First off, congratulations to the new Miss Sierra Vista- Brittany Farrar, Miss White Mountains- Jaide Hunt, and Miss Navajo County- Shundiin McDonald!  You all were beautiful and will represent your community very well!

    I had a great time visiting 2 opposite sides of our beautiful state.  Sierra Vista is very beautiful with its green mountains.  I was fortunate enough to receive a Key to the City from the Mayor and I am very grateful for that.  Also, at the after party for the pageant, Brittany and I had a duel to the death with the light sabers that were used as decorations for their theme of “Excalibur- The Myth, The Legend”.  It was an intense battle with many slow motion blows to crown and evening gown.  But in the end neither was victorious as we stabbed each other in the sash at the same time and slowly fell to our deaths.  Then we were revitalized with four different kinds of cakes!

    Note to everyone driving to Sierra Vista- ALWAYS make sure you have a full tank of gas before you leave Tucson.  My mother and I almost ran out of gas before we even made the turn off to Benson/Sierra Vista!  It was frightening, but just as we thought our luck was running dry, an oasis in the desert appeared over the hill and a small sign saying “GAS” saved us.  It was a great adventure and I loved every minute of it.

    Another adventure was had as Elizabeth and I drove with our driver- aka Mama Zona (my mom)- all the way to the Beautiful White Mountains and to the town of Snowflake.  We stayed at the Heritage bed and breakfast and met the two cutest Maltese dogs in the world- Dexter and Dee Dee!  They were the official greeters and watch dogs of the B & B.  Elizabeth and I took advantage of the wonderful scenery (and our webmaster’s awesome photography skills) and had a mini photo shoot!  Make sure you check out the pictures!

    On our way home from the pageant, we had another crazy incident occur- while enjoying the beautiful weather that Snowflake had to offer, the back seat window of my mother’s Suburban where I was sitting decided that it wanted to roll up or down, but slowly fall off of its tracking and fall into the depths of the door.  Luckily, I saw it coming and could grab on before it fell completely out of reach.  After some struggling and a roll of duck tape, the window was saved and Elizabeth and I were able to call ourselves heroes!

    Also, on August 5, it was Miracle Treat Day!!  Elizabeth and I went to a Dairy Queen in Gilbert and learned how to make Blizzards!  All the proceeds from the Blizzards sold that day went to Children’s Miracle Network and this store had raised the most amount of money in the state for CMN last year.  It was a lot of fun, but very messy if you let the mixer get out of control… like I did.

    Wow, what an adventure I have had these past few months!  I feel lucky to have this opportunity and I thank everyone who has helped me get to where I am today.  Check back soon for more information on my platform and my Trip to Florida to watch Elizabeth Stopler Kick Butt at Miss America’s Outstanding Teen!!!

BREAK A LEG LITTLE SISTER!!!  <3