Holiday in the sun

I'm leaving here

To go...
to the place where dreams come true! Orlando Florida...Here I come

The little things

Happy Anna Day!!!!!!!


       Thinking of you today as we celebrate our
        name day. have a wonderful day

        Love , Hugs and kisses
         Mormor


      

Today was one of those days... but there were a few things that happed that turned my stessful, fearful frown upside down. First, was an email from my sweet mormor (my grandma) reminding me of my name day. Swedes are just awesome like that and their name's have days kind of like birthday's. Yeah it's pretty cool!  I am one lucky girl and I have two name days and one of them happened to be yesturday. Hence the sweet email.

Second, two of my besties suprised me at work with a snickers bar of icecream goodness. Oh how I love them, it was a total unexpected visit that made my day! Today...I once again realized its the little things in life that mean the most.



Were gonna party-like it's my birthday

I am a tad bit late in posting about my birthday celebration...but it was a great day and I have the best family and friends who made my day so special. Here is the recap:
I woke up the morning of the 29th not knowing what to expect about the day ahead of me. I was up super early before any one in the apt because I had to be to work bright and early (unfortunantly reality doesnt give you a break on your birthday). I opened my bedroom door to see a front room decorated with balloons and birthday signs written on my door, the bathroom mirror and even all over my car. It was awesome and had me grinning from ear to ear. It was a great start to the day.

 I got to work and the day went on as most normal work days do but I got fun birthday messages and calls all day long to keep me entertained. (thanks, everyone!) After work I decided to go spend time with my awesome family. My mom is the best and she had the table all decorated with gifts and cupcakes. I of course got some fun and amazing gifts from my family, and I even got to open the package linds sent me. It was the cutest package ever filled with clothes, a movie, chocolate and of course "lindsey's list" of 22 things she loves about me. It was perfect and...that's when the tears came. Up until this point I had been doing good. I will admit I did attempt to call linds that morning thinking I would just get her old voicemail...but I was wrong. Some lady answerwed and Im pretty positive she thought I was crazy sauce. Oh well! But... I sure felt Linds' love ALL the way from Seattle.

The night continued at desert star where my awesome family took me to see the play "Legally Brunette" which happend to open the night of the 29th. Little did I know my mom had suprised me and invited my bff. I had no idea! (I love you kort)

After the play I came home to a suprise party at my apartment. Once again I had no idea! The apartment was even more decked out than it was that morning, cupcakes were awaiting me and people filled my tiny living room. It was a great night and tons of fun. My friends are the best! The exciting party ended with us crashing in the living room for the ultimate sleepover.

If you ask me this was the perfect way to end the day! I had an awesome day! I am so grateful for everyone who made my day special...it definently topped the charts and exceed every expectation.
Our party ended late which resulted in me getting practically no sleep and having to make it through a work day. 
Good thing I was comfortable!
I may or may not have accidently showed up in these babies the next day!

(Obviously the Pepsi was needed)

Please watch this

You wont be disappointed!

I did it!!

 Before I blog about my birthday celebration, I wanted you to see what I did for Lindsey....since you know we share the same birthday and all. This year for our birthday I knew Lindsey would be in the mission field so I wanted to do something for her she wouldnt expect. Here's what I came up with.

I made her a quilt!! This was my first experience making a quilt and it was a ton of work but so much fun. I want to thank my bestie Tiffany and my Mom for helping me sew, and put this cute quilt together in just a short 2 weeks. I love the way it turned out! I wanted something fun and funky and I got it! It will be perfect for all those rainy days! Now, I want one for myself...haha. I think I will slowly begin working on mine.

Seriously...yeah seriously!

I stumbled across this beauty of a quote the other day and I find it so funny...Maybe because its so true!  I love it!

22 years

It's today, It's today! (exactly, haha) It's my birthday! I love birthday's! Why...because they are your's and they are original. It is a day that you deserve the right to feel like the most important person in the world. I woke up this morning to fun notes and signs all over my apartment and even on my car! And...it's only the beginning! I have a feeling today is going to be a great day, because it's my day and it's going to be extra special! I can't wait to see what my 22nd year has in store

Wanna See???

The markings of a good arm break??! If you have a weak stomach don't scroll down.



