Blog Hop and Swap Coming Your Way!

 

I am so excited for this Saturday! I joining in with some fabulous blogging buddies of mine for the Blog Hop and Swap! I will be hosting guest blogger Deb Thomas from Fabulous in First while I will be guest blogging over at Michelle Harper's No Monkey Business! There are going to be some fabulous FREEBIES so join in the fun! Be sure to stop in Saturday to see Deb's awesome post!

Also, don't forget to join in the fun and sign up for my Fabulous Five Hundred Give Away!! There are some awesome prizes from some of my favorite TpT and TN authors!! And you can also win your very own binding comb machine sponsored by MyBinding.com.

Entering the Giveaway ends June 28th and the lucky winner will be posted June 29th!

In the mean time, I am back in Utah after visiting my parents and brother and sisters in Illinois for the past few weeks. Whew, this wedding is creeping up on me (July 21!!!) and there are still many things to get finalized!! Who knew there were so many details that go into planning a wedding! The exciting thing is my fiance has moved to Utah and is starting his new job! He's been working in North Dakota and a long distance engagement has been KILLER! I'm soooo glad he's here! 

Happy blogging! 

Love and hugs,

Rebecca

Fantastic 500 Follower GIVEAWAY!

I know! It's ca-raaazy!!! If you've been following my blog from the start, waaaaaay back to September of last year, you'll know that gaining that 500 Follower status is pretty amazing! I can't believe it!!! Thanks a million to all of YOU for all you do to cheer on this little blog of mine! 

To celebrate, and to thank you, I have gathered some of my all time FAVORITE bloggers and TpT publishers for my 

Fantastic 500 Follower Giveaway to create a fun list of prizes for one very lucky winner! 

AMAZING PRIZES

Your very own binding comb machine, combs, and covers from MyBinding.com! 

MyBinding.com has very generously donated one of their fabulous binding comb machines, a packet of combs, and covers for this give away! Can I just say, I absolutely LOVE having one of these of my own and I love that I don't have to go over to the school to borrow one, especially over the summer? I don't know how I have lived without one of these at home! I've been binding away! I love this product sooo much that I am going to GIVE ONE AWAY, along with binding combs and covers!! (That's over $80 in free product!)







The amazingly creative and generous, Erica Bohrer, has graciously donated her super fantastic Polka Dot Classroom Labels & Signs Pack

Wonderful Hadar, from Miss Kindergarten,  is donating her super cuteSummer Bucket List Writing and Craft

Sweet Yvonne, from Sassy in Second is donating YOUR CHOICE of one of her amazing products from her TpT Store!Here are just a few samples from her fabulous store...go check her out!

My dear friend, Jennifer, over at Rowdy in First Grade is donating YOUR CHOICE of one of her simply fabulous products from her TpT Store!

And last, but not least, you will receive YOUR CHOICE of one packet from my TpT Store!Here is just a sample of what you will find there!
This giveaway ends June 28th! Enter to win through Rafflecopter below! And as always, I'd love to hear from you in the comments below! ;)
Thanks everyone for your love and support the past 10 months! Love and Hugs,Rebecca

a Rafflecopter giveaway

My Wedding Planning World...

Wowie! I really need to get back to my blog!! I'm so sorry!! I've been so wrapped up in wedding plans that I have been neglecting my next love, BLOGGING!! And since I have nothing but wedding plans on my mind, I thought I'd share a little of what I've pulled together in the past six (yes SIX) weeks!

 My Wedding World Update

I bought my beautiful wedding dress and I am just trying to lose a little (a lot??) more weight before getting the final alterations done! Oh, did I tell you that one of my dear room mothers from this past year is altering my wedding dress for me for FREE?? She is amazing!! She has her degree in sewing and told me she would love to alter my dress as a wedding gift!! Holy cowboy!! I couldn't believe it! I would post a photo of the dress, but my Sweetie reads my posts and I wouldn't want him to catch a glimpse of it before the big day! 

