The Last 22 Days {In Pictures}

I've been spending the last couple of days recuperating.  It's been a loooooooong month.  In the best way possible.  

Around the end of June, we drove 19ish hours to Indiana and stayed a few days with our family.

A few days after we got there, I drove a couple of hours to meet up with some of my favorite friends for our annual (6 hour) lunch.  

(left to right... Amanda from One Extra Degree,  Michelle from Fabulous in First, and Abby and Faith from The Inspired Apple}

A few days after that, we all hopped back in the Kia and headed north to Michigan...another 3ish hours...and stayed a few days for our annual July 4th festivities.  SO.MUCH.FUN!!

When everyone was headed back to Indiana, Mr. Spouse and I detoured to the airport and headed west to Vegas.  Praise the Lord we flew for that trip!!  

We stayed in Vegas for about 6 days and almost couldn't come home because that city took all our money :) 

We flew back to Michigan.

Then drove 3 more hours to pick up the boys in Indiana.

And after taking a day to rest, we loaded everything up and started our 2-day trek back to Texas.  

I.AM.WIPED.

All that to be said, it really has been an AMAZING month!!!!  Busy, yes.  But WONDERFUL!

Now I'm gonna back it up a little bit and try to highlight my stay in Vegas.  

image via Discover America

I was so excited...and so very, very nervous...to present at the I Teach 1st conference.  I ripped the band-aid off my first day there and got 4 of my presentations out of the way.  I met the kindest, most fantastic teachers!!!!  They were so sweet and put my anxious little heart right at ease.  PTL. 

I had the BEST time with these ladies!!!

My family came to Vegas, too.  They're 12 kinds of fun and I had a blast spending time with them, too!  

And did I tell y'all that my brother proposed to his girlfriend while we were there?!!?  He DID!!!  And we were all there to see it go down!  We went down to Fremont Street on Tuesday night and he had all of us girls take a picture together.  While Mr. Spouse was snapping away, my brother got down on one knee behind us....

Then we all moved out of the way and his girlfriend was in shock!

It was so perfect and I loved getting to be part of it!

The rest of the week in Vegas was equally as perfect.  I had SUCH a great time at the Teacher/Blogger Meet up on Wednesday.  It was a madhouse. An absolute madhouse.  But I mean that in the best way possible!  The energy was palpable.  It was like a going to a high school reunion with 700 of your closest {blogging} friends :)  I was so excited to meet so many talented and amazing teachers/bloggers.  I really can't articulate how amazing it was!  You'll just have to come next year so you can see for yourself :)

One of the best things about being in Vegas was having Mr. Spouse there with me. I love that man.  And I know we've been celebrating our anniversary like it's 1999, but we went ahead and continued those festivities at dinner while we were there.  If you love sushi, Sushi Samba is the BEST!!!  SO good!!!

We ended the week on a high note, for sure.  The TpT conference was everything I hoped it would be...and then some.  My dear friend, Deanna, gave the most heartfelt and inspiring keynote speeches.  I've heard her story a million times, but hearing her tell it to a crowd of 800 people was indescribable.  I love that girl.  

I was so excited to meet Paul {TpT founder} and Amy.  How do you say "thank you" to someone who has literally help change your life both personally and professionally?!?!!  You don't.  You just hug it out and hope he knows how grateful I am for his genius.

My favorite thing about Vegas was spending it with these girls.

These people are #mytribe.  

I love them.  They are crazy.  And amazing.  And ALWAYS there for me.  We're always there for each other.  Hands down, these friendships are the best thing about my blogging/TpT journey.  I mean, how could I NOT love these faces?!?!?!??!

Now that you've made it through the LONGEST.POST.EVER, you can head on over to my little shop for a freebie!

I actually had these in my store since starting TpT back in 2010, but I deactivated it last year to update the fonts and graphics.  I never got around to it until just a few days ago, so it's back up and ready to download for FREE!!!

And here's today's Christmas in July deal!  

Ultimate CVC Packet

Ultimate CVCE Packet

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