Drum Roll Please......

 I got the shock of my life when my administrators came sneaking into the library last Thursday with the superintendent of the county to present an award to me....KGMS Teacher of the Year!!!  I turned 50 shades of purple and had to pose for what will only end up being embarrassing photos of myself with my bosses :)  They presented me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers, a backpack filled with work-related goodies (post it notes and dispensers, scotch tape dispenser, washi tape, pens, highlighters, you get the idea) AND a gift card!  I was absolutely speechless!  Most teachers in the building don't tell who they nominate for this honor, so it's not like I was expecting it at all.  I had nominated a fellow English teacher and though that she had it in the bag!  After my recognition, it was nice to have many teachers come by and congratulate me, letting me know that they had nominated me.
Where does this go from here?  I have an "award of excellence" ceremony on May 15th and will be honored along with the winners at the other 5 schools and a school board meeting on May 22nd.  At the school board meeting, they will be announcing who wins as "teacher of the year" for the entire county.  Not sure I would look forward to that--there's A LOT of paperwork involved--and I'm just thrilled to get a designated parking spot in the front of the staff lot :)