see everyone with their loved one and it makes me so sad because I just want to hold Lan.
We decided to go to Charleston, SC. Everyone has said it is very romantic and there is so much to do. I am excited, but the best part is we get to spend the long weekend just Me & Him!

2.) I finally broke down and went ahead and started asking some girls to be my bridesmaids. I had the pleasure of eating dinner with Brittany, Momma, Kacy, & Kristina last night. As we were eating I decided I should ask Britt first to make sure we had our moment. I started tearing up like I told myself not to do. I have always said I was so thankful that I had a sister and we were so close. I couldn't have seen anyone else being my Maid Of Honor other that my sis. Then I went on to ask some of my closest friends, who are like my sisters, if they could also do me the honor. Everyone was thrilled and it made me even more excited to start planning the wedding.

First Days!

So today I started my first day of my Sophomore year. I am really excited about this year, I think it is going to contain a lot of new things! I am going to make sure that I stay focused on school and get straight A's! Today I also found a lot of strength in myself. When it comes to people who are stuck up and selfish that I was once good friends with, it is a little hard for me to draw the line. But as I realized today I am a lot stronger that I thought I was. I have told myself to not let people run all over me anymore and that I am a better person than to let it continue to happen. So I told myself I was going to move on. God will allow many different people in my life. Ones that I will learn from as they pass on through my life, and ones that i continue to learn from everyday that they remain. So today I learned my last lesson from some people as I let them pass on through. I am content and very excited that I have finally come to terms and understand the reason God does what He does.

But enough of that, i also had a greaat start to a thing called my healthy season. I am going to try to get in shape and remain that way. I had a great walk with Kacy, Emmry, Brittany, & Allan. And then Allan and I started to run....this was a mistake. He ran me until I thought my legs were going to fall off. But in the end I am very excited that I worked hard and I can feel a difference. I can't wait for tomorrow to do it again.

My life so far

So far life is pretty amazing to me. I have an amazing family, friends that I can trust, and a fiance who has my whole heart. I start my sophomore year at Georgia Highlands College tomorrow and believe it or not I'm pretty excited. I am hoping that this year i focus a little more on school and a little less on hanging out with fake friends. People always told me that college is a stepping stone onto whom you will become. I never believed them until I got to college and realized you find out so much about yourself. Within the past year I have learned my limitations, my studying habits, how to maintain a job and school, and who my true friends are. So many people have come and gone in my life. Some have stayed and some have just slipped through the cracks. But at the end of the day I know that a quote a teacher once told me is true, "A small circle of true friends is better than a large cirlce of fake ones." I am finally finding out the direction my life is going in and I am truly happy with it.