And...She's off

And...I miss her!!
And...It's only been a week
And...I still cry when I read her letters
And...I feel like 18 months is a really LONG time
And...I am constantly sending her letters on Dear Elder
And...I dont know what's in store for her, And.. I dont know what's in store for me
But... We will keep eachother going. We have promised eachother to enjoy every moment of everyday.
And...You can bet we will keep eachother updated. With our mulitiple weekly "chats"...I mean emails!
Love you Hermana Grimes!!

Welcome to the world...

Miss Tatum Mae

Congratulations Rog and Ranya! We are all so excitied to have this adorable baby girl be the newest edition to the Grimes gang. Baby tate, I can't wait to get to know you and I plan on spending lots of quality time with you. Hopefully that is okay with you, and your parents.



PS: Guess who bought tickets to rascal flatts... Me!! I can't wait...Sept 9, 2011. I think I am going to make a paper countdown chain and hang it up in my room because I am just that excited!!  

Count backwards 10,9,8....

And gone. As simple as that! So I had surgery yesturday and Im going to jot down this lovely first surgery expierence. First off, let me backup. In case you haven't heard I got in a total intense street fight with the Ex bf. Yep, the two of us went at it, fists at all. I got him pretty dang good seriously if you think I look bad you should see him. Haha!! Nah, that's not what really went down let's just say im a "world class" biker. I was out doing my thing lost my balance and of course stetched my arm out so I could use my wrist to catch myself. Bad, Bad idea. What was I thinking...my wrist could have never supported my fall. Well I guess I was thinking I had much more power in my arm then I really do. Cause I freaking broke my wrist in three places oh and did I mention it's my right arm. Yeah, simple things have become much more difficult than normal but im managing alright. Well I knew as soon as I fell that my wrist was broken heck it was bent, and bulging out, and just hanging there. I was in so much pain for a few seconds then to cope with the pain my body went into shock. I immediently got extemely hot, dizzy, and lightheaded. At this point I totally forgot about my arm and was trying not to pass out. Finally after getting home and under control I once again realized my arm was aching so off to the instacare I went and sure enough it was broken. Later on that week I went to the orthepedic office and it was decided  that the best option for me was surgery. They needed to put a plate and screws in my arm to fix the damage I had done. Plus, this again is my dominant hand I cant take any chances of my arm not healing right. That would not be good. Wednesday morning was my surgery. I got up bright and early and headed to orem community. I got registered and prepped for surgery right away. I was given a insulated gown to change into, wonderful socks, and some under shorts. I was looking good! The nurse came in and started my IV, then the anesthesiologist came in and gave me an axillary nerve block. Coolest thing ever! He basically stuck a needle under the skin by my armpit and blocked my axillary nerve. This was done so I would feel nothing in my arm for 18hrs. It was crazy! My whole right arm started twitching then from my armpit to my fingertips I couldn't feel a thing. It was great. After the nerve block I was rolled into the OR given general anesthia and I was out. 2hrs later I was woken up and feeling a little out of it but everything was over. Heck, that was the easiest thing I have ever done, best nap ever!! Haha. My recovery went really smooth. I was rolled back into my room where my mom was waiting for patiently for me. I requested some fluids..grape juice. Haha yep and guessed what happened with that one I freaking up chucked grape juice flavor. Other than this little mishap I went home feeling pretty coherht. I was given pain meds up to my eyeballs and my arm was numb so I was feeling nothing...which was bliss! I have just been relaxing and chilling at home, taking it easy and of course milking this for everything it's worth!!

My Undershorts!! After the surgery the only thing I cared about was taking these shorts home. HaHa they were my favorite part of surgery. Yes, they are pretty much made of nothing but I sported these beauties all day long!!

