
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Brigitte The Lion

Posted by Christy Beal at 2:25 PM 12 comments
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
I know this is random...
Posted by Christy Beal at 2:20 PM 6 comments
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Brigitte Update
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Monday, October 26, 2009
You want this....
I love this! Head over to Discount Queens to enter to win this 9x13 art print from BluLima. You haveprobably seen her work throughout the blogosphere - and wondered where that picture came from...well now you know!It can be shipped so dont worry if you dont live in Boise - if you win I will mail it to you! Also, blulima is offering a B1G1 free for all Discount Queens, so visit her SHOP on ETSY and pick out two prints for only $12!Posted by Christy Beal at 11:12 AM 2 comments
Saturday, October 17, 2009
For Gabe
My poor husband. Seriously. Gabe, Im sorry. Your birthday was over 2 weeks ago, and here I am just barely getting around to celebrating you. Although, you must believe me- that in my heart I have been full of noble, wiferly feelings towards you this whole time, whilst anticipating this very post.
And Sarah, if you read this, yes I copied you. But the shout out negates any wrongdoing on my part, so i consider myself absolved from any blogger sins.
So without further ado: 33 stunning amazing possibly terrifying things about my 33 year old Hubby:
1. Gabe Beal - say it 5 times fast and tell me what YOU hear? Gotta love your name, it truly IS one of a kind.
2. When I met you and you introduced yourself all I could hear was 'farm' and 'Arco' before my brain shut off. But now - well, its gotta be the best most wholesome thing about you. I love a boy who can do manly outdoor activities in coveralls. Mostly because it means I dont have to do them!
3. It never ceases to amaze me that you can stand to brand cows and clip their horns -- but the slightest movement from a cat and you freeze in terror.
4. I've never met anyone that takes a mid-meal nap before - eat, rest, eat more. I like it.
5. I never knew that bringing a People magazine on our date to the Baseball game would fill you with so much rage. But honey, you knew I wasn't a man when you married me...
6. Thank goodness you like to travel. Even if it is to a town called Letha on a sunday night.
7. I appreciated that as a bachelor you enjoyed decorating your condo for the holidays. Very festive!
8. You had some pretty crazy boyfriends. I cant believe I ate out of the same pistachio jar as jeremy. I shudder.
9. Ive never met a person who knew such huge amounts of random sports trivia..but at the same time believed "Independency" to be a real word. Such as "I love my independency too much to get married"
10. You love football so much that I could cry. And often do...
11. I appreciate your love of good celebrity gossip.
12. Flexing. You love it. I think you think that I love it too. And other people.
13. You have never received a gift I have given you appropriately. There is no big thank you, i love it, you shouldn't have. There is a lot of I dont need this, this is gay, and why would i want that? And thus, you now know why you took yourself to Lowes and bought yourself a drill this year. You're welcome.
14. You love me even though I am a heartless, cold, unfeeling woman who hates being touched during sacrament meeting.
15. You keep Gandolfos in business, and I love that I can always bribe you with those sandwiches to take me on a lunch date!
16. Even though you hated our honeymoon in Paris, you 'toughed it out' for me. merci
17. Maybe my most favorite thing about you is the fact that you are not tight with money. If someone needs something, you get it for them. And when that someone is me, needing new jeans, well - you do what you have to do!
18. Im glad you like kids, especially our kid who looks and acts just like you. I think you love her more than me, which is just right!
19. I am very impressed with your teaching skills. The SS kids love you. (Clearly it is not based on your spelling)
20. Im glad you are handy with tools and can always hang a picture straight, or a huge 200 pound tv. whatever the job calls for.
21. You can stuff a crock pot on sunday like nobodies business. Even though I am always willing to cook you a frozen pizza.
22. Your calves ARE amazing. Even if Harts thighs give them a run for their money.
23. I appreciate that you care about having a Tan. Nothing makes me happier than seeing your swim trunks rolled up pool-side as high as they can go!
24. Im glad you almost married like, everyone I know. It makes for some great stories around the blog world, and who are we kidding - around my dinner table. Im glad you and my brother in law shared a common bond of being rejected by the same girl. what were the odds?
25. You take such great care of the hair you have left. As you explained to me - they are your sheep. You know them each by name.
26. Im pretty sure your favorite dessert is peach pie.
27. Remember the time when our relationship nearly ended over "divorce chili" and the infamous cranberry sauce? Im still boycotting thanksgiving and all its evils.
28. You are weak sauce when it comes to our daughter. One peep and shes in our bed saying "hi mama, dada, baybee!" Her shoes also cost more than mine.
