The Frie Family

It Snowed In Texas!!!!!!

2011-02-04T13:06:00.001-05:00

Here are some pictures that Shawn sent in. They are of his son playing his game and one of him hanging out at Shawn's office. the third picture is of the snow they got this morning. Crazy, it snowed in Texas!

Annual Beach Trip !!!!

2011-01-31T14:04:00.000-05:00

Annual Beach Trip!

We are in the process of scheduling the annual Frie Family Beach Trip.

The trip will take place in late July so that there will be no conflict with Patrick's IRS trainings and Allison's Bar Exam.

Please let us know ASAP if there are any other issues we need to consider when finding the perfect date!

We would love to have all the Fries in attendance! This should be a great year! The North Carolina Fries are beside themselves to meet Owen!

Also, please inform Haley that Auntie Allison will not kidnap her!

:) Allison

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Grandma Virgie is Hanging Tough

2011-01-31T14:00:00.000-05:00

Update on Grandma Virgie

Grandma Virgie is hanging tough! She has a severe case of Carpal Tunnel and is undergoing surgery Tuesday to try to obtain some relief. Her fingers are numb and she needs everyone's prayers for a speedy and successful recovery!

Buster Brown loves North Carolina. He is holding his own with the St. Bernards, Toby and Maggie.

She sends everyone her love!

~Allison

They Tell Me I May Be A Lawyer Soon!

2011-01-08T12:26:00.002-05:00

They tell me I may be a lawyer soon!

My graduation will be on May 13, 2011! But let's not get too excited yet. I will then have a week off before starting Bar Review classes.

The Solicitor General of the United States, Neal Katyal, will speak at Graduation.

Here is a HILARIOUS video of Katyal's appearance on the Colbert Report. I only wish Colbert would be speaking as well!

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/72193/july-26-2006/neal-katyal

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/174081/june-17-2008/neal-katyal

As for my New Year's Resolution-One Word: SURVIVE!

Love ya'll!

-Allison

The Texas Fries

2011-01-08T12:25:00.000-05:00

Some pictures from Shawn Frie. Isn't his little man cute!!

Owen is a cowboy

2011-01-08T12:14:00.000-05:00

Resolutions

2011-01-03T17:16:00.000-05:00

So is anyone else making any cool New Year Resolutions?

I have a lot of things I'd like to see myself accomplish this year.

How about The rest of you Frie's?

2011

2011-01-01T15:11:00.000-05:00

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Happy New Year to the FRIE Family!!

I hope everyone had a fantastic New Year and I know that this is going to be a GREAT year!!

Andy-Haters Gonna Hate

2010-12-28T20:17:00.000-05:00

Andy mackin' it....

Haley Bop, Our Very Own Gerber Baby

2010-12-28T20:15:00.000-05:00

Update from the Goodwins

2010-12-28T10:46:00.000-05:00

When we were planning our wedding, we made a down payment, non-refundable of course, for a photographer. Since we eloped, the photographer did a shoot for us on our 1 year anniversary in Valle Crucis, NC. It was either the 4th or 6th of September. I can't remember.

Noah Frie should probably stop wearing socks!!

2010-12-28T10:42:00.000-05:00

I have decided, pretty firmly in fact, that Noah should definitely follow in the steps of one of my very few heroes, Albert Einstein. I fail to see any coincidence to the fact that this morning, as I was just finishing up a very entertaining book about Einstein, I learned of our French Frie blog and Noah’s notion of becoming a physicist.

I will send the book to Noah. The story revolves around a young girl who wonders into a space-time dimension in which all the great scientist of yesteryear are continuing their work. She spends the duration of the book with Einstein. She learns not only of the basic notions which form the substance of his complex research but also of his personality and life. As Einstein said, “If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.” Therefore, I think I may have partly understood the book but I am sure Noah is much better equipped to read it.

-Allison

Albert Einstein never wore socks.

Nancy is a Domestic Goddess

2010-12-28T10:41:00.000-05:00

I would like to give a big SHOUT OUT to Nancy for creating this blog! I would also like to commend her for her unfailing diligence in trying to keep us all connected! I love the cards and pictures she sends! Nancy reminds us all how important family is! The Fries are not known for their wonderful communication skills or efforts to keep in touch despite the best of intentions and Nancy is just what we need to keep our gears spending! So CHEERS to Nancy!

-Allison

The Maine Frie's

2010-12-28T09:01:00.000-05:00

I'll start with an update of what The Maine Frie's have been up to

Noah turned 13 on October 21. He is in 7th grade (WOW!) and a member of the Academic Challenge Team this year. He is already 5'1" and soon will be taller than I am. He has recently shared his thoughts on becoming a Physicist with us, and I can absolutely see him doing this!

Paige turned 7 on December 21 and is in 1st grade. She loves to read and is halfway through the Wizard of Oz. She is reading at a 3rd grade level! What a smart kid. She is playing basketball and Patrick is coaching. She also takes dance classes, and voice lessons and is a Daisy Girl Scout!

Haley turned 4 on November 3rd. She is in preschool this year 2 days a week and loves it. She is also taking dance lessons and loves to dress up like a beautiful ballerina! Haley loves to sing too and sometimes can be found sneaking into Paige's lesson to sing too!

Owen turned 1 on December 23rd. he now weighs 22.5lbs and is growing so fast. He says dada, nana, and sometimes mama. He has learned how to climb up the stares and likes to bounce when music plays. He is a sweet boy and the perfect final addition to our family.

Patrick and I are doing well too. Patrick is loving his IRS job and glad to be done delivering the mail in the snow! I have started going to Zumba classes. They are so fun!!!! I recommend it to everyone. We are both very thankful for our wonderful family and miss everyone down south very much

Keeping in Touch

2010-12-28T08:49:00.000-05:00

Everyone is so busy these days it seems next to impossible to keep up to date on who is doing what. So I have created this blog and my hopes are that when something is going on or there is some event to share you will email me and I can write it up here. Send pictures you want to share or accomplishments.

Family is so important and we need to stay connected.

So please email me at thefriefamily@yahoo.com anything you would like to share with the family. I promise to check on a daily basis and update the blog accordingly. I've never done a blog before so this is a learning process for me but I'm sure it won't take long to get the hang of it.

We Maine Frie's miss everyone and hope to hear form you all soon so I can start getting things posted.

Peace and Love,
Nancy