Feeling extra inspired, fired up, and full of exciting new ideas? Then you may have just been to the 2014 Texas GEAR UP State Conference. This year’s meeting of the college-readiness minds introduced the TXGU Lounge for the very first time—and if the lines to get in were any indication, we’d have to say it was a hit!

We had a blast getting to know the conference attendees who popped in for a visit and a hands-on exploration of some of the newest TXGU tools. Many passports were stamped, many swag items were earned, and many M&Ms may have been consumed. Get just a taste of the all the fun in the video above…