More on Grey's Finale & Hand Update

Adding some more stuff I left out last night about the finale and below that is an update on Lexi's hand....

More thoughts on the Grey's finale (If you have not read my thoughts from last night, scroll down to the entry right below this one and read it first):

Last night when I talked about how grateful I was to Cristina for what she did for Derek and Meredith, I totally forgot to say how grateful I am to Jackson Avery as well....He had JUST as much to do with it as Cris...So THANK YOU JACKSON AVERY! I really hope he's back next season! LOVE those eyes!!!!

No idea what happened to the house fire spoiler...Just goes to show you can't trust every "spoiler" out there, but I doubt we could have handled anymore than we got last night.

Shonda Rhimes gave a VERY interesting interview this morning in which she talks about the finale and said something VERY interesting that may have me taking back what I said last night about never seeing Meredith and Derek having a baby. READ IT HERE.

Update on Lexi's hand and prayer requests:
Lexi's hand is healing GREAT! She's been able to practice with her bat and glove all week! God is GREAT! Thank you all SO much for praying!

Now I ask that you pray for her team this weekend as we play in another tournament starting tomorrow (Saturday) morning. Please pray for God's protection over each of the girls as they play. And for safety as we all travel to and from the tournament over the weekend. Thank you, once again for lifting up those that I care about. I have no doubt God listens

Grey's Finale Thoughts

If you HAVE NOT watched the season six Grey's Anatomy season finale, LEAVE NOW and return AFTER you have....This entry CONTAINS SPOILERS from that episode. You've been warned....

Let me just be totally honest with you guys, because I know not a lot of people read this blog so those of you that DO, I really appreciate and BECAUSE I appreciate you, I feel it's only fair to let you know that I'm STILL shaking, my mind is going ninety to nothing, and I actually still feel as though I may throw up at any moment..So just keep that in mind and cut me some slack on any mistakes that may be in this entry. Thanks. Also, be aware that I'm not posting things as they happened on the show, but as they pop into my head. Thanks again.

* Okay, so the whole baby, then no baby thing was no surprise for me....I told you in my previous entry that I doubted she would be pregnant by episodes end, honestly, I think EVERYONE saw that coming considering the stress she was going through the entire episode. And I had my doubts to because it was WAY too obvious...This was NOT something Shonda would let play in a PROMO. She would keep it under wraps and REALLY shock us with it...The baby secret was an actual sneak peek....I mean really, it was ALL over the place! I knew then that it wouldn't last long. And honestly, Shonda's been pretty adamant about the fact that there will be NO baby. I can see Meredith revealing to Derek in the SERIES finale that she's pregnant, but do I think we'll ever actually see them WITH a baby....No, I don't. *shrug* Sorry.

*The above being said, a friend and I actually don't think Mer's going to TELL Derek she was even pregnant for awhile and when it DOES come out, it'll lead to some issues. We'll see if we're right next season.

*Bailey almost getting shot....I was totally yelling at the t.v....She's BAILEY....Of ALL people, Bailey is NOT one to get shot! I LOOOVE BAILEY and was crying nonstop at this point.

*Derek getting shot...Ummmm...Yeah. See, I sorta KNEW it was going to happen, but sorta hoped I was wrong, because well....He's Derek, and he's played by Patrick Dempsey who is sorta a HUGE part of my life, and as you know, one of my worst fears is something happening to Patrick without me being able to tell him thank you. He's sorta (actually, there's no "sorta" to it, he IS my hero...) So to see him (his character) like that tonight....Just about did me in....Seriously, I doubt I'll sleep well tonight. When Derek flat-lined (even though it was an act to make the shooter think he was dead) I really thought I was going to be sick. (Side note here: Meredith's breakdown on the operating room floor when she thought Derek was dead...Go ahead and give Ellen Pompeo her Emmy right now...Seriously, I wonder if they had to stop taping after that just for her to calm down...That was gut wrenching and amazing....Way to go Ellen!) And then when it was touch and go at the end, once again, thought I was going to be sick. Not a fun time and in all seriousness, am gonna have a hard time getting those images out of my head. So that's all I want to say about that....Cause frankly, still not dealing with it very well.

* As much as Kepner got on my nerves tonight with her babbling every five seconds, I actually get it. She was in shock and when you're in shock you do things like that. I'm STILL in shock which is why this post feels like it's turning into one big, fat ramble....Sorry guys!

* Lexie and Alex was....Interesting. Still wondering if Lexie actually MEANT it when she said I love you or if she said it because SHE was in shock, or if she said it for HIS benefit. Felt bad for Mark though and could have done without Alex calling for Izzie.

* As much as Cristina can irritate me to no end, I will FOREVER be grateful for what she did for Derek and Meredith!

* WOW....Talk about Meredith being a hero for Derek by telling the shooter to shoot her to get his justice...Derek's gonna FREAK OUT if he ever learns any of this!

* Callie and Arizona....Wondering once again if that was shock talking or if Arizona was serious when she told Callie she wanted to be with her....And have kids.

