The Shoog

Brian came home from his hunting trip a week ago with a little surprise for me: He and my pops had planned a trip to The Shoog for us! Of course, I was pumped. We EVEN planned on spending NYE '09 with Lance and Kayla!!!

So plans didn't quite pan out the way we had hoped, but we had a blast anyway. We got into town MUCH later than anticipated so cancelled plans with L&K. We went to dinner at my favvvv place ever: Benihana. And now I crave it every single day. Awesome. Dinner took so long that we just went home, watched the ball drop on TV, and waited for my party-animal parentals to get home from their night on the town :)

We spent the rest of the week hanging out with my bros before they go back to school, chillin with the parentals, seeing old Shoog friends, watching Kerbey and Tori completely exhaust eachother. The boys golfed, while mom and I went maternity shopping. The boys went to the shooting range, while mom and I went maternity shopping again. FYI- on Thursday of last week, my jeans were all of a sudden MUCH tighter. CRAZYYY/fun :) Yay for the Shoog. Yay for my Curry fam. Yay for 2009. and Yay for my handy-man hub who is a TERRIFIC garbage-disposal-installer. It sure is nice to have my very own personal plumber :)

Hook 'em :)

Brian and I had an interesting day. We had a giant ordeal with our electric company...but I'll go into that later. It is wayyyyyy to far past my bedtime for me to be on here, but I just had to say one thing:

HOOK 'EM!!!

Brian and I just got back from a friend's house where we watched the DVRed Fiesta Bowl. Um, I nearly had a heart attack at the end, but I'm proud to say, I never lost faith in my 'horns :)

Now with that said, GOOD NIGHT!!

Beaver Lake

So, while I'm waiting on B to get back with the camera, I'll go ahead and post some pics from our Arkansas trip with Blake, Ang, & Baby Colt from a few weeks back. We had a blast just hanging out in their gorrrgeous lakehouse that overlooked the hugest lake I've ever seen. It just weaved around all of the mountains and looked like it had no end. It was beautiful. Some of the prettiest sunrises I've ever seen :)

We spent one of our days at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. It was really cool! I couldn't ride rides because of the belly (bummer!), but it was superrrrrr festive, REALLY got us in the Christmas spirit, tons of delicious food....we will definitely take our kids there someday! The drive to and from Branson is another story. We all had to take turns sitting in the front seat because the road was soooo insanely windy that we all felt sick at some point along the way. Boooo.

Although we watched Colt (McCoy) lost the Heisman race while we were there, we had a great time. Thanks Ang and Blake for a super great and relaxing time. Colt is presh, so happy and smiley. And his poop face is an image I will never forget :))) LOVE you guys!

Holiday Movie Marathon!!

Four Christmases

Vince Vaughn humor = im a fan. I'll admit it's not the greatest, highest-quality, most well-written movie ever, but if you expect that when you choose to see THIS particular movie, you might need to rethink your options :) Anyway- I'm not sure it's worth the hefty price of the movie theaters, but hey...if mom & dad are paying... why not?

Bedtime Stories

First off, I'm just an Adam Sandler fan. However, this is NOT your typical Adam Sandler movie. It's much more tame, intended for children humor...which is nice. It's clean, it's whimsical, and it's fun. Try to revert back to your childhood days, and I'm sure you'll totally enjoy :) We had a group ranging from 4 years old to 45...and we were all fans!

Mamma Mia

So I'm JUST NOW seeing this super fun musical movie! Sad, I know. I had heard allll about how amazing it was...so my expectations were high. To be honest, it was a bit difficult for me to get beyond the non-Broadway-quality voices...but it really was super cute and fun. The music: I already knew and liked...so that was a guaranteed plus. Main character= super cute. Everyone really did a great job being pretty hilar. I might even add it to my personal DVD collection (which is rare!)

Blood Diamond

Saw it in theaters, but got it for Christmas, so I watched it again. GOODNESS. Such a great movie. It was even better for me the second time around because I recently read an autobiography about a little boy from the Sudan who was kidnapped, turned into a child soldier, and then rescued and brought to the US. This movie takes place in the same time frame, in the midst of the same civil war, but adds the diamond smuggling industry to the mix. It's heart-breaking, redeeming, encouraging, convicting, depressing...a little bit of everything! But...it paints a realistic picture about Africa's recent history. Educational is the best way I can describe it. Oh- and Leo and Djimon are both amaaaaaaazing in this one!

PREGNANCY...in all her glory <3

BOOOO for pregnancy breakouts. My chin looks like a 16-yr-old's.

Today at the gym I had my very first (not to mention, very BOLD) "Are you pregnant?" It made me happy!

I like calling my belly a "her" instead of "it".

Since I can't do an all-over dye on my hair during pregnancy, I am SERIOUSLY considering getting my hurr did...by a professional. The roots are OOC, and if I highlight it myself without putting some darker color in it first, I'll look nice and trashy.

