Photo Albums (12/31/05)

Brad just found out that we can share our Facebook photo albums with others. All we have to do is copy & paste the link. So here are a few of the albums on Britney's Facebook page. Enjoy!

Our First Christmas:
http://mc.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2002368&l=1b786&id=61702151

The Newlyweds: Brad & Britney:
http://mc.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2002210&l=8ab7f&id=61702151

The Freeny Family Pets:
http://mc.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2002209&l=1d565&id=61702151

Merry Christmas! (12/24/05)

Christmas is almost here, and the Freeny house is buzzing with excitement! Our holiday plans have been made, and we have braved the crowd to purchase the traditional gifts. Our apartment is decorated to the hilt, and we're even cooking something for Christmas dinner. With all the hustle and bustle, it's easy to forget why we are celebrating this season. It's not about Santa Claus or giving the perfect gift. It's really about the miracle of the birth of our Savior, Jesus. The ultimate gift from God. So, as we are celebrating this time with our families, let us not forget to give thanks for this wonderful gift we've been given.



Merry Christmas from the Freenys!

The Freeny Family Pets (12/22/05)

Since getting married in May, Brad and I have aquired quite a few animals. Brad is a "cat-person" and I am a "dog-person", so naturally we have to have one of each. Recently, however, my cousin, Jeremy moved into a petless apartment and needed new home for his cat, Zipper. Being the big-hearted animal lovers that we are, Brad and I said we would take her. So now there are 3 animals living in our apartment; 4 if you count Brad (just kidding.) Since we don't plan on having children for a while (at least 5 years), these pets will have to suffice.
Here's a picture of our darling, Bailey, whom I wrote of in the last entry and Britney holding her.















Also, here is a photo of Zoe. Isn't she pretty?



And finally, this is Zippy, our latest addition:



We hope you've enjoyed seeing our lovely pets. They sure bring a lot of joy and laughs into our lives. Look for more photos in the future!

Out for the Holidays (12/7/05)

Classes at UT finished up for me on Tuesday, at least for this semester. I have a nice long break for the holidays; I'll start back on January 11. I'm excited to be out, because there's so much that I've been wanting to do. Paint houses for my Christmas village, organize the closets at our apartment, read books, make a scrapbook, just be crafty, and a little shopping, too. Also, I'm happy not to be studying and writing papers for a while. (Although I do have to start studying for my MSW license and comps. at UT.) I won't miss the long drive up to Memphis, but I will miss seeing Lyvie & Justin every week. Pretty soon, Bailey will have to have her "surgery". Luckily, I will be home to take care of her. She's such a sweetie! She's a really affectionate dog and isn't afraid to meet new people. She sheds like crazy, though. I told Brad just today that Bailey acts like she's got ADHD. She has the attention span of . . .well she doesn't really have one. When I take her "out", she can't stay focused on the task at hand. She is easily distracted by every single little noise, so it takes us forever to get the job done. I didn't mind so much before, but now that it's about 20 degrees outside, I want to spend as little time there as possible. That's okay, though, because I wouldn't trade her for anything. And I'm sure Brad would agree!

Spanish Club Christmas Party (12/5/05)

Friday night was the Spanish Club's Christmas party. Brad is the sponsor, being their Spanish teacher and all, so he was the host. I tagged along for moral support. About 25-30 kids showed up at El Sombrero restaurante mexicano for dinner. This is always fun because Brad's students are hilarious. Some of them do crazy stuff, like chug an entire bottle of salsa or call him on his cell phone from the other end of the table to say hi. After dinner, 6 of them came back to our apartment to watch a movie (Elf) -- luckily our apartment was already decorated for Christmas. Brad, of course, makes them watch it in Spanish audio with English subtitles. But while he was in the kitchen making hot chocolate, someone changed it to English audio, and we watched it like that for the remainder of the movie. I had never seen Elf before, but I really liked it. So we all watched the movie, drank Abuelita (mexican cocoa) and watched the animals (Bailey, Zoe, and Zippy) chase each other around. It was a fun night.

Decorating for Christmas (12/1/05)

This past weekend, Brad and I decorated our apartment for Christmas. This included going to the Christmas tree (and pumpkin) farm to cut down a tree. Brad chopped it down and loaded it in the truck all by himself (so manly!). My parents brought us all of our Christmas decorations from their house, and we spent all day Saturday making the place festive. I even made a little wreath for our door and a centerpiece for our table, ala' Martha Stewart. (I just love her!) Luckily, the animals weren't too concerned with the tree and decor. We have cute little stocking for them hanging next to ours, which we will fill with lots of goodies! We will post some photos of the tree and decorations later on. It's hard to believe Christmas is already here! Our first Christmas together. . .it's going to be so much fun!

Our first Thanksgiving was a lot of fun. We managed to make it to 3 different dinners with our families. First we went to the Freeny's for lunch, then to the Howell's for dessert, and finally to the Hodge's for dinner. We were stuffed by the end of the day! But it was so good to see everyone! We didn't mind all the running around one bit.
Friday, we got up at 3 am and went shopping! Yes, we were among the crazy people in line at Circuit City at 4 am. When the doors finally opened at 5:15, I thought I was going to break something. There were people pushing against me from all sides, anxious to get in and spend some money. After this, we spent over an hour in line at Toys-R-Us waiting to purchase a DVD. I'm not sure what we were thinking. But by noon, we were done with our shopping and headed home. We were so tired, that we didn't even have the energy to eat at Olive Garden! Instead we got Chinese take-out. What a day!--and it wasn't over yet!

After a 3 hour nap, we cleaned up the apartment because my birthday was that weekend as well, and my mom had a party for me at our apartment. We had pizza and strawberry cake, which was delicious. I received a lot of nice presents and really enjoyed having everyone over to see our place. Afterward, we went over to a friend's house to watch Nightmare on Elm Street-Part 6. We made it to bed at around 1 am--almost a 24 hour day!

Our 6 month Anniversary (11/28/05)

Today Brad and I have been married for 6 months. That's half-way through our first year of marriage. I can hardly believe it. It's going by so fast, and I want to remember every moment. If I had the time, I would make a scrapbook (which I plan to do someday), but school & work keep me too busy. Instead, I want to start this blog thing, so I can keep up with all that we do and post pictures of us and our pets. A friend from college has a website where she and her husband post messages about their activities, and she has kind of inspired me to do the same. So I will try to be faithful in posting little notes about our life for all to read, even though I'll probably be the only one who cares to look at it. All the personal info in the profile is actually about me, not Brad, because he has his own myspace site, and it gets really confusing trying to do it for two people. So until next time, adios!