On the road again... (as always!)

As much as Brian and I enjoyed our amaaazing weekend at home, we are thrilled to leave tonight to head to Arkansas with some friends. We'll be spending the weekend at their Lakehouse...and all 5 of us are making the trip together in our little Impala! Blake and Angela have a baby boy who is around 8 months old... so I'm pumped to get a little taste of life with a munchkin!! :))) I am NOT, however, super thrilled about the prospect of freezing my fingers off for a whole weekend. I'm about to bust open the ski-gear trunk and get to packing. I don't mind looking a fool as long as it keeps me warm :)

EXCITING UPDATE!!! -I didn't find the camera cord to put pics on the computer, I DID however, find the little chip that fits our computer's memory drive sooooooo...do you know what this means!??!!? Starting Monday, I WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSTING PICS!!! So, for those of you who have forgotten what Brian and I look like: Have no fear! Come Monday, our smiling faces will be only a click away :)

Have a super fun, festive, cozy, hayride-enjoying, christmas-carol-singing, study-free weekend!!

Nothin' like a weekend at home sweet home <3

This weekend was teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrific :) Brian and I just stayed at home, and I haven't been so pumped to be here in a LONG time! On Friday afternoon Brian put up lights on our house...yayyy! He did a super good job...especially for his first house-decorating job :) Way to go, hubling! We ALSO made a long-awaited purchase. Brian has been freakishly addicted to rock band for quite some time now. He plays on Monday nights with a bunch of other 30-yr old men after watching MNF, and has been DYING to get it. So, he used some of his bonus money to guy the game...and it rocks!! I totally didn't think I'd be a huge fan, but it's the bomb. We have played every day so far since we got it.

On Saturday morning, we both slept in til almost 10:00!! Ahhhh it was an amazing feeling to wake up @ 4 different times and just lay there and fall right back asleep. We had some yummy Braums for lunch and then worked allllllllll day in the backyard and on unpacking/organizing the house. We still have quite a bit of work to do, but man- we were ULTRAproductive and it felt great. We had planned FOREVER to go see the 20th anniv production of The Nutcracker (one of my all-time favs), but didn't realize that it was during the conference championship games, so we ended up nixing the ballet and watching football all afternoon/night. Good times.

Sunday we went to church IN TYLER for once, had some delish McAllister's, knocked a couple more much-needed errands, and then worked on the house even MORE! Today is a GREAT Monday because I actually feel somewhat relaxed and NOT overwhelmed when I look at our steadily-shrinking pile of boxes to unpack :)

Yayyy for weekend at home.

Oh, ps- we find out in EIGHT DAYS!!!

Thanksgiving was AWWWWESOME! Brian and I spent Tuesday night in Lufkin with the Bradfords and then headed to the Shoog on Wednesday morning. We spent 5 days of bliss in good ol' Sugar Land doing all kinds of fun things: eating, sleeping, watching football, eating, working out, playing with the dogs, eating.... you know how it is over Thanksgiving :)

It was jussst fabulous to be with Rachey, Rand, Rileton, and Reidy-boo. We went to see Four Christmases... PRETTY silly, but of course I liked it. I think Vince Vaughn is hilar...always. Love the guy. Annnd on Friday night, our fam went to the Freedes. The kiddos played golf (a fun new card game I learned and love) while the adults played Wii... oh man. It was great. Our parentals were jumping around the room, screaming, grunting, flailing. Pure entertainment. Rachey's arm was QUITE sore the next day.

On Saturday my mom and I dragged (and I mean that literally) our hubbies kicking and screaming to a wedding. Schwinnybabe got married...she is now Mrs. Lindsay Gentles, ha, funny name. We enjoyed cracking jokes about that one all night. B and I headed over to a great couple friends' house to watch the OU-OSU game. It was 3 couples...all 3 preggers! They're both farther along than me so it was great to grill them with questions :)

OH! Also over T-giv break, my wedding video finalllllllllllly arrived!! Yayyy!! I've watched it twice already. We even subjected the Freede/Agan fam to the whole thing ha. Artista media did a great job with the video...it just took a while. Oh well. He even got some SUPER important shots that our photog didn't capture. So it worked out perfectly :)

Happy Hump-day everyone!

