Summer break with Ellen!!

Hello All!! Sorry for the long awaited delay! It has been a fun filled summer! Here it goes...

Ellen enjoyed the last few days of school hanging with me, Mr. Brandon, and Mr. Chad! She attended the last school dance and learned how to do the Whip and the Nae Nae! 

Then, we jetted off to San Diego with Brittain for a lil rest and relaxation! Here is Ellen enjoying some lunch at a little Vietnamese Restaurant!

Later in the week, we went to Dicks where our waitress felt that Ellen was trapped with me! 

Apparently my "restraining order" just expired! 

Our waitress even wanted a picture with us! 

Off to the beach with all of my Ellen gear! It wouldn't be a beach trip without my towels! 

On our way out of the city! Ellen enjoyed her time! 

On our way home, we stopped by the cockpit to take a peek onto the runway! Also, our lovely flight attendant, Kendra, went to high school with Ellen and, she was so excited to see her again! Ellen, Kendra says hello...She went to school with you at Kings High School in New Orleans! 

Then...It was off to see Sam Hunt, Hunter Hayes, and Lady A!! YES... That is Sam's leg/foot!! 

Ellen's head was too big for the shot!! Still having fun though!!!

Oh hello Hunter Hayes leg!!! We see you!

OMG!!! I made it to the jumbo tron!! There was a dance cam, and me and Ellen ran around until the camera guy finally put us on!! 

OMG it's Lady A legs!!! 

Ellen was so excited to see the Lady A man after he gave her a shout out!! Yes!! They saw us and wondered why Ellen was in attendance...unfortunately, I wasn't able to explain myself in person, so I let them know via Twitter!! 

He is so oblivious of the famous person right there! 

Ellen has her eye on the main Lady A!! 

All throughout the summer, Ellen worked with me at Park Terrace supporting the swim team! 

Ellen also won over the heart of Kelly Gray! Kelly loved my stories of me and Ellen, so she made me a mini Ellen who now hangs out in my classroom!! 

Mid summer, "The Ellen Girls" made our appearance at the State Fair to see Brett Eldridge!! 

One of our last nights out before Julena headed off to school!

Ellen says, "No Smoking" 

Ellen loves horsies!!

We also ventured out to Georgia to drop Julena off at school! Ellen cried all the way home....

Luckily she had Luke to comfort her! Ellen still misses Julena! 

Now that Julena was gone, Rachel and I had to find a new blond, so we went to see Cam!! She was lovely and even gave a shout out to Ellen! She said that she knew she had made it big because Ellen was there! We were so happy to make her smile!! 

NOW!!! Who knew that Ellen had slot machines!? I did, but I thought they were only in Vegas, so you can imagine my surprise when Brittain and I saw them in Tahoe! 

I was ready to play!!

Oh and I was winning big!! 

Ellen was giving it away like it was Christmas.....

....then, this happened!! 

I was a big winner!!! 

Thank you Ellen!! I am $183 richer, and I made enough money to justify all of my classroom spending sprees!!! 

I hope everyone had as a good of a summer as I did!! Full of joy, excitement, and relaxation!! Don't forget to watch Ellen everyday this season...starting tomorrow!! I have a GOOD feeling that this is my year to meet here!! Keep sharing the blog and the love!! #getjaniseonellen

-Be kind to one another

#janiseandellen 

Ellen goes on Spring Break!!

Hi friends! I am sooo so so sorry that I have not posted in a while! After Spring Break, I was super busy with teaching and finishing up my, hopefully, last semester in college for a while.  So here is the latest update on how Ellen and I have been!

Our first stop on our spring break adventure was the Garth Brooks concert in Sacramento! Ellen demanded 2 Pina Coladas, and Garth delivered! After he saw our sign in the crowd and pointed it out, the very next song he played was "2 Pina Coladas"!

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Bright and early the next morning, we embarked on our 6 hour car drive down to LA where we would hopefully land some Ellen tickets! 

