My first post...Chicago I Teach 1st conference

Hey everyone!  Welcome to my blog.  This is my first post and I'm a little nervous. 

I just got back from the national I Teach 1st conference in Chicago, IL.  It was AMAZING!!!  I loved it!  I had won the admission to the conference at a midwest 1st grade conference I went to in February.  I was really debating on whether to go or not since I had to pay for a way up there and the hotel for 5 days, etc. but I decided to do it.  Boy, am I glad I chose to attend.  I seen many awesome presenters, Laureen Reynolds and Donna Whyte, and got a wealth of knowledge and ideas to use in my classroom.  I saw many new ideas on behavior, writing, technology, and common core.  Now all I have to do is get busy working on the ideas that I learned.   

On a side note, I went and seen Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town, Eli Young Band, and Eden's Edge last night.  It was awesome!   We did not get home until 2:30 this morning.  Traffic was awful getting out of parking lot and then there was a BAD wreck on I70 on our way home.  God had a reason we were stuck in that parking lot for what seemed like forever!!!  It is our 4th concert out of 6th that we are attending this summer.  We bought a mega ticket and we get to go to all the country concerts and sit in the lawn.  It was a really good deal so we couldn't say no.  Our first concert was Brad Paisley, The Band Perry, and Scotty McCreary.  The 2nd one was Miranda Lambert, Chris Young, and Jarred Neimann.  The 3rd concert was Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, and Thompson Square.  Next up will be Toby Keith and Brantley Gilbert.  Then the one I'm looking most forward too:  JASON ALDEAN!!!! and Luke Bryan. I can't wait!!

Well, I hope you have enjoyed my first blog.  Please leave me comments, tips, etc. that will help me out on this journey!