Little SLANTbox of SUNSHINE =)

Yep yep... guess what came in the mail today?!? My SLANTbox from this awesome girl named Kim! She's a third grade teacher and her boyfriend is a professional wrestler! How cool is that?!? Anyway... check out those goodies!

Flair pens, highlighters, post-its, pretty polka dot clipboard, sharpies, a weekly memo list... so much wonderfulness in a little box! And my personal favorites sunshine-filled tote bag and lotion! AHH! Could this be any more perfect! I have workshops for the rest of the week :( This has DEFINITELY lifted my spirits! THANK YOU SO MUCH, KIM!!!!

And a special thanks to this lady for making this all possible :)

A birthday and a box!

Something interesting happened last week: I turned 30! OMG. Three-Zero. I am 30. I've been on earth for three decades. It's unreal. It feels weird to even say it. We celebrated by going to one of my most favorite places and doing one of my most favorite things - we went to the Weenie Roast at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion! Live music is my biggest love in life! I seriously love it with all my heart. Shout out to my cousin Mel Bell for the awesome idea! And, of course, here are some pics with my people :)

My cousin Ginger, my little sister Stacy, myself, and my cousin Mel Bell =)

Been celebrating every birthday with this one since I turned 21 :P

We're the smile-rs, they're the crazy face-rs =P

We made it to the seats!

I also attended a gifted and talented workshop this past week. It wasn't that bad, but it also wasn't great :( After that, I met up with my big sis Karen for some dinner fun! I have not seen this wonderful lady in YEARS! We went to BAYLOR together and are part of the most AMAZING Asian-Interest Sorority ever, aKDPhi! She's a PA in ER at the Texas Children's Hospital. Yeah, she's basically my HERO :) Love her!

And, last but not least... I finally got my SLANT box in the mail today! I was paired up with an awesome first year teacher from HOUSTON. H-Town represent! Lol. I'm literally one hour from her. Teachers from coast to coast participate in this exchange... and I got paired up with a teacher I can drive to. Too funny. I hope she LOVES it!

Busy busy busy!

I feel like my summer is vanishing right before my eyes :( And I have not accomplished one single thing for my classroom! I need ink, cardstock, and laminating pouches like CRAZY, but I just cannot afford it right now. I bought my teacher toolbox a few weeks back and it's still sitting on my kitchen table. I have quite a few TPT purchases that have been sitting on my desktop for a while. Hopefully my finances straighten up so that I can buy all the things I need for school! Not everything has been terrible though... I did purchase 70 folders and 518 pencil cap erasers for dirt cheap! Thank you family and friends for your help in that matter ;)

Last night, I completed my first 5K... the Blacklight Run in Houston, TX. YAY! It was such a blast! Definitely want to do it again! We're thinking about doing the Mud Run in October... not sure if I can handle all the obstacles though :/

This is my cousin Melanie and I before the race! Yep... we bought matching shirts :) If you look closely, you can see my crazy skin. I got a bad sunburn... and it's peeling like crazy. So GROSS! And yes, in case you were wondering... I did wear my sunglasses at night ;)

Our awesome group! We were celebrating our friend Shelly's birthday. She is the life skills teacher on my campus and is AMAZING! She is such a sweet girl and deserves all the best that life has to offer! After the race, we went to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate our success and her big day :) Every birthday girl needs some dessert!

I have a busy week ahead of me. Tomorrow, I have Jury Duty :( On Tuesday, I have a GT training in Pearland. On Wednesday, I am meeting up with a few of my sorority sisters for dinner! On Thursday, I am taking my little sister to an acoustic performance by one of my most favorite vocalists, Craig Owens :D And, on Friday... I think I'll sleep :)

My first CURRENTLY... Hello JULY :)

Linking up with the fabulous FARLEY for this July's Currently! This is my first time to EVER do this. First time for everything right ;) I have been a fan of this blog FOREVER! So... here goes it!

Since I'm new here, we should probably get acquainted... I'll explain these in more detail:)

Listening - to Motionless in White's new song "Reincarnate" on REPEAT! Loving this band right now. I don't suggest looking them up though... they're not exactly school friendly :( Seriously... just don't do it! Unless you're into that heavy stuffs :P

Loving - our school's bookmobile <3 I donate an hour every Tuesday & Thursday to this cause :D We have a school bus FULL of books that we check out to kids all over our community. No library card needed. No fines. And the reading continues through the summer! I'm loving it!

Thinking - This blog is new... uhh yeah! I want it to be amazing and awesome and fabulous... just like all the blogs I adore. But where do I start? What do I do? I don't create my own materials... so what do I have to share? So many things going through my head!

Wanting - Summer needs to SLOW down. Hello, it's JULY! School starts in AUGUST! One month! AHH! Make it stop!

Needing - Ink, cardstock, and laminating pouches... yes! I desperately need to get started on new stations. They're not going to make themselves :(

4th Plans - We're going to our town's 4th of July celebration in the city park. They do a firework display each year. Other than that... I'll just be spending time with my oh so little family :) Oh yeah... my aunt is getting married in VEGAS on the fourth! So HAPPY for her but so SAD I couldn't be there!