However, we got hungry before we stopped at the hotel, so we stopped by a Diner, Drive-In and Dive restaurant known for their German Brats!

 After going to lunch, we headed to Hollywood Blvd. to see all of the stars!!

 Michael Jackson! 

 We may not have met Ellen on our trip, but we certainly hung out with her star for some time!

 SO EXCITED!!

 Laying around on her star!

 It took us a few tries to get the perfect selfie with Ellen and her star!

 JLo

 Jen Aniston...AKA Ellen's BFF

 He's Marky Mark and we're the Funky Bunch!

 After seeing Garth in person, it was pretty cool seeing his star! 

 Luke Bryan was happy to join the party too!

 How could we not stop at Adam Sandler's star?

 After a long day of driving and walking, we headed to the hotel to watch Ellen!

 Wishful thinking! I was hoping that if I slept with this on, then it would become a reality the next day!

 Early the next morning, we met up with my dear friend Carly and went on a fantastic Warner Bros. Studio VIP Tour.  If you haven't done this, I highly recommend it! We had a great tour guide who did all he could to get us on The Ellen Show set! Thanks Danny!

 Riding around in the VIP cart!

 Dun nu nu nu Dun nu nu nu BATMAN!!

 Ellen got to experience the Sorting Hat! She got selected for Grifindor!

After the great tour, we headed over to The Ellen Show parking lot to see what our chances were of getting into the show! Luckily, we made it right on time to stand in line before the producer came out.  Unfortunately, we had to have been called a few days before to get tickets, so they politely asked us to leave. 

 Even though we weren't able to get in, we kept our spirits high and we will just keep trying!

We headed to Big Boy's Burgers where we ate our sorrows and reminisced in the fun we had earlier in the day! We came up with new plans and plots on how to get on the show....don't worry...It's all perfectly legal!

 We spent the rest of the day celeb searching in the hottest spots, but unfortunately, all we found was a clock that said New Orleans, Joe Jonas' Restaurant (no Joe though) and Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream!

 After a long trip home, we headed to cheer practice a few days later.  Thanks to the team for helping put Ellen in a 2-2-1!

 OMG it's Ellen in the sky!!

 And just recently, my friend Reggie took me and Ellen to hang out at the Sacramento King's Arena!! Here is me and Ellen just kickin' back!!

The day we got back from LA, Julena and Rachel made it their goal to get me on Ellen! They spend hours hashtagging Ellen's pictures with #janiseandellen, they write in weekly, and they do all they can to help me out.  The Monday we got back, Julena received a call from Ian from the Web Department, and she spent 25 minutes talking to him about me and my quest to meet Ellen! Not only did she share that I am a huge fan, but also that I just want to spread joy to the world, and that is the real reason I carry her around! The next day, Ian called me, and I spent about 10 minutes telling him about me and my life.  Unfortunately, I don't have an enormous debt to pay off and I am doing fairly well financially, so I don't know if I will be able to be a guest because I am not in need of something.  Ellen is such a kind person.  Everyday she gives away thousands of dollars away to people who are in desperate need, and I would never want to take money that I do not need when there are so many people in our country suffering from poverty.  Honestly, I want to meet Ellen so that I could thank her for making me smile everyday after I come home from work and am exhausted to the point of tears.  My job is hard! Watching kids suffer on a daily basis from the harsh and cruel world they live in is exhausting, and their behavior suffers which in turn makes my job twice as hard.  I could easily move to a different school, but then I would not be able to make the connections that I have made this year, and I honestly don't think I would be making a difference in the world.  My students are everything to me, but when they stress me out, I need my 1 hour of Ellen to just decompress and laugh! I hope that you will laugh at this blog and help me fulfill my dream by simply sharing it with your friends.  You never know who might need a laugh, and this just might be what the doc prescribed!

Be kind to one another,
Janise 
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