* BRILLIANT acting job by EVERYONE....Seriously, FANTASTIC! This episode alone BETTER get certain people some Emmy nods! (Once again....ELLEN POMPEO was AMAZING!!!!!! Just sayin'....)

I KNOW I'm leaving some stuff out, but that's all I can give you right now. It'll be very interesting to see where they start next season...Will it be right where they left off? A few days later? Weeks? I'm curious....One things for sure, I don't think Hunt will be the only one experiencing PTSD now.

Thanks for reading! Would love to hear your thoughts on the finale and the season in general! Leave a comment and let me know!

My Speculation on the Grey's Anatomy Season Six Finale

The following entry contains SPOILERS on what will happen on tomorrow's two hour season finale of Grey's Anatomy and my SPECULATION on what will happen based on those spoilers...You've been warned.

I watched the first ten minutes of the finale yesterday. I was fully intending on waiting until Thursday night but a friend suggested I watch it simply to prepare myself, I watched and I see what she meant....I NEEDED to prepare myself. WOW!

*Mer is definitely pregnant, the promo was not messing with our heads...There's a McBaby! I once thought when this finally happened, I'd be giddy. However, (and this is my spec here) while Mer may be pregnant at the beginning of the show, I have serious doubts as to whether she'll still be pregnant by the time the finale is over. So, I just can't bring myself to get excited.

* People will die, that's obvious....Based on the first ten minutes, two people were shot, but I'm pretty sure one will live while the other will die. I have a feeling Bailey's boyfriend will die as well, based on the fact that the actor is moving to another show.

* More spec (it may be an actual spoiler someplace) Derek will be shot... The guy doing the shooting IS looking for Dr. Shepherd after all (husband in mourning after his wife's death in which Derek said nothing more could be done....) and based on the Mer freak out in one of the promos, I can only guess the gun was being aimed at Derek in that moment as Mer freaked out and Cristina held her back.

* Spoilers say Mer and Cristina's surgical skills will be tested like never before...My guess is that Derek will be shot and Cristina will have to operate on him (Mer can't be involved because he's her husband).

* Spoilers also say that Meredith deals with a deadly house fire...My guess is this is when HER skills are tested, although I have no idea who is in the house that makes it a "deadly" fire.

* I really hope Kepner is a victim....Love the actress, CAN'T STAND the character. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if SHE were involved in the shootings in some way....I just don't trust her.

* I hope Avery survives! I like him....And his eyes!

* I have a feeling the conversation where Derek told Mer, "If anything should happen to me, I don't want you to be alone..." will be haunting Mer during the episode at some point.

* Shonda has said that by the time the finale is over, we'll go from holding our breaths, to being able to exhale...I hope this means no horrible cliffhanger.

* Shonda has also said she doesn't want to mess with Meredith's happiness, and that next season she wants to see Meredith and Derek building their house....I HOPE this means that Baby Shepherd survives and that they'll be building the house discussing where the nursery should go next season.

So there you have it....Just a warning to those of you that have young children....This is NOT an episode that kids need to see....I can tell you that just from seeing the first ten minutes, so wait until the kids have gone to bed and or are not around to watch....

Check back at some point Friday (I'll probably write the entry late Thursday night) for my thoughts on what ACTUALLY takes place.

Enjoy the show....If you can!

Team Kyle Report

So sorry it's taken me this long to get an update posted...I've been waiting on the official numbers for the team.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to everybody who gave to Team Kyle! As a team we raised over THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS for March of Dimes! And thanks to you, I EXCEEDED my personal goal of five hundred dollars and raised 695.00!!!! You guys are INCREDIBLE and I cannot thank you enough! This is just our first year...I fully intend to help out Team Kyle next year and can't wait to see what we will do then!

Kelly has a short update on their blog and will be posting more pictures soon.

Kyle was absolutely my motivation for raising money for this cause. I love that little boy and I know many of you gave not knowing Kyle but wanting to help nonetheless. On behalf of Kyle, let me just say once again THANK YOU....From both of us!

Love you guys!

Prayers for Lexi

Last night we went to the awards ceremony for Alexis' league softball team, the Lumberjacks. She was coming off the field after the ceremony when she fell and sliced the palm of her left hand on a "star" that was on her trophy. The cut wasn't deep enough to need stitches, thank God, but it IS her batting and glove hand. We've got it bandaged and thankfully the tournament her All Stars team was supposed to play in this weekend was canceled so we have less than a week to get it healed for regionals starting a week from today (Friday). It's really sore and Lexi is (understandably) not using her hand today to do anything.

Would you guys please pray for God to heal Lexi's hand REALLY quickly and rid her hand of any soreness that she will start doing things with her hand and she can practice with the team and be ready for next weekend?

Thanks so much in advance for praying and I'll keep you posted!

An Incredible Day for Liz and DK....And Me Too!

I met one of my biggest inspirations today....And it was the biggest day of HER life! I was honored and humbled to receive an invitation to Liz Jordan's wedding that took place today!