Round 2

Marathon Round 2... I have been thinking about giving the Saint George marathon another shot for a few months now finally the last day I was able to register I decided...why not. The Saint George Marathon has so many runner's register that they have to cap the race at 7,400 runners. All the runner's chosen are selected on a lottery basis. Monday May 9th the results were posted online as to who was chosen. I went to search for my name not once but multiple times and everytime and it said "sorry you have not been selected." I was a little bummed but overall fine with the results. Yes I did want to run but I felt kind of relieved. I gave up on the idea and just decided to chose other races to run. However, Wednesday morning I was checking my email and I recieved an email from the marathon staff stating "congratulations runner you have been chosen as a particpant in the 2011 marathon." At this point I was a little confused. Was I in or was I not in. I didnt know! I decided to contact the marathon staff and ask them. They then informed me that I was in! I guess when I registered I put my first inital that is why I was unable to find my name online. Funny thing is I went to search for my name again and I still never found it. HA HA. Oh well! Im in! I couldn't be more nervous, overwhelmed or excited. I cant wait to do this again, and hopefully do it better! I have a goal in mind and I am going to try my hardest to reach it. Plus I need to find my love for running again and this will be the exact race to do that for me! My Saint George Marathon race round 2 is going down Oct 1st 2011. Let the training begin!

Vegas...was graced with my presence!

Celine was back!! And... I wasn't going to miss it for the world!

(my cute guess sunglasses)

Saturday day April 9th (umm, yeah way behind) was the day of the concert. That morning me, jodi, rachel, jordyn, and bonnie made our way down to vegas. We left the snow and hit sunshine in vegas! Wow, that drive was a trek though all sorts of weather!! Plus, craziest thing ever we passed the sister wives van on our way down there. Ha ha!! Anyway, we made it to vegas that afternoon and the first thing we did was hit up some premiere outlet shopping! We had a blast! I even found myself an adorable pair of guess sunglasses that I just had to have, they were just a small fortune but Im in love. Now my second purchase was probably one of the stupidest things I have ever done!! Me and rachel got sucked "somehow" into buying this silk wrap that apparently you can tie into about 10+ different dresses. Cool, right? Yeah, well I thought it was. It was a benefit that I was the model and I got to see how all of the styles looked and I will admit I kinda like it. However, I told myself  I wasnt going to buy it but like I said "somehow" I walked away with it. Stupid, I know, I still regret it!! Ha Ha funny thing is Me and Rach got home and tried for about 2hrs to figure out how to tie it and we couldnt do it. So, basically I have an over priced piece of silk in my closet! Ugh, we just have to laugh about it now! Anyway, after our shopping adventure we made our way back to the hotel to doll ourselves up for the night. And, that's exactly what we did. We looked hot! Then, It was off to see Celine!! Oh my gosh...she was unbelievable!! I cant even begin to describe her concert. It was amazing! She sang many of her top hits including, my heart will go on. Which was her final song and it was out of this world! Her outfits and backgrounds were gorgeous and fit every song perfectly! She even did various tributes to many artists, she sang a journey song, and duet with "stevie wonder" and my personal favorite was her tribute to michael jackson! She sounded just like him! It was epic and I loved every second! Ah, I would do it again...like umm right now! So, it was worth every single cent!

Well, after the most amazing concert ever we decided to eat at serendipity. Second best thing of

the night! Best frozen hot chocolate ever!! Plus, It's serendipity who would'nt be in love... ha ha haven't you seen the movie? I personally loved it!! Probably because that is my most favorite movie of all time and I just had to eat there, no questions asked!! Then we of course walked the strip, had a dance party in front of the bellagio and took our night in vegas for everything it was worth! It was a great little getaway and we had a blast! Even though we spent more time driving to vegas, then actually in vegas, we had a great time!! Our second trip is in the planning stages!

Sister Grimes

The anticipation, shock, and excitment...The Mission Call for Sister Lindsey Loo Hoo Grimes!!

Washington Seattle Mission, Spanish Speaking reporting to the MTC June 22nd. Sorry...I didnt catch it all on video.

Just a little sisterly reaction!

Congratulations Lindsey!! I sure do love you, You are going to be the best missionary ever.

Lucky for you, I am extremly good at writing missionaries, especially ones that go to seattle!! Bring it on AGAIN!

The blogger of this blog is coming back

A welcome back to me!!

In case you or I forgot, my life always goes a little like this:

"Life is All About How you Handle Plan B
Plan A is always my first choice.
You know, the one where
Everything works out to be
Happily ever-after.
But more often than not,
I find myself dealing with
The upside-down, inside-out version --
Where nothing goes as it should.
It's at this point that the real
Test of my character comes in..

Do I sink, or do I swim?
Do I wallow in self pity and play the victim,
Or simply shift gears
And make the best of the situation?
The choice is all mine...
....and I am back to start blogging about plan B, cause that's the life of me and im gonna tell ya about it!