Happy Anniversary!

I can't believe our Anniversary is here again! This year we celebrated by eating dinner at Carrabas (yum!) and then we went and saw A Tuna Christmas at a cute little theater in Crown Center. It wasn't near as cold this year so it was a little more enjoyable to be out and about. However that has drastically changed today and our temperature has plummeted into the teens. Don't y'all want to live here too?? : )

Well I know everyone says it, but I truly do love my husband more today than I did the day we got married. We have had good times and bad, sickness and health, and we have been richer and poorer but I wouldn't want to do this journey with anyone else.

Here are a few pics from last night and from our wedding day two years ago...

Merry Christmas Y'all!

Well we finally put up our Christmas decor...a little late, but better late than never! We've actually had it up for about a week but just haven't gotten around to taking any pictures!

Gotta show some Texas Pride!

Our stockings...hung off the countertop with care...

Halloween in 3rd grade!

Three posts in one day! I am definitely getting all caught up on my blogging! Well, Friday was a busy, crazy, but really fun day with my class. I loved seeing them in their costumes and watching them have a good time at our class party! First we had a parade around the school and then we had our party complete with Limbo! They absolutely loved it. I was doubled over laughing when they all started chanting, "How low can you go? How low can you go?".

My team was 80's. Amy, Kristi, Me, and Shelley

Heather was a red lifesaver. So original!

After all the festivities at school Chris and I went to Rob and Inessa's house and hung out with some other couples from church. Present at our get together were, Mario and Luigi and Sarah Palin and Joe Six Pack. Unfortunately I forgot to take my camera inside!

Branigans in Branson!

Last weekend, when my parent/teacher conferences were over we headed to Branson to meet the rest of our Branigan crew! We had a really fun weekend and were able to spend some good quality time together before the craziness of the holidays. We stayed at a condo on Table Rock Lake and enjoyed some incredible fall foliage. We mostly hung around the condo and ate, ate, ate! But when we were out we went to a Cowboy Chuck Wagon Supper, shopping at the Branson Landing, and rode The Ducks! All in all we had a fabulous time and can't wait to do it again next year!

At the Circle B Chuck Wagon

Shopping at the Branson Landing. Chris had to get a wheelchair because his feet were giving him trouble!

About to get on the Ducks! We had to go quacking all the way there! It was hysterical!

They even let me, David, and Chris drive!! What were they thinking!

Two Weddings and a Date Night

Well earlier in October we had two weddings back to back on the same weekend and I am just now getting around to posting some pictures! Shelly and Andrew were on a Friday night at a gorgeous mansion in Lee's Summit and then Matt and Deborah were on Saturday in Oklahoma City. We had a really fun time at both weddings and especially getting to see some friends in OKC!

This was the first wedding, Shelly (who I teach 3rd grade with) and Andy.

They had a gospel choir come and sing for their recessional! It was incredible!

Wedding number 2: Matt and Deborah in OKC

The grooms cake! So cute...his old car was a yellow bug.

The next weekend Chris booked a hotel for us to stay in for the night! It was really fun and nice to "get away" even if we only stayed in Kansas City! The start to our spontaneous date night...Chris told me to pack a bag and get dressed up!

ON the way!!

Yummy Olive Garden!

Our hotel room.

I think that this is something that all couples should do! Get away for a night even if you just go to a hotel down the road!

Well...

I don't really have that much to say right now, but I haven't posted in awhile so I figured I should. I think they call that "blog guilt".

This the 3rd or 4th rainy day we've had this week and I'm ready for some sunshine. I guess I shouldn't complain that much though because at least we're no where near all these hurricanes.

We have officially made it through one month of school. Yea! I still love, love, love my kids. And my job. Some days are hard but thats ok. On Friday my kids earned a party for their good behavior so we had a "Read In". It was pretty cool. They all brought their pillows and books and some even wore their pajamas. I made the mistake of telling them they could bring popcorn for a snack, so I spent about 30 minutes running back and forth to the lounge popping popcorn. Ha! Lesson learned Mrs. Branigan. My principal came in while they were all reading and I was glad he got to see my class doing something fun.

Last Tuesday night I got together with some girls from church and it was a blast! We hung out at Rachels apartment and just gabbed and snacked. I am definitely looking forward to next week!

I don't really have that much more to say but I did want to share this funny story...This week in writing my kids were writing stories that went along with the children's books If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. So one of my students wrote:

If you give a lion a lollipop, he's going to want some meat to go with it.
So you'll give him your dog! (hahahaha...it gets better)
If you give him your dog he'll probably want some barbeque sauce and coleslaw on the side.

Stinkin hilarious. I love 3rd grade.

One week down...

Alot to go...

Well I just have to say that I had a really awesome first week of school. It was super exhausting but so rewarding. I really love all my kids and my team. On Monday we all lined the main hallway and greeted them while they were walking in. (There was also a man on stilts greeting them outside, and some jammin music...only in Leawood y'all). And while we were waiting in the hall for all the kids to start coming in this great bouquet of flowers was delivered for...ME!! Chris sent me flowers and pretty much the whole staff saw them being delivered. Isn't that like the whole point of getting flowers at work? Way to go Hubs! : )

Well the rest of the week was kind of a blur. My class is really sweet and funny and they are good listeners (I know its just the first week...but still...) Chris is also taking a class this week and last week so thats been a little hard not having someone to spill your guts to at the end of the day. But we had breakfast at Cracker Barrell on Saturday and had some "us" time.

Honestly there is alot more I have to say but I'm just too tired to write it!