We're Married!

Mr. and Mrs. V

On June 9, 2012, Kirby and I were married at St. Catherine's at Bell Gable in Fayetteville. Everything was perfect! It was a beautiful day, and we got to spend time with all of our favorite people in the world! Our reception was at The UARK Bowl, and it was tons of fun! I'll post a few pics today, but I'll post more on the details and such later.

Our good-looking wedding party

My family

Kirby's family

Bright and early the next morning we were off to the airport for our Honeymoon. We went to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and enjoyed every second of it together. I could've stayed there forever, and I think Kirby would've been ok with it, too.

Paradise

Newlyweds!

I promise I am really going to get better at blogging! I have lots of topics in my head for future posts (mainly because I am so behind and have so much to tell you about)! Stay tuned!

~Janae

So Much To Talk About!

For the record, I started this post on January 18th. It's just taking me a while to finish it! Let's see if I can get it posted before I have to add Valentine's Day!

Wow! So much has happened since my last post. We had a surprise birthday party for my dad in December, Christmas Eve/Christmas, New Year's Eve, the Hogs played in the Cotton Bowl, and, of course, more wedding planning!

My dad turned the big 6-0 last month, so Brooke, Mom, and I threw a little surprise party for him with some of his closest friends. We went to Mojito's and had a taco bar for everyone. I think he was pretty surprised!

Dad's John Deere/farmer cake from Rick's

Brooke and I

Our men :)

Mom and Dad with their friends

More friends!

Best parents in the world!

Happy Birthday, Dad!!

Kirby and I before Dad's birthday party

A few days before Christmas some girls from school and my good friend (and bridesmaid) Myka went to the Boom Kinetic Christmas Concert at George's. It was lots of fun!! It was always "ugly Christmas sweater themed." I made my own..ha!

Me and Myka

We spent Christmas Eve at my aunt and uncle's in Rogers. Kirby and I also decided to exchange gifts that night because we just couldn't wait we wouldn't have much time in the morning. I got him a new driver and a pair of jeans. He got me a silver Marc Jacobs watch and some red and white Tom's...perfect for Hog football!

Kirby was so surprised to get a new driver! Ok, maybe he added it to my shopping cart one day while we were playing on the computer.

Christmas day was great! We got to spend time with both of our families, and we got a lot of wonderful presents! I'll just share some pictures to recap. Pictures with my family are on my mom's camera. Maybe I can share those later!

We had a great time opening gifts with my family, and so did Chip! Chip and Phoebe got new Christmas squeaky toys. Chip loves anything that squeaks!! Here he is on top of boxes and wrapping paper with his Christmas tree toy, then under the tree with his Santa toy.

Kirby's parents got us an awesome new camera for Christmas! We were playing around with it and taking some pictures of their holiday decorations.

Stockings

LOTS of presents!! We all must've been really good this year!

Caroline got a new comfy chair from her Nana and Coach

Kirby and I got her the Cozy Coupe. She wasn't too sure about it at first, but she ended up loving it! She would shake her head "no" when we tried to get her out!

What a cutie! I'd say she had a pretty fabulous first Christmas!

It also just happened to be a certain someone's birthday a few days after Christmas, so we went ahead and celebrated while we could. Caroline was pretty much over the cake, but she liked the singing!

On the 28th I went to Dallas to spend the week with Kirby before I had to go back to school. We celebrated our third New Years together!

JD, Kirby, Cory, and Burger

Whit and Kara came to Dallas for NYE!

Cory and Kirby lookin' good

All of the boys!

I cooked dinner for everyone before we went out. Chicken and salmon, green bean bundles, roasted potatoes, and bread. It was yummy!

One night I made Chicken Tortilla Soup for dinner. It was pretty good, too!

We decided to do something new and go the a hockey game. Go Stars!! They lost and to be honest, it wasn't the most exciting sporting event I've ever attended. At least I can say I've been, right?

The Hogs played in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas at the beginning of January. I had to work, so I let Cory have my ticket. We played Kansas State, and we won!! WPS!

Cory, JD, Kirby, and Burger

The boys with their tickets!

And just because they're so cute...

Sadie got a new bed!!

Chip liked Sadie's new bed :)

He loves pillows!

This little guy showed up in our driveway one day. Max and I had pretty much decided we would keep him until we found out it was our neighbors, ha! :( Soooo cute!!!

Such a cute puppy!!!

I took this pretty picture of Miss Sadie with our new camera. I thought it looked pretty cool!

One last thing...Kirby's grandmother passed away on Friday afternoon. Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Have a good week!!

~Janae

You Know You're a Teacher If...

HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TEACHER? 

Jeff Foxworthy 

1. You can hear 25 voices behind you and know exactly which one belongs to the child out of line.

2. You get a secret thrill out of laminating something. (I do love laminating!)

3. You walk into a store and hear the words "It's Ms/Mr. _________" and know you have been spotted.

4. You have 25 people that accidentally call you Mom/Dad at one time or another. (ALL the time!)

5. You can eat a multi-course meal in under twenty-five minutes.

6. You've trained yourself to go to the bathroom at two distinct times of the day: lunch and prep period.

7. You start saving other people's trash, because most likely, you can use that toilet paper tube or plastic butter tub for something in the classroom.

8. You believe the teachers' lounge should be equipped with a margarita machine.

9. You want to slap the next person who says "Must be nice to work 7 to 3 and have summers off." (It's NOT an easy job!)

10. You believe chocolate is a food group.

11. You can tell if it's a full moon without ever looking outside. (SOOO TRUE! Goodness gracious!)

12. You believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says "Boy, the kids sure are mellow today."

13. You feel the urge to talk to strange children and correct their behavior when you are out in public. 

14. You believe in aerial spraying of Ritalin.

15. You think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.

16. You spend more money on school stuff than you do on your own children.

17. You can't pass the school supply aisle without getting at least five items!

18. You ask your friends if the left hand turn he just made was a "good choice or a bad choice." (I ask if that was a good choice or bad choice ALL THE TIME.)

19. You find true beauty in a can full of perfectly sharpened pencils.

20. You are secretly addicted to hand sanitizer, and finally,

21. You understand instantaneously why a child behaves a certain way after meeting his or her parents. (Couldn't be more true!)