Grimes Family Blog

Family Vacation to St. Petersburg, FL

2012-06-10T23:22:00.001-07:00

We just took a family vacation to St. Petersburg, Florida. We stayed at the Coral Reef Resort, which was right on the beach and had an amazing pool. During the week we ate seafood each night. We visited restaurants called: "Crabby Bills", "Sloppy Pelican" "Marlin Darlin" and "Leverocks." Rodney and I ate lobster bisque at each restaurant. We also visited a boardwalk called John's Pass. There we ate at Bubba Gump Shrimp Factory and walked up and down the pier. We also went for Gelato several nights. The beach was white sand and the ocean was nice. The kids enjoyed digging for seashells. We went out to Fort Desoto Park to see the old Fort and cannons. We also visited The Florida Aquarium. The Chattanooga Aquarium is much better than the Florida one. Overall, it was one of the least stressful vacations we've taken. We slept in most days and just took our time not doing too much of nothing. Rodney did get to enjoy a MLB game at Tropicana Stadium. It is home to the Tampa Bay Rays. The kids got to feed and pet stingrays at the stadium.

How Long? Who knows

2012-06-10T23:06:00.001-07:00

I have no idea how long it has been since my last blog post. Our children are growing up ever so fast. Rachel is 12 and Caleb is 10. Rachel wants to be a Forensic Scientist when she grows up and Caleb wants to own a hotel. They have big dreams and I know my children will achieve those dreams. I love them so very much.

2 Years Since Last Blog

2011-01-31T22:50:00.000-08:00

Wow. It's been 2 years since my last blog...I have dropped the ball on this one. Let's see, what's new in our life? We've got 3 dogs now, a new car, new job, new degree....... Our life changes so fast and that is the reason I can't keep up with a blog. Although, I do enjoy going back and reading previous posts. Here are some pictures of the last two years.

2009-07-05T17:09:00.000-07:00

Rodney and I spent June 30-July 5 in St. Louis. While we were there, we ate ourselves sick. We ate at St. Louis Bread Company, Pujols 5 (twice), Ozzie's Sports Bar, Cheesecake Factory, and Calico's downtown. We visited the Busch Brewery, a sculpture park, and airplane museum and went to 2 cardinal's games. We also went to St Louis Mills mall and the galleria. We saw 3 movies while we were there too. The Hangover (bad movie), The Proposal, and Night at the Museum 2.

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Trip to Cincinnati

2009-06-25T04:18:00.000-07:00

The kids and I went to visit our friends the Moore's. We became friends when Rodney and David coached soccer together. I sure do miss getting to hang out with them. Rodney couldn't go because he doesn't have enough vacation time. He is having to save his last days for our St Louis trip and we are also going to Panama City Beach for Christmas. Here are some pictures of our trip (I only remembered to get the camera out when we were at the city museum.)

New Family Car

2009-06-17T21:52:00.000-07:00

I bought a new car today. Rodney didn't want me too and I just couldn't stop myself. I am an impulse buyer when it comes to cars and he likes to shop for weeks and weeks. I just decided yesterday that it was time for a new car, since my new job would require me to spend so much time in it. Here are some factory pictures. I will take some real pics soon, but it looks just like this.

June 15, 2009

2009-06-16T05:00:00.000-07:00

I have hired Mary-Katherine Day to babysit the kids while I work at AFLAC for the summer. After I got off work today, I asked her if she would dye my hair. Then Rachel wanted her hair dyed. MK should go to beauty school because I had so much fun when she was doing it. She is a great babysitter and I am very thankful to have her.

LET'S GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING

2009-06-14T12:20:00.000-07:00

Rodney and I went to the same school in Camden, Tennessee. He was one year older than I. Although we ran in the same circles, we actually didn't meet until my senior year of high school (1995). He was a freshman at Jackson State Community College. I got to know Rodney through his best friend Michael Simpson. Michael wanted to date my friend DeAnna so he and Rodney would come into the Nunnery's Burger-N-Shake where Deanna and I worked. Because Michael and Rodney also worked at the grocery store right beside Nunnery's burger-n-shake, they would come in nearly every day. I thought Rodney was so cute, but he was extremely shy. I flirted with him for a few weeks before I let his friends know that I wanted to go out with him. When he found out, he began flirting with me. Our first "unofficial" date was an all-night fishing session at Birdsong Marina. We shared our first kiss there that night. Actually, there was a lot more kissing than fishing LOL. After that we just hit it off. We spent everyday for the rest of the summer together. Unfortunately, I had to leave for UT Martin in August. The night before I left, Rodney told me he loved me. Its hard to believe that 14 years have passed since we first started dating. Our looks have definitely changed, but our love has grown so much since then.

Rodney and Beverly

Saturdays

2009-06-13T18:19:00.000-07:00

I love Saturdays like today. I got to stay at home. No ballgames for the kids and not very much housework. Rodney and Rachel went to see our nephew Zach play today but Caleb and I stayed home to play Wii (Rock Band2). Our dogs Shiloh and Samson have gotten very big lately. I'm afraid of how big they will eventually get. Here are some picturs of them when we first got them and then some of now. At their last check-up Samson weighed 23 lbs and Shiloh weighed 18.

June 13

2009-06-13T17:19:00.000-07:00

Well folks. Everyone else is doing it and I enjoy reading them, so I am going to start a family blog. I'm not going to promise to blog daily, weekly, or monthly, because I probably won't. I will hope to blog enough for my family to look at since we are spread out across Tennessee. I also hope, that this blog will be something my children look back on to remember what we did during the years. I hope I enjoy doing this so much that I don't give up on it.