I was REALLY nervous about going by myself because I wasn't sure how accessible things would be for my walker and I didn't know anyone but Liz. However, as always, God showed up and the ceremony location was flat and I was able to walk right to a chair (it was on the groom's side, but that's alright...I love DK too!). There was a ramp leading right to where the reception was held. I didn't see one single step....Thank You, Lord!

The ceremony was beautiful...I teared up watching Liz walk down the aisle with her Dad and as she and DK joined hands...The look on her face...Made me cry again! I'm sure DK's face was equally as priceless, but because I was sitting on the groom's side, I was able to see Liz's face more clearly than his....Perhaps this was another fingerprint of God. It was incredible watching them pledge their love to each other and seeing the love they have for one another and the Lord so clearly reflected throughout the ceremony.

After the ceremony was finished, I easily made my way to the reception area and found a chair to sit and wait. I mingled with a few people. I saw Susan O'Donnell, Mike and Becky Kankelfritz along with their two precious kids, Abby Grace and Sam. I never talked to them but Susan did say hello to me as she was leaving and I said hi back but she didn't know who I was. Becky brought Sam over to talk with some people sitting around me and we exchanged hello's. Sam was SO ADORABLE! I saw Bill Ingram several times (he knew I was coming because we talked about it via Facebook) but he always looked like he was doing something important every time I saw him so I hated to bother him by saying hello. I did manage a wave at him as I was leaving the reception, but I doubt he knew it was me.

I finally saw what I thought was a good time to go and say hello to Liz. I was unsure of how to go about it because I didn't know if Liz would know who I was or even remember that she had invited me (I know the guest list was not currently on her mind) So I was trying to figure out how to tell her who I was..."Hi...I'm Natalie..." or "I'm Natalie....Congratulations...." As I made my way to her I was still trying to decide which approach to use. Liz took care of that for me....As soon as she saw me she instantly came over and hugged me and said, "Natalie, I'm so glad you're here...." I had a huge lump in my throat the entire time we talked. She introduced me to DK and the three of us talked briefly. I was very aware that so many people wanted time with her so I tried not to keep them very long. Once we finished, I didn't stay very much longer because I knew we had a bit of a drive to get back home so I called Dad to let him know I was ready and they came and picked me up. As I was leaving, DK and Liz were about to have their first dance as husband and wife.

I can honestly say meeting Liz in person FINALLY was incredible! I've shared so much with her and she means SO much to me that getting to share such an important time with her meant more to me than I could ever express. I know there were/are a lot of people that love Liz and DK and so to be invited to actually BE there to SEE them get married...I'm still wowed by that fact and feel so honored that they thought enough of me to want me there. It would have been easy for them to say, we can always meet Natalie at a KSBJ special events concert, but to ask me to be there....on their WEDDING DAY....It makes me teary just typing it. Wow.

God was totally present even before today. How you ask? Well, the date of their wedding was a total God thing. Every other weekend of this month is taken so had it been any other time this month, I wouldn't have been able to be there.

I have only three regrets: 1) I meant to sign the guest book before I left and forgot. 2) I sat down for the ceremony and forgot to get a program and 3 (and probably the biggest regret of all) I was hoping to get a picture with Liz using my iphone but I hated to ask and there were people waiting to talk to her so I didn't get a picture with her. :( I actually didn't get ANY pictures because the glare was so bad on my phone that I couldn't get any. I'm disappointed I don't have one with her though, but I'm sure there will be other chances down the road.

I'll never forget today. I know I've said it before but Liz is a HUGE part of my life and it's amazing to see how God lined everything up in our friendship so that this moment could take place on this day. I'm so thankful to have finally met the person I often call "my second sister." and to have met DK who loves and adores her the way she deserves to be loved!

Congratulations, Liz and DK! I'm beyond thankful to have been able to be a part of this day with the two of you. It meant more than you know. I look forward to continuing our journey as friends and continue to pray for you both daily and be thankful that God brought you into my life! You mean more to me than you will ever know and I'm so excited to see what God has in store for both of you as husband and wife! Love you guys!

Cotton Candy Jelly Beans

I woke up this morning with a massive craving for cotton candy jelly beans. They are my FAVORITE kind of candy and the candy store that used to have them near here went out of business. I was giddy when I found some while on our Colorado trip last year and bought a ridiculous amount to bring home (really, it was an INSANE amount). So when I woke up this morning wanting some, I lay in bed wondering where I might could find some but my mind soon moved on to other things.

My Mom brought in the mail today which contained a box for me. The box looked as though it had been through war and whatever was inside the box sounded like it was in worse shape. I opened the box slowly over a trash can so that whatever had broken wouldn't get all over the floor. I peeked inside and saw a bag of my beloved cotton candy jelly beans!! With them was a note my friend in Colorado saying that she knew I'd had a hard week and she hoped this would help!

I have the BEST FRIENDS!!!!

Thank you, Di for the sweet surprise and for constantly having my back! You rock my wheels!