To much build up pressure in coolant system!

Well I do have to admit that when I pulled into the gas station and saw the coolant puking out for the first time, I thought my radiator busted because of the large wet area on it. (there is a pinhole leak that I need to fix; besides the point, it must have just gotten sprayed from the overflow tank and driving) Thought that was my problem and was 90 miles from home so I put it in there to just make it home. Turns out it wasn't the issue because it did the exact same thing in less than 4 miles of driving... Still, the coolant originally was a milky brown that I saw when it puked it all out of the leaky overflow tank I had. But when you say the "block got froze", you mean like ice frozen or seized?

Lack of antifreeze and froze from the cold. If it freezes it will pop core plugs out (frost plugs) but can very easily crack the block or heads.