SLANT box!

I LOVE being in the SLANT Box exchange! It is soooo much fun! If you don't know what it is, or have never even heard of it, or just aren't sure about it, read more about it here at my friend Jameson's blog - it's so cool!

Last month for June/July our theme was sunshine! Perfect for summer! This month we had to send each other boxes themed for Hometown Pride! I'll admit I was nervous about this one when I first signed up... I'm from a little nowhere town in NE Ohio! But while the Mr. and I were driving to Michigan at the beginning of the month, we talked through some ideas and inspiration finally hit! Granted, I had to go mainly for state pride and Cleveland pride, I still sent a pretty sweet (in my opinion!) box to my new and dear friend Leslie at A Life of Firsts! I also got to chat with and get to know the adorable Emily over at Love and the Librarian! She send me an uber cool box from San Diego I'm about to show you! But right now I'll tell you: go check these awesome ladies out!

So as I just mentioned, Emily sent me an awesome box from San Diego! Since I've never been further west than Michigan (wow, that's sad!) I don't have must experience with the west coast, so I was super excited to paired with her! She sent some really unique pieces from different parts of her town and I really felt a sense of the culture there! She explained each item so thoughtfully too; it was an awesome gift.... so awesome I felt like I had cheated my friend Leslie with what I sent her! haha

Here's the goodies:

some beautiful anchor note cards - LOVE!

a piece of the ocean.. I just love the soothing blue of this starfish!

an attention getting maraca for the kiddos!, a deck of Cali playing cards (Hubby and I love playing cards so these are perfect!) and a medal representing her husband and the active military community.... Thank you to Emily and her husband for their service to our country!

I love the pouches she sent - so unique and colorful! It looks like a great town to go shopping in :)

I also LOVED reading the postcards she sent. She wrote down a lot of information about her area, in case I ever go visit. I will definitely be holding on to those for insider information on where to go and what to see in San Diego! 

She is right! We can never have too many notepads ;) I bet watching the boats is so fun and relaxing!

Last but not least, this beautiful cross. The picture doesn't do the colors justice! I can't wait to take it to school to hang in my classroom. I have been wanting a cross to hang, but never could find one I liked well enough. Thanks to Emily, I have the perfect one and it will always remind me of her! <3

Next month's theme is Teacher Voice: ON! Umm...yes! Teacher themed goodness, I can't wait! PLUS, September is my birthday month so this will be a blast! Sign-ups are on through TOMORROW if you want to join in on the fun!

SLANT box reveal!

Hey friends!

I am a tad late on my June/July SLANT box reveal {oops!} Hubby and I went to my cousin's wedding yesterday out of town, so we are currently in Michigan right now staying for the week to explore and visit family. Right now we are in the Detroit area.... today we went to the Greenfield Village. It was very cool! I have become quite interested in history as of late, so the teacher-nerd in me enjoyed all of the historical tid bits. I took LOTS of pictures and a few videos to use in history class with my kiddos this year. My favorite part had to have been Noah Webster's house! I saw the exact study where he worked on the dictionary and saw some neat original books he authored. They had a short video about him there as well, so I recorded it on my phone to show my students since we study him in history - I hope they are as excited about it as me! Tomorrow we are going to hit up the Henry Ford museum and tour the Ford factory... needless to say, my Hubby is quite excited about that! haha

Well, enough about all of that! Now on to your regularly scheduled blog post - SLANT BOX!

This month was my first month participating in the SLANT box and I am so glad I did! I wanted to jump in several times over the past few months but just never took the leap....well I am SO HAPPY I finally did! I met two FANTASTIC teachers and had a blast getting to know them! I got shop for the sweet Rachel who lives in Texas. Check out what I picked up for her on her blog here!

I met another super sweet girl who sent me this fantastic box of sunshine goodies! Every month of the SLANT box has a different theme. For June/July is was fittingly themed as ::sunshine:: and next month for August it is "My Hometown" I have already been talking with two more amazing teachers and as hubby and I drove to Michigan Friday evening, we brainstormed some fun ideas about our little town in O-H-I-O!

Well, here's what my dear sweet friend Lizzie sent me this month:

I was following along the #SLANTbox tag on IG like crazy and as soon as Lizzie told me she sent my box out I anticipated the mail lady's arrival every day! haha FIIINALLY it arrived on Friday and I was SO EXCITED I could barely snap some pictures! haha

I opened it up and BAM! :::SuNShiNe!

I just LOVE it all! The note cards are a bright colorful glittery chevron stripe and I can't wait to use them! I always write my students thank you notes for any gift they give me, so these will be perfect, along with the bunch of colored pens too! :)

I just LOVE the infuser mug with my initials! SO PERFECT! Orange is my favorite color, so she nailed it on the head! Hubby was excited about the package too, because he loves fruity gum and we hit the jackpot with a three-pack! :)

If you haven't heard of or participated in the SLANT box, I highly recommend that you check it out! It is an amazing way to connect with amazing people! I love shopping for thoughtful little gifts for people too, so it a lot of fun and something to look forward to! August sign-ups and matches are complete for now, but you can read more about the SLANT box, see a link-up with all of the other box reveals from this month, and stay connected for the September match-up! I hope you'll join us! You can learn about it here, with Jameson at Lessons with Coffee :)