Catch Up Time...Again (Part One)

Whew!  Time to catch up on my blogging!  Sometimes the best intentions...

Contestent Orientation

In January, our wonderful pageant director, Pam Curnel, hosted an orientation brunch in the Space Needle for the former queens and current contestents.  It was a great way to meet the new contestants and reconnect with friends.  The only downside was the huge snowstorm that made navigating the road home a little treacherous.  Luckily I had my amazing husband with me to get me home safely!

MDA Muscle Walk

Also in January, I had the honor of helping with the MDA Muscle Walk.  The Muscle Walk is a great family-oriented event that raises awareness and funds to support nueromuscular research.  It was inspiring to see so many people come show their support for this great cause.

My youth group student, Amy, came to help support

Miss Spokane 100th Anniversary and Miss Spokane Pageant

Last year I started volunteering some time with the Miss Spokane Scholarship Organization.  In February they celebrated 100 years of Miss Spokane with a fabulous dinner and presentation.  It was fun to watch the slideshow of the queens from years past, and watch some of the former queens showcase the talents that helped them earn their titles.  I was blessed to have Jessica Riggs, Mrs. Washington 2012 accompany me for the festivities.

The next day was the Miss Spokane pageant.  I was in charge of all of the princesses.  The princess program is a mentoring program for young girls.  They are paired with one of the contestants and share in different aspects of the pageant and community service.  These 20+ girls were so fun to hang out with through all of the pageant festivities, but boy was I tired at the end of the day!  Big congratulations to Kenzie Novell-Miss Spokane, Brittany Cozza-Miss Inland Empire, JJ Brown-Miss Spokane Outstanding Teen, and Whitney Demarest-Miss Inland Empire's Outstanding Teen!

Pixie Dust Chocolates

I teamed up with the Miss Spokane Organization to help one of their sponsors at the Jim Custer Arts and Crafts Show.  We helped Pixie Dust Chocolates by handing out samples and spreading the word about this amazing local business.  She makes beautiful creations out of chocolate and they taste amazing!!

Yes, those are edible!

An Evening With Harley Davidson benefiting the MDA

I was honored to sing The Star-Spangled Banner for this great event.  This is an annual fundraiser that reaises money to help the MDA send kids to camp.  It was a wonderful evening where people from the local H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group) chapter gave generously to help send kids to what they describe as the best week of their whole year.  I loved watching the videos of camp from the previous year and seeing these tough bikers melt at the hands of the kids.  I'm honored to be friends with these men and women who are so giving and look forward to spending a day with them when they attend camp this summer.