It's Turkey Time!

This post has been moved to my new blog, The Colorful Apple.  Check it out here!

Mini-Vaca to Georgia!

Last weekend, my husband and I, along with my parents and grandmother visited Atlanta, Georgia for the weekend.  All I have to say is, y'all have a pretty city!  We went to down to visit my brother who is doing an internship with the Atlanta Hawks.  We saw as many sights as we could in three days.  Check it out!

We went to an Atlanta Hawks game...

and got to meet some of the team at the after-party!

They make me look short and they aren't even the tallest players!  I also met Dikembe Mutombo, but he  didn't seem to be in a picture taking mood.  My husband was excited to meet the cheerleaders (I got to hold their pompoms!) but that picture didn't come out for some reason.

We went to the World of Coca-Cola - so cool!

I did not try all 64 flavors of Coca-Cola, but my husband and brother came close!

And the aquarium, which is hands-down, the best one I've ever been to.

We visited Stone Mountain, but the Skyride was down :(

Still, very beautiful!

We went on the CNN Studio Tour.

It was a wonderful trip and I can't wait to visit again!

On the plane ride there and and back, I got a jump on Thanksgiving!

I made some games for my students to play in class before we go on Thanksgiving Break.

Check it out:

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Georgia on My Mind

Just landed in Atlanta, Georgia!  So excited to see the sights and visit my brother!

I spent the plane ride, creating...

{Check out that sunset!}

I made a unit on using Thanksgiving to teach the 5 Senses!

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What should I visit while I'm here in Georgia??

I'm Thankful!

I am so excited for Thanksgiving tomorrow! While I wait, I thought I'd join the linky parties at What the Teacher Wants and Oh Boy Fourth Grade to share what I am most thankful for this year!

1. What are you thankful for in your classroom?

In my classroom I am most thankful for my wonderful, wonderful, wonderful students! Can I just tell you a story? I had to be out of school last Wednesday and when I returned on Thursday, I had the most amazing sub note a teacher could ever ask for. The sub wrote that my students followed ALL the directions given and that they followed the routine so well, she didn't even need to be there (yes, these are 7-year olds!). She went on to say how respectful they were and how they helped each other out without being asked. I was on cloud nine and I let my students know how proud I was! The note is still sitting on my desk and I'm pretty sure I might frame it.

2. What person are you most thankful for?

Singular??? I am so thankful for every single person in my life! My new hubby definitely takes the number one spot. We've been together for 6 years and I can't imagine my life without him. He is so supportive of me and just makes me smile all the time. My mom told me yesterday that he is very good at balancing me out and that my personality has relaxed so much since I've been with him. :)

My siblings would definitely take spot number two. This picture just explains it all (or nothing at all!)

3. What 3 blogs are you most thankful for?

My new favorite definitely feeds my OCD/organization fever! I think Tiffany and I were separated at birth, seriously. (and she has a polka dot background on her blog!)

Even before I got into blogging, I would check out Christina's website and blog for awesome classroom ideas.

And my inspiration to blog came from Courtney. So many great ideas for second grade!

4. What guilty pleasure are you most thankful for?

Hmm...I'd have to say the show Friends! I'm so thankful that it is on every day and that I have my dvr to capture it since it's on before I get home. It completely fills my dvr (and drives my husband crazy) and I get to watch it when I'm doing all my schoolwork. I can recite every single line from every episode but it still cracks me up!

Oh! I almost forgot to add my newest guilty pleasure - Pintrest of course! I am getting sooo many awesome ideas for my classroom and (future) house.

5. What are you most thankful for?

I am incredibly thankful that I am healthy, happy and surrounded by positive, loving people!