An email I received today from Parents.com informed me that as a pregnant woman, I need to do the following:

1. Get a pedicure.
2. Get my hurr did.
3. Buy some new lingerie

I'm surrrre that #s "1" and "2" can be arranged...however, I'll edit #3 a bit and just get a new bra since most of mine don't fit anymore! Life with boobs is interesting...I'll have to share a funny little story about that next time.

Merry Thursday to all, and to all a GOOOOODnight :)

Christmas Fiesta!

On Monday night, I hosted the girls from work at my house for a Christmas Partay/Gift Exchange/Gingerbread House Decorating Contest. Sadly, I forgot to take pics of the cute food & treats display as I am SUPER rusty in the picture-taking department...but I got some cuties of the girls and our awesome g-bread homes. They didn't QUITE turn out like our blueprints...but that's what you get when you have 3 girls trying to decorate one house...and eating half of the decor :) It was a night full of a yummy healthy dinner, wayyyyy too many cupcakes, a semi-functional chocolate fountain, fun gifts, LOTS of icing, delectable home-made hot cocoa...and some major Christmas spirit!

All the girls :)

"Most Festive"

"Prettiest"

In case you were wondering...

So, our ultrasound appointment yesterday was the bommmmbbb!! :) We found out that on May 8, 2009 (or somewhere around there) little Avery Nicole Bradford will be joining our fam!! WE. ARE. PUMPED. It was superrrr cool to watch her squirm around on the screen. She was alllll curled up for most of the time, but we finally got her to start moving around. She even gave us a big, ADORABLE yawn :) Ahhhh, I'm in love. I wish we caught her yawn on the camera, but we didn't quite make it. Time to start thinking "bAby RoOm!!" I was actually telling Brian last night that, as selfish as it is, the baby thing I'm MOST excited about getting is a jogging stroller so Avery and I can go outside, be happy, & play in the sun together!

In other news, I finished my Patho class today. Took the final. Donesky. Awesome. OH- and I don't know if I have shared this news with the blog world, but I will no longer be attending nursing school in January. I have come to realize over the last couple of months that as excited as I was about nursing SCHOOL, a nursing career is not something I want for my life. Plus, I absolutely loovvvve my current job, and am ecstatic about having more time to give to it (until Avery comes along). Brian and I talked about it quite a bit, prayed about it, lots of things went into it, and for now- this is the conclusion we came to, and we both feel GREAT, happy, and super peaceful... can't beat that peaceful easy feeling :)

Brian's company, Pfizer, is having a giant restructuring and layoff in January. They'll let everyone know their fate at the beginning of the month and any changes will take effect in March. Keep us in your prayers, as we know we have NO control over the company's decisions! We're not worried, but we know that some big changes could be in store for us, and we just pray that God is preparing us in every way for whatever is to come!

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There have been quite a few somewhat recent events from which I never posted pics... I think I'll just feature one recent event at the end of each post for the next week or so...so I'll have some pic updates FINALLY!

The first: DaNe & juLiE's wEdDiNg was in November. Everyone had a BLAST...and being back in Austin was super cool too. Got to see lots of fam & friends that we love a LOT <3

We missed you Reidster! Can't wait til you're back in Tejas!

Nickybabe and his new VERY pretty wifey, KimWIth the super good-looking bride and groom <3
The old gang + 2 new additions (B & Jules) - Reidling

It's a ________ !!

We're having a little girl!!!!!!! :)))

Feedback requested! :)

Since this is the time of year that people start to "get serious" about their fitness/health, I know I'll be picking up a few new clients come January. What are some of the issues you guys have with your weight/workout routine/eating habits? Are there any cool new ideas/workouts you've heard buzzing lately? If you had a personal trainer, what would you want from them besides just a good workout for an hour a few times a week? What kind of questions would you have? What kind of things would make it more fun and motivating for you to STAY fit...not just do it for 3 months. What could your trainer do for you that would make him/her EXTRA worth the money!? :)

Anyyyyyy thoughts??

Picture Tag

I got tagged by Mer...so here ya go: The following pic is from Reid's senior year of high school football. Brian and I went to The Shoog to see their 3rd round playoff game against Katy. They lost, but it was a super great season, and we were proud of little Reidling! PS- He's #50...noseguard. Yay.

And...a looonnnng while back I was tagged by Jacci, but at the time our computer was messed up, so I had no access to any pics. Anyway- that one was Folder/Pic #8...which is the following:

Every year, the Curry and Freede fams go on our Annual Easter Camping trip to Pedernales Falls. This is from Easter 2007, when we were forced to keep approx 25 people in a little house on the the Agan's ranch because the weather was so terrible. It SNOWED, we lost power, we played lots of mafia, and just acted a fool. It was awesome...and me and Nug obviously thoroughly enjoyed the snow (as you can see!)

So...now I tag: Ivy, Jamie Blackburn, Nug, & Loobs

You must do the following:

1. Open the 4th folder in your "My Pictures" folder...or whatever location you keep your pics on the computer.

2. Open the 4th picture in the folder and upload it to your blog.

3. Tell us allll about the pic!!

4. Tag 4 more people to do the same!!

Have fun :) Don't CHEAT!! It's okay if your pic is random and pointless... :)