29. You + Mountain Dew = me ticked
30. I think it is hilarious that you will only watch certain movies during particular seasons of the year. For example, a few months ago I suggested watching "Rudy" to which you replied, "no, its not cold enough outside yet."
31. Your mother is the most hysterical woman I have ever met. You remind me of her every day when you shout out "oh my LANDS!" I still have no idea what that even means. Just a classic Beal term.
32. Thank you for teaching our daughter words like "TOUCHDOWN" and "AIRPLANE". I was going more for words like "PRETTY!" and "Shopping" but oh well.
33. You are the handsomest devil I know. And I know you agree :)
Love you,
wife + 2 kids

Posted by Christy Beal at 8:31 PM 18 comments
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
what the???
ok, so I have 'fixed' my widget numerous times....only to see CHRIST'S name appear again and again claiming to be the parent of my child. Apparently Im in for a big surprise next spring when my 25% royalty child is born. Maybe it won't cry either. I guess that explains my total lack of pregnancy symptoms. As my friend Jessie said though...HALLELUJAH!
Posted by Christy Beal at 8:33 AM 3 comments
Monday, October 5, 2009
A little update....
So not much going on around here. Just thought it was time for a little update. And just as an act of mercy I will forewarn you all that this post may create deep feelings of hatred towards me. Maybe a twinge of jealousy, but mostly pure hatred. Consider yourselves warned :)
Soooo.....I have had ZERO pregnancy symptoms! WHAT you say? But I cant deny it -Its true! I am currently one of the obnoxiously energetic, oh so thankful to be pregnant, annoyingly not puking pregnant girls (who I used to call big fat liars.)
But before you curse me with hideous hemorrhoids, a c-section, or a 12 pound baby....can I just say that this is my 5th pregnancy, and well, we have one baby - so you can do the math there. I am elated that this baby stuck around, and that I haven't been lying on the bathroom floor clutching a bottle of Zofran praying for death. Even with my miscarriages I was nauseas around 5 weeks, so this has been a double blessing of joy. An actual baby. With an actual heartbeat. And no actual repetitive vomiting. ITS A MIRACLE!!!!
I have been a little bit tired, but Brigitte naps like a champ so we both crash for 2-3 hours a day. Unfortunately without the morning sickness Ive had to be a little more careful about what Im eating, so as not to weigh 400 pounds before my 2nd trimester. But Id gladly give up Mcdonalds for this. Any day! When I was pregnant with Brigitte I HAD to have 2 cheesburgers, fries, and coke on a regular basis. It was all that sounded good. I still threw it up most of the time, but in the moment it was sheer bliss!
Early on in this pregnancy I was downing gallons upon gallons of TANG. But not until I had eaten about a dozen deviled or hard boiled eggs. Disgusting I know. I would get up and boil eggs, mix a vat of tang and come upstairs to bed with my midnight snack. Poor Gabe, he partook out of pity so I didnt have to be disgusting alone. I think we ate two of those 5 dozen egg crates from costco. Soo shameful!
I think my good pregnancy luck actually must be attributed to the Progesterone my OB put me on to try to avoid another miscarriage. It must be curbing the nasty pregnancy hormones that usually make me such a *treat* to be around. Anyone else out there done the progesterone and had similar results? Its amazing, truly. Im thinking of going on it permanently :)
So today I had an OB appointment and we got to do a quick scan because my DR couldnt pick up the heartbeat yet with the doppler. Im too neurotic to wait another 4 weeks so he snuck me in for a quick ultrasound just so I wouldn't worry. It never ceases to amaze me that even this early on, the baby is completely formed (although shaped like a gummy bear) and able to move its arms and legs. It would probably creep me out if it wasn't so dang exciting!
Our big Scan will be on December 7th, so that will be when we can find out if its a boy or girl. We are pretty torn on if we are waiting for the surprise or not. Gabe had the idea to have Dr West write it down and we could open it on Christmas as a little present to ourselves. Waiting until Brigitte was born was the BEST surprise ever, but I almost feel the need to prepare more since this is #2 and I wont have the luxury of running out the door to buy it things whenever I want to. I dont know.....what to do? Did any of you wait to find out????
I have a picture of our little baby, but it looks creepy and alien and Im sure I am the only one who wants to see the inside of my uterus...so I wont post it.
On an unrelated side note - my sweet husband celebrated his 33rd birthday this weekend. He's so fabulous that he deserves his own post, but I didn't want him to think I forgot :) So stay tuned for an ODE to GABE in the future. I know you all cant wait!
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