Michigan Meet Up and Giveaways Galore

So yesterday was the Michigan Meet Up with my new blog friends because I know they are really human. :) It was fantastic and all such an inspiration for a new teacher like me!! Love hearing all the stories and about technology and classrooms and books and pencil sharpeners and our "secret" blogs, and a little geography lesson on Michigan. (Yup, we did pull out our hands and point where we are from.) :) It is a Michigan thing! I am borrowing these pictures from Rachel as my camera was dead.

Kara, Andrea, Rachel, Christina, and me

Holly, Beth, Lisa, and Amy (the organizer of this great lunch/dinner)

My new blog/teacher friends can be found here:

Holly at Criss-Cross Applesauce in First Grade She is just as sweet in person as you would think from her blog!

Beth & Lisa at Made in the Shade Second Grade These ladies are fantastic and funny! Great stories and they do amazing work! 

Amy at The Resource(ful) Room She is an inspiration in how she creates so many cute centers out of her great finds. 

Andrea at Stepping Into First Grade Loved when she starts to take notes of all of us. It was so wonderful to meet her!

Kara at Spedventures Between her and Rachel we heard some wonderful stories. 

Rachel at Ms. Rachel's Room You can tell she loves what she does! So great to get to know her. And she doesn't live that near to a Target either, which makes me feel a little bit better. 

Christina at Mrs. Bainbridge's Class So cool to meet her! She is sweet and an inspiration to me the young one.
What an amazing group of people!! Can't wait for further meet ups...which will be soon right?!?

Here are some giveaways that are going on! First I just discovered Lisa at First Grade Bloomabilities She is giveaway a chapter book set...that SHE WROTE. How cool is that!!

Ashley at Flying High in First Grade is having a giveaway for reaching 50 followers! You can enter to win at $15 iTunes card.

Keri at Teach, Play, Smile is giving away 2 $10 gift certificates to TpT. So go check it out!!