Falalalalaaaa

I decided today that I'm having an ornament exchange at my house in 2 weeks for some of my girls here in Tyler. I'm pumped!! I love ornaments. I love friends. I'll FINALLY get to use my FAV wedding gift...my chocolate fountain!! Oh...and we're gonna have a gingerbread house decorating contest (thanks Freede fam for inspiring that one). Can't wait.

The NEXT day we find out if we're having a boy or a girl...YAYYY for Tuesday, Dec.16th!!

The following weekend, my parentals and bros are coming to stay with us in Tyler to have our Curry Christmas. Superrrrrrr excited about that one too. Our first official guests in our new house!

And then, of course, it's CHRISTMAS WEEK with the Bradfords. It's the year for the Big Bradford Christmas, and Brian and I are super pumped. I can't believe it's already Christmas season, 2008.

Big XII South

...great article on why if all 3 teams win out, texas should stay ahead in the bcs poll. check it!!

16 Weeks

Get ready for a growth spurt. In the next few weeks, your baby will double his weight and add inches to his length. Right now, he's about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. His legs are much more developed, his head is more erect than it has been, and his eyes have moved closer to the front of his head. His ears are close to their final position, too. The patterning of his scalp has begun, though his locks aren't recognizable yet. He's even started growing toenails. And there's a lot happening inside as well. For example, his heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as your baby continues to develop.

Prayers...

Yesterday there was a major explosion and fire at an oil refinery in Tyler. It has affected quite a few of our friends and coworkers, although mostly just has caused a scare. However, Brian's partner John, experienced a terrible loss this morning. His brother, one of the 2 critically injured, died after being life-flighted to a Dallas burn unit. It would mean a lot if you could keep John and all of the Sherman family in your prayers.

Yay for Internet

Internet's fixed...yay!!

Went to the doc yesterday. Finally gained some weight...yay!! Got a flu and a tetanus shot...ouch. My arms are sore.

Last weekend in The Shoog, I attended Schwinny-babe's bach-ette partay. I was the pregnant-girl-DD. Fun times :) I didn't have my camera so I'm still waiting on ppl to post pics.

We leave for Austin today for DANE AND JULIE'S WEDDINNNNGGG!!! Yayyyyy :)

Tony Romo

Okay, seriously. The more I hear about this guy, the more I like him! I have a friend with some connections to him (through his brother) who says that he is really truly just a kind-hearted and humble person, and that he has somehow not let his fame change who he is. I read a story a while back about Romo stopping on the side of the road on his way home from a Sunday game to help a couple change their flat. Everything that Jessica Simpson says about him paints him as this humble, grounded, confident, and NORMAL guy. And then there's this story (click on the post title to see the article.) He went to the movies and saw a homeless guy standing out front. So, he invited him to come in with him to see "Role s". I know it shouldn't be THAT impressive, as there are people who do these types of things all the time, but it's just REFRESHING to see that someone with tons of success, money, and fame can maintain humility and compassion. Yay, Tony :)

Shots...OUCH.

Our internet at our house hasn't been working allll week, so they're FINALLY supposed to come out this afternoon. GOODNESS! It's killin me. So I'm at work in the trainers' office right now. I have another doc appointment today, no ultrasound though. Just a bellycheck. BOORRRINNNNGGG. Oh- but I have to get a TETANUS shot and a TB test. YUCK!! If I remember correctly, from 12 years ago when I got my LAST Tetanus, they burn and make you totally sore. I think if I work out after I get it, it should prevent some of the soreness from occuring though...so I'm headed STRAIGHT back to the gym after my appointment.

So...I know I said that I was officially showing, but I'm not really that much. My stomach is shaped differently...it's just ever-so-slightly convex. BARELY though. I mean...it's even smaller than it was last week...I guess because I haven't been as bloated, ha-gross. Anyway- pics WILL COME. I'm serious. Brian and I have a goal to go through every single box by Thanksgiving, so the cable has GOT to show up somewhere.

Lastly, I have a prayer request for a friend of mine. She and her husband have been trying to get pregnant for a LONNNG time, without success. It's really been a trying time for them, especially with so many couples around them getting pregnant, having babies, etc... Just keep them in your prayers! Pray for patience, faithfulness, and for a BABY!!

Love you guys...hope your week has been fantabulous. Ew...I don't like that word..it just popped out.