Recently when my co-blogger, Jana, and I were at the Austin Blogger Meet Up
someone asked us "how long we'd been together?" While our blog is a
new adventure for us, we've been teaching together for 9 years. This year
brings a unique situation for us since I'm not actually at school for the
beginning of the year. I'll be spending these first few weeks at home on
maternity leave not sleeping loving on my new baby girl. Since I'm missing
the first day of school I thought I'd do a Happy 1st Day & Happy 9
Year Anniversary to my "work wife" post.
So here's a quick shout out to Jana for helping out with my little sweeties while I'm away. Since we've been "together" for 9 years here is a little look into the past 9 years for us…
So here's a quick shout out to Jana for helping out with my little sweeties while I'm away. Since we've been "together" for 9 years here is a little look into the past 9 years for us…
2006
Well, apparently we don’t have many
pictures from 2006 (obviously pre-iPhone). I’ll keep hunting and add to the
post if I find something. This was our first year working together and we
became friends very quickly!
2007
2007 was a fun year for us…given that
we weren’t moms yet we spent a few nights out on the town.
2008
While I’m not much of a singer my
co-workers managed to talk me into a little karaoke fun! This is us with Freddy
singing Don’t Stop Believing… definitely a crowd pleaser.
2009
I can’t recall how we ended up at this
concert, but here we are with our team before watching Paula Cole (Where Have
All the Cowboys Gone?).
2010
Every year our school has an auction
for the staff and parents as a fund-raiser. In 2010 the theme was 80’s. Since
we enjoy a good costume party dressing up was a no brainer. But more
importantly, Jana loves any excuse to wear a wig. I know those brunette curls
had you fooled for a second.
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| Had to throw in this extra pic of Freddy and me too cause his costume was the BEST of the night!!! |
2011
In 2011 we didn't need wigs for our Halloween
costumes, but we somehow managed to get our husbands to wear them.
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| Sookie Stackhouse & Bill Compton Clive Bixby & Juliana (aka Phil & Claire Dunphy from Modern Family) |
We also choreographed a lip-dub for our
staff to do to Katy Perry’s Fireworks that year!
2012
Here's a picture of us from Halloween
2012. I was just a week away from delivering my first daughter so I dressed up
as Juno (Pauly Bleeker is photo-bombing) and Jana was a flapper...of course
with a cute wig.
2013
Every year we have an “I Love to Read”
day fashion show. Our students dress up as their favorite book character. In 2013
we did a Kevin Henkes author study and dressed as Lilly from Lilly’s Purple
Plastic Purse and Wemberly from Wemberly Worried.
\2014
So here we are 9 years later...still teaching 1st grade and loving every minute of it! Here's some pics of our babies!
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| Noah is staring 1st grade today! |
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| Charlotte (20 months) Claire (10 days old) |
So happy first day...it's such a magical day. I'm definitely missing my students today. Here's to an exciting school year to you all!!!
And Happy 9 Year Anniversary to Jana...here's to many more.
