"MARCH MADNESS"

I have been away from my blog for quite some time... March was a bit crazy! Within 10 days, I was literally in 2 cities per day for each of the 10 days.. I went to each of the wonderful campuses in the picture below to recruit some great accounting students!! Each campus had a kickoff dinner at night then on-campus interviews the following day.. I must say UT is the hardest to recruit at for me being a proud Sooner, especially when the students at my dinner table ask me what school I went to and I reply with, "a school up north" : ) I went to Dallas the night before my long trip and had brunch with all my lovely Dallas girls- what a treat!!

On top of my own "March Madness," there has to be the popular NCAA March Madness games on top of it... I don't keep up with college basketball much, but boy do I love a little bracket challenge!! : ) The Sooners didn't make the cut and the KSU Wildcats and UCLA Bruins got knocked out earlier than I had hoped, but YAY for the UCONN Huskies for pulling in the NCAA National Championship win!! 

  

"Addie"

Husky / Lab Mix - Adopted on 2/19/2011 from Lone Pine Ranch Animal Shelter

❤❤ One Love ❤❤

"All you need is Love. LOVE. Love is all you need."

I love holidays. This year for Valentine's Day, I went to work (wearing pink, of course) and drinking my morning cup of coffee (from the coffee mug Landon got me for Valentines Day last year) and next thing I know-- flower delivery at the office for..... ME?! There's always a first for everything. I've always wanted flowers delivered to me at the office. : ) Landon and I went to the gym for our Monday workout then he cooked me a FABULOUS dinner-- Crab Cakes, diced potatoes, green beans with bacon pieces and a bottle of wine.. pretty sure I had a happy plate (don't judge!) We exchanged some gifts and watched a movie. I can't believe this is the 3rd Valentine's Day for us. Boy, how time flies!
Next holiday... St. Patrick's Day!!  

❄ Record-Breaking Snowfall- NW Arkansas ❄

February 9, 2011

***Northwest Arkansas set new records for the most snowfall in a 24-hour period. The last record was about 18" that fell in March of 1968. Bentonville, AR, where I live, received 20" of snow and Rogers, AR, where my office is located, received 22" of snow-- all in less than 12 hours!! 
 

This free picture collage made with Smilebox

~**~BLIZZARD~**~

February 1, 2011

This collage generated with Smilebox

 

January 20, 2011

❄ First Snow in Bentonville ❄

January 9, 2011

2011 -- It's going to be a good one!!

"We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day."

OK, yeah, the original plan of going to NYC with Landon and my family for the Pinstripe Bowl (Go Wildcats), a little sightseeing, football at local pubs and spending New Years Eve on a boat on the river with the fireworks along the city skyline would have been fun... BUT after the flights were cancelled, Plan B turned out to be great as well!  : ) Landon and I started the night off with dinner reservations at Shogun Steakhouse of Japan. We both had Filet and Scallops Hibachi (then of course the salad, soup, rice, noodles and veggies). After our bellies were stuffed, we went back and watched all the NYC countdown shows. I started with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin because it came on TV first and I like Anderson Cooper, but I think they might have had a few too many drinks before air time... so on to Carson Daly and, of course, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest. We shot off fireworks that were leftover from the 4th of July! We did a "Cheers" at Midnight EST (for Jason and Alli) and then a "Cheers and a kiss" at Midnight CST to officially bring in the year 2011!! New Year's Day began with an "All-Star Special" breakfast at Waffle House, lots of football, taking down all of the Christmas decorations (always a sad time..) and we wrapped it all up with some 32 Winds wine while watching my OU Sooners win the Fiesta Bowl!! I am grateful to bring in a new year with someone I love.. <3

*CHRISTMAS 2010*

Boy, do I LOVE Christmas! The lights, christmas tree, stockings, glittery decorations, christmas music, wrapping gifts, sugary foods, christmas movies and time off from work. As I get older, Christmas becomes more exciting to me because it's a good chance to see family and just relax together. : ) Christmas 2010 for me was a little like the movie Four Christmases, but with less drama and less crazy people!
Christmas #1 was in Aspen, CO on December 21st with the my awesome Berney family at Roaring Fork Club. We watched football, put together a puzzle, had a cheers with egg nog (for mom!) had dinner at the Roaring Fork Club lodge (might have been the best meal ever.... :P) and opened presents by the fire while watching Christmas movies. I never feel like I fully deserve all the love that comes my way during those christmas nights, but boy do I let it soak in and enjoy every single minute of it without taking advantage of any bit. Then, it was back to Bentonville for Christmas #2.... with our cool new iPad's!
Christmas #2 was in Bentonville, AR on December 23rd with Landon. We nicknamed it (while stuck at the Houston airport Continental President's Club) "Krisdon Curney Christmas." Landon got me a big flat screen tv with wall mount for my workout room, so that I don't have to look down at my tube tv from the 80s anymore when I run, that was basically sitting on my floor! I got Landon all the Entourage season DVD sets and some stylish Broncos shorts! We also both did stockings for each other this year, which was a first for both of us. : ) On to Christmas #3....
Christmas #3 was in Bartlesville, OK on December 25th, Christmas morning at the Curd Jr. household! We had coffee and danishes, then opened gifts by the Christmas tree. I always love watching the dogs open their gifts, because as big labs.. they have gotten pretty good at using their teeth to open the gifts themselves! Tanner was the helpful trash picker-upper. Next we listened to Christmas music and had some yummy brunch... can't ever have enough food during Christmas time! Nap time first (and Home Alone 2) then on to Christmas #4 that evening....
Christmas #4 was in Bartlesville, OK on December 25th, Christmas evening at the Curd Sr. household! We had wine (with my new wine opener set!), opened more gifts, watched football and had dinner. They always have Prime Rib and Yorkshire pudding, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and pie for dessert........ YUM!! My first time ever to have both Prime Rib and Yorkshire pudding was Christmas '09 at their house and Christmas '10 was just as tasty as I remembered! : ) What a lovely bunch of Christmases!! Next thing to look forward to-- New Years Eve....

**MY FIRST HALF MARATHON**

Seawall Half Marathon - Galveston Island, TX

Saturday, November 20, 2010

2:18

Will there be another Half Marathon to come in 2011...?

Kansas State University: Berney Family Capital Project Fund

My parents donated a large sum of money to Kansas State University, which was presented at the Kansas State vs Oklahoma State game on Saturday, October 30th in Manhattan. This fund will provide support for the renovation and maintenance of the Kansas State Welcome Center in Memorial Stadium and the initial construction of the Kansas State Basketball Training Facility.
http://www.kstatesports.com/genrel/103010aaa.html

Jason, Alli, Landon and I met up in Dallas to fly together to the "Little Apple" for the game. We arrived Friday night and went to Kites in Aggieville with mom and dad and all stayed at Prairiewood. Saturday morning, grandma, mom & dad, Jason & Alli and Landon & I went to a breakfast reception at President Kirk Schulz's house then we went to another athletic reception before we went to our suites for the game! In between the first and second quarter, we went on the field to present the "big check." I am so proud of my parents and I cannot wait to see the project on the K-State campus when it is complete!