Georgia Bloggers Unite

Oh my goodness... I had the best time today in Macon with some of my Ga teacher bloggy peeps!  We met up at Georgia School Supply and they had such a great day planned for us.  I really do love Macon... and it's where I delivered M1... sweet, sweet memories!

I know I've mentioned about my introverted-ness before...  and things like this cause me quite a bit of anxiety BUT everytime I go to a blogger function... once I get there... my nerves settle pretty fast!  I rode up to Macon with Tara from And They All Fall Down and Angie from Monahan's Monkey Madness....  we gassed up, grabbed our Starbucks, and headed out for a day of teacher dorkiness happiness!

Jayne over at Smart Kids planned a fabulous day at Georgia School Supply for us complete with goody boxes!  Check out our goodies {squeal}
She had our itinerary/schedule ready... name tags printed and lots of goodies waiting at the tables for us!

We got to meet so many Georgia bloggers (and even a few non-bloggers).  We shared products, talked about TpT, talked business plans... gave advice and just lots of support.  There were raffle prizes and I won twice!!!  It was truly my lucky day.  I even bought some scratch off lottery tickets on the way home.  {I won't be resigning from my job with my winnings, but I did win 2 free tickets!}

Here are my peeps and me about to load up the car with our boxes of goodies plus the other things we bought at Georgia Supply.  I couldn't resist.  The had the cutest new stuff... 2 words... magnetic border!  How did I not know about this?  I am so stoked to head to my classroom... just sayin'.

L-R: Tara, Me, and Angie

Some of my other bloggy peeps were there... and we had fun in the photo booth area.  Where was my prop?  I got so excited I forgot to grab one!

Jayne, Kelly, Angie, Me, Tara, and Valerie 

Going to end with a group picture of all the fabulous people that came today.  I met so many new people and felt so supported.  A big thanks to Jayne for making this bloggy meet up happen... and for Diane at Georgia School Supply in Macon for being so accommodating!  I left feeling so great... and I can't wait to see what part of Georgia we meet up in next!

Hope y'all are having an amazing weekend... I'll be announcing the winner of the goody box of office supplies  on FB later tonight... be sure to stop by!  Talk to y'all soon!

Lunch Dates and Leprechauns

I am so very glad that it is Friday.  You know how some weeks feel like you should get a double salary?  Yeah, this felt like one of those weeks.  I am still not sleeping well and it is starting to impact me a great deal.  I have tried sleeping meds, Benadryl, walking in the evenings, etc.  Hopefully something will start helping soon because summer break is still not within site.  The best thing about my past week was the chance to meet up with my blogging friends in Atlanta last Saturday for lunch.  We had great conversations and super yummy food at the Cheesecake Factory.  My crew hit up the Container Store before lunch... then hit up IKEA after lunch.  It was a day fit for queens!  Here's our whole group shot from after lunch..

I hope that you had a great week... and that your weekend will be awesome.  Here's a St. Paddy's day freebie suited for Kindergarten or 1st grade.  It's basic addition and would be great for morning work... or to leave with a sub if you have to be out anytime soon.  Hoping to post about some cool classroom happenings soon!

-Stacy