Photographer is selected! That was drama...My first choice turned out to be a not-so-good-friend of one of my brides maids (who knew??) so I had to quickly get out of that commitment....Then, I thought about asking a dear friend of mine, and he was willing to do it, but wasn't confident in his skills enough to really WANT to do it, so that was a no-go. The I found Matt Christensen Photography! He actually did my soon-to-be-brother-in-law's wedding last August and I love his style! And we even got a deal from him since we had a referral!! (I'm all about saving a dollar here and there!)

I bought my shoes (PINK!!) and have picked my flowers, but I will have to post about those later once I get back to Utah and I get photos of them! 

Right now, I have to figure out what I want the cake to look like! Chris' sister-in-law is has her own cake business, Cakes By Katelyn, so we are super blessed to have her making our cake!! We both love coconut, so for sure we know one layer will  have white cream frosting with coconut, but it is the outside that I need to decide on....I hate making decisions....What do you guys think?? I'd love your input! 

Here's what I've narrowed it down to:

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So, what do ya think? Please leave me a comment and let me know your favorite wedding cake!! 

Oh, before I go, I have been able to squeeze in a little blog hopping! I found a fantastic blog that has DIY classroom ideas! There are so many super cute and easy to do ideas on this sight!! You'll have to check it out!

And my friends over at Sharing Kindergarten and Kindergarten Smiles are having an EVERYONE WINS GIVEAWAY!!! It is super easy to enter and they are giving away two super cute packets! I hope I win!!

Stay tuned for more wedding updates....Hugs and Love,Rebecca

Time to Celebrate!

It's been such a crazy end of the year this year! I had neck surgery in the middle of April that turned into a six week recovery. I missed the entire last six weeks of school!! The Fun Run, the carnival, the dance festival and saying goodbye on the last day of school to my sweet little first graders. I was able to stop in before school was out and check in on my class and see how they were doing. Such a bitter-sweet end to the year. Now, it's officially Summer Vacation!!! Whooo hooo!!


Oh, and did I mention I got engaged a few weeks ago?? Yeppers!! I reconnected with one of my dear friends from college who recently divorced and we're getting married in July! Nothing like putting it on the fast track! ;) He's truly Mr. Wonderful!! I am one lucky gal! This is the first time I've been married, and it was well worth the wait (in my 40s)!  Here's a couple of photos for ya!

            

            (16 years ago and 20 pounds lighter!!)           Today


I have to admit with the surgery, end of school, and getting engaged, I've neglected my little blog and posting new TpT products! I have had several requests for my Handy Handwriting Packet to be made for D'Nealian handwriting and I posted that today! If you are getting ready for the new school year already, these handwriting packets are great as worksheets, or as a handwriting booklet. Each packet includes a poem in which I have the students circle the letter of the day. They love being "letter detectives"!


You can check it out here:

I hope you are either enjoying the end of your school year, or enjoying your Summer Vacation!! 

Hugs and Love,

Rebecca

Teacher Appreciation Wrap Up and New Blog Give Away!!

Wow!! What a fabulous time I had on Sunday downloading all the freebies teachers posted on TpT!! There were so many fabulous freebies and I found a ton of new blogs from the Jackpot Linkup as well!! If you are new to my blog, welcome! I'm so glad you are here!

This is just a reminder that the huge sale going on at TpT ends tonight! Don't forget, all of my products are on sale for 20% off and you can get another 10% off when you use the TpT code posted above! Here are just a few of my products that are on sale!

 

Also, I am soooo excited to have found Danielle's cute blog today!! I have no idea how I have missed your blog all this time, girl! She has the cutest blog AND she is having a FANTASTIC give away that you are not going to want to miss!!

Check out what Danielle is giving away:

Holy Cowboy!!! That's a ton of things!! (I sure hope I win!!) Show her some bloggy love and hop on over to join in the fun!

There is only Love,

Rebecca