And Nikki Carel over at
So here it goes!
1. My husband is seriously the funniest person I ever met!
2. I was a competitive cheerleader from the age of 5-25! Seriously.. I know right!
3. My sister is my best friend.
4. I wear a size 4 shoe!!! (Unbelievable, I know!)
5. My favorite thing to teach my kinders is math!
6. I LOVE Nordstrom, I can literally live there!
7. My dream is to write children’s books… one day!
8. We’re naming our baby boy Maddox and I am obsessed with it! 
9. I went to Japan many years ago to teach cheerleading!
10. I have two adorable dogs, a chihuahua named Fancy and a black lab named Cope!
11. I am completely obsessed with getting gel manicures! Seriously, must have one every two weeks!
1. What movie would you identify your life with and why? Elf! Ha yes kind of the holiday spirit but also because the majority of the time I’m in my own little world (dorky or not) and LOVING every minute of it!
2. What is your favorite sport? Well, if you read the top of this post then you will know!.. Cheerleading! But I love baseball even more!
3. Are you a dog person or a cat person? DOG!!!
4. What is your favorite subject to teach and why? I truly enjoy teaching math concepts. Anything and everything math is my fav! I love watching the light bulb go off!
5. If you could move anywhere in the world where would you go? Hmm… I’ll get back to you on that one.
6. What is your favorite winter time tradition? Drinking hot chocolate, sitting by the fire & going to the movies!
7. What is one thing that you wish you had for your classroom right now? More Ipads. We have 3 now, but I would really like a class set!
8. Favorite book of all times? Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers It is the most amazing love story about God’s unconditional, all-consuming love!
9. What are some of your hobbies? (outside of school!) I love Zumba! Watching movies & reading!
10. What do you do for stress relief? Get a massage!
11. What is your number one thing you advise new teachers to do for a successful school year? DAILY 5 is a MUST!
1. Why do you blog? I love sharing my ideas with whoever wants to listen! I love what I do!
2. Name something that makes you smile? Starbucks!! And, of course feeling my sweet baby boy move around in my tummy! Best feeling in the world.
3. If you could only have one material possession what would it be? My iphone! I don’t know what I would do without it!
4. What is your favorite time of year? Summer! Duh
5. How would you describe your personality in 5 words or less? Loud, talkative & friendly.
6. What are you reading right now? The Shack by Paul Young
7. What was the last meal you cooked at home? Chicken enchiladas! Hubby likes mexican food!
8. What do you like to do in your spare time (not including blogging)? Zumba, read & go to the movies!
9. What do you dream about doing, being, becoming? An author!
10. What is your favorite movie, TV show or book? Oh my I can go on and on…. by favorite tv show (Right now) is definitely DUCK DYNASTY!!! So hilarious!
11. What is your favorite blog post that you have written? Please add a link in your answer! I think it would be about my new organizational filing system. It took a lot of work to get everything moved over but I am totally loving it now!
1. What was the first blog you started following?
2. What is your favorite thing to cook?
3. How many years have you been teaching?
4. What is your favorite website to shop at?
5. What is your favorite app?
6. What was the name of your first pet?
7. What is the one thing you would like to have with you if stranded on an island?
8. What do you like to do in your spare time?
9. What is your favorite time of your school day?
10. Do you do Daily 5 or literacy stations?
11. Which celebrity would you love to meet? (Living or deceased).
Here are my nominees! Let the games begin!
1. Moore News (shout out to my mother-in-love) she is so great at what she does!
2. Coconut Cuties
3. Miss. Nguyen’s Class
4. Krazy Town
5. For the Love of Teaching
6. Crayon Confession
7. Coffee Cups and Lesson Plans
8. Creative Lesson Cafe
9. First Grade Critter Cafe
10. Cupcakes and Argyle
11. Growing my Kindergarten
Don’t forget to comment on this post with the link to your blog!
Hey, thanks for the nomination! Here are my answers to your questions!
http://cupcakesandargyle.blogspot.com/2012/12/you-like-me-you-really-like-me.html
I love your post!!! I COULD ONLY DREAM of having ipads for my classroom. So lucky…
I am seriously addicted to Angelina Jolie.ll(if you read my Liebster 🙂 and you may know but she has a cutie pie boy named Maddox so I love that name too!
Congrats on your award…you deserve it!
Nikki
Love, Laughter and Lesson Plans
Here's my post & link – thanks for the award nomination!
http://crayonconfessions.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-1st-award.html