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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{TN}

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??

Traveling and We Have a Winner!

 Remember those teachers you had in high school who would tell you that they graded your test but wouldn't give it back to you until the very end of the class?  I'm going to be like that today.  I'm going to write a blog post and make you wait until the very end to see who won the laminator giveaway.  {of course, you could just scroll down to see...}

When I was younger, I didn't have much interest in traveling.  Don't get me wrong, when my parents said they were taking us on vacation, I definitely got excited.  But I was never one of those kids who wanted to travel the world.  I guess I was pretty much a homebody.

Then I became a teacher and that changed quite a bit.  All of sudden I wanted to share as many experiences as I could with my students.  I went to Hawaii with my husband and I spent a majority of the time with my camera slung around my neck.  Here's a photo I captured of one of the beautiful flowers we encountered:

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Now I am ready to go on more adventures!  My brother is doing an internship in Atlanta, Georgia this fall and I already have my husband looking up flights.  It might be a small adventure, but it's still farther than most of my students have gone.

{Anyone in Atlanta, Georgia want to meet up when I am down there?}

Okay and, now, the moment you have all been waiting for...we have a winner!

Congrats Patti!  

Thank you to all who entered - there were so many entries!  I wish I could give one laminator away to everyone!  But keep you eye out...I just might have another giveaway up my sleeve!