Teaching with Mel D

Vegas…..baby!

Vegas….baby! 
I swear I never thought I was going to catch up!
 I think I slept for 3 straight days. It’s all a blur. A very fun and sleepless blur. I’m so glad I went, it was absolutely amazeballs A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! 

My BFF’s over at Freebielicious and I had a booth at the exhibit hall during the SDE conference. It was a complete blast! I finally got to meet the friends I chat with daily IRL! 

We gave away an Ipad, tons of sweet treats & a zip drive full of our best sellers! We loved chatting with everyone that came to chat. Even though I hate pictures of myself, it was so fun getting to know all the new Freebielicious fans.  

I absolutely loved getting to know Scott from Lakeshore Learning! He was a complete blast! He took us to a fancy smancy dinner at Bouchon in the Venetian. Conversation was awesome! Let’s talk about collaboration with bloggers…yes, please!

I’m sure you recognize these beautiful faces! Deanna Jump was the first blogger I ran into…almost literally. My friend Stacey from Teaching Ever After, hit me & said “Isn’t that Deanna Jump?” If it wasn’t for her, I would have missed her! Deanna was nice enough to walk us to our Freebielicious booth since it was my first time in the hall. 
From left to right starting on the top row……
Jennifer from First Grade Blue Skies
Stacey from Teaching Ever After
Fran Kramer from Kindergarten Crayons
Angela from The Daily Alphabet
Latoya from Flying Into First
Jodi from Fun in First
Kristin from Teeny Tiny Teacher
Jennifer Kadar from Simply Kinder
Obviously….Deanna Jump from Mrs. Jump’s Class
So I was leaving the exhibit hall after begging vendors for door prizes & I ran into Fran Kramer and her sleepy husband. We took a picture and then I see Annie Moffatt walk by & make her show me how to get back to the room…I have no sense of direction people and this hotel was like a mini country. Next time, I am going to strap some kind of navigation device to myself. 
Anyway, I was walking with Annie & it happened. We were walking & talking & then I see him. I see all the TPT miracle workers all in one spot. Should we go back? OMG will they know who we are? What should we do???????? 
We turned around REALLY quick before we lost them! 
That amazing guy up there ^^^^^^….he KNEW ME! 
He said “Hey…it’s Mel D!” Are you kidding me? He employs how many teachers & he knew me & of course he knew Annie…who doesn’t???? He must have flash cards or something. Love him & he was extremely nice, down to earth & he loves wearing black…me too. I am tho thad that I did not get a picture with the rest of the fabulous TPT crew :o( 
So here is me taking selfies while my roommate slept. This is the night before my presentation and I was still tweaking the presentation people. I was a total hot mess. The picture in the middle is me in front of the room where the presentation was going to happen. I should NOT have went to look. 
I freaked. Things got REAL after I saw that big screen and all those chairs. My friend Kacie from Mrs. Hoffer’s Spot made me the awesome cup above. Peace, Love, Pinterest…yo! You really need to visit her Etsy shop and follow her.
I LOVE IT! 
Crystal from Kreative in Kinder made me 3 different shirts to give away. The one above says “They call me Pindiana Jones”. True story. I need another shirt…girl…I gave it away. It could fit my big toe…yo. 
Check out her millions of styles here.
So here is me during my Advanced Pinterest presentation. I have heard from a lot of people that attended and I really appreciate the positive feedback. I really can’t wait until I see a video so I can see what I said. I was running on pure adrenaline at this point and it came out naturally. 
I am so honored that TPT entrusted me to be a part of the very first conference. 
I am still in shock! 

We were able to take a photo of most of the swag winners…. but some snuck away. Camera shy people apparently.
 It’s ok…I get it. Anywho, I would like to give a shout out to all the peeps that donated fabulous prizes for my session. 
Pinterest sent bags, stickers, and pins for every attendee in my session! Thank you Pinterest! If you are not following the Teachers on Pinterest boards, shame on you. 
You can follow us HERE. 
Lakeshore Learning Software 
2 blog planners from Modern Teacher
Blog design from Jumping Jax Designs
3 Pinterest t-shirts from Kreative in Kinder
3 Pinterest tumblers from Kacie’s Etsy Shop
1 Vegas bag & 2 mouse pads from teachershirts.com
$50 gift card from Schoolgirl Style
Melonheadz gift certificate
$200 worth of products from the girls of Freebielicious
Seuss style teacher shirt from Claire Lynn

Here are all the awesome TPT presenters! I really wish I had the chance to talk to each one of them! Such a wonderful group of inspiring teachers who truly love their jobs!

I have to end with my favorite friends from Fluttering through First. I watched these ladies present and they were incredible!
 I miss them already! 
I am linking up with A Burst of First’s linky party….apparently I am late….as usual. 
http://aburstoffirst.blogspot.com/2014/07/its-vegas-baby.html




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