The Meadows at Lake St. Louis is finally open, and what a celebration it was! The Grand Opening was held Saturday, August 23rd- a day full of store openings, train rides, balloons, sand art, bands, and fireworks. This was unlike any mall opening I had ever seen. The place was packed with crowds of all ages coming to see the new stores. My wardrobe for this event was sponsored by Cache, allowing me to choose anything I wanted to wear for my Meet and Greet. After I picked out my favorite sun dress to beat the heat, it was off to sign autographs and meet the shoppers for 4.5 hours.
I met so many people and had such a great time. Thanks again to Cache and The Meadows for allowing me to take part in this extraordinary event!
XOXO
Travelogue | 24.08.2008 12:20 | No Comments
I attended the Miss Outstanding Teen pageant last week in Orlando Florida. I was able to meet 44 of the Miss America contestants along with watching Sydnee place 4th runner up!!! For those of you who were unable to attend, this girl just shined. She represented Missouri so well and was dynamic on that stage!!
My time in Florida was filled with getting to the know the Miss contestants, dinners and fundraisers, meetings, trips to Disney World and my first time ever going to Sea World. This was a great week and I cannot wait to see everyone again at the Reality Show and Miss America.
XOXO
Travelogue | 20.08.2008 13:14 | No Comments
Good news…My Miss America Paperwork is now complete!!! Thank you very much Phil Kimmi for all your hard work in prepping this for me. You are the best!
XOXO
Travelogue | 11.08.2008 16:00 | 1 Comment
Saturday was Miss Missouri prep day where previous Miss Missouri’s Kim Brineager 1996, Amber Etheridge 2003, Whitney Weeks 2004, Stacie Cooley 2005, along with myself, Phil Kimmi, and Anne Williams all met and prepared me for my year as Miss Missouri. This was such a neat idea, to hear stories and advice from the women who had previously been in my shoes. It was great to have their insight and I now feel more prepared as I take on this journey! Thank you to Stacie for opening her home to us and of course to Dewey for cleaning up the leftovers!
XOXO
Travelogue | 11.08.2008 15:58 | No Comments
Thursday was the National Miracle Treat Day for CMN at Dairy Queen (DQ). This event went on nationwide and all the proceeds from Blizzards went to benefit hospitals affiliated with Children’s Miracle Network (CMN). I started off my day in Columbia, MO with Me’Lisa Enyard, Miss Greater Kansas City and Molly Meyers, Special Event coordinator for the Children’s Hospital delivering blizzards to the patients in the hospital. They were so thrilled to have a special treat and see princesses with “real crowns!” Thank you so much to Me’Lisa and her mom for helping me with this wonderful event.
After the visit in Columbia, I went to Mexico to continue to raise money for this cause. I signed autographs, met with several people in the Mexico community and even made my own blizzard!!! I will tell you this…working at DQ is not in my future! My blizzard didn’t turn out so well, but I appreciate Chad and the rest of the Dairy Queen staff for showing me the ropes. Thank you to all the people who made it out to DQ and bought a blizzard!
XOXO
Travelogue | 11.08.2008 15:47 | No Comments
Mama Pat and I spent the entire morning around Mexico personally thanking Miss Missouri Sponsors. These are the people that truly make Miss Missouri week such an enjoyable and relaxing experience. We focused on visiting every person that donated food and/or shirts to the contestants. I even got a new pink John Deere hat from Sydenstricker!
As you may have read previously, Susan and I thanked the scholarship sponsors, but there are so many people that make a difference Miss Missouri week, you cannot hit them all in one day. Please know that your contributions to the Miss Missouri Scholarship program do not go unnoticed and we could not have such a great week without you!
XOXO
Travelogue | 11.08.2008 15:29 | No Comments
I spoke to the PEO Chapter meeting last Tuesday in Mexico. This meeting consisted of 3 different chapters and I as their guest speaker. We had a great salad dinner, but I must say the dessert was the best part. Thank you to Judy Dye and the ladies of PEO for having me as part of this special event.
XOXO
Travelogue | 11.08.2008 15:15 | No Comments
Who says you can’t have a good time in 100 degree weather…and that was in the shade! Sunday was the River Hills Clay Shoot in Boonville, MO. Several teams got together to shoot, participate in a silent auction and purchase raffle tickets to raise funds for CMN. One man, Kirk Stevens raised almost $5,000 on his own, and I believe total on the day this event raised close to $10,000.
The most memorable part of this day (besides the heat) was I was able to shoot my first gun. Not only was this the first time I had ever shot a gun, this was the first time for ever holding one! So you can imagine the excitment, fear, and nerves I had as I was given a 10 min lesson that prepped me to shoot the clay bird. I shot three different times before I decided I should probably stick to being a beauty queen!! But it turned out to be a great event and all for a great cause!!
XOXO
Travelogue | 4.08.2008 16:17 | No Comments
Today was the Senior Center Fundraiser in Richmond, MO. Myself along with Scarlett, the Little Miss Ray County, spent the afternoon enjoying the company of local senior citizens and members of the Eagleton Center, Magic from the Clowns, helping with the Prize Drawing, and meeting the King and Queen of the Senior Center-Dale and Oneida
Thank you Jule Anderson for having me help with this event
XOXO
Travelogue | 2.08.2008 16:12 | No Comments
Day two at PAVE camp was a little cooler, but again a lot of excitement. Same set up, three sessions-one hour a piece, except this time I spoke to 5-7Th graders. Thehighlight of this camp was after I performed my talent, one of the young women got up and sang her version of Proud Mary. Now when I say she performed, this girl ROCKED the stage!! She was definitely a mini Tina Turner. It was so neat for her sing and dance in front of her peers and I might have learned some new dance moves to take to Miss America!
Thank You Mary Ann Owens for inviting me to this camp, it was something I will remember
XOXO
Travelogue | 2.08.2008 15:59 | No Comments
The Meadows at Lake St. Louis is finally open, and what a celebration it was! The Grand Opening was held Saturday, August 23rd- a day full of store openings, train rides, balloons, sand art, bands, and fireworks. This was unlike any mall opening I had ever seen. The place was packed with crowds of all ages coming to see the new stores. My wardrobe for this event was sponsored by Cache, allowing me to choose anything I wanted to wear for my Meet and Greet. After I picked out my favorite sun dress to beat the heat, it was off to sign autographs and meet the shoppers for 4.5 hours.
