Took a road trip today to see the new Miss Boston and Miss Cambridge be crowned! The show was fantastic and I ran into our Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen while there! I also got to visit with our current Miss New Hampshire who is my outstanding teen sister from 2011! THE SISTERHOOD IS REAL <3 I loved catching up and am looking forward to our next reunion! I of course also got the chance to catch up with the Miss Massachusetts delegation who I have had the chance to get to know over the years of my titles and my mother's involvement as a former Miss Mass. I am already looking forward to our next meet up and am super excited that they are all planning on attending Miss Connecticut in June!
Today I went back to back in support! Our CT Fallen Heroes was on fire tonight, on the dance floor and off! I had a blast pulling my cowboy boots out of the closet to fundraise, line dance, and be a part of raffles! This organization is full of warm hearted individuals who give from a place of kindness and support! Make sure to email me if you want to be a part of their next fundraiser to Mohegan Sun on St. Patricks Day!
Rocking out with Shemar and Gavin for Q-Thon at Quinnipiac University was such fun! The afternoon was filled with basketball, rugby, foursquare, sisters, and of course lots of dancing! The students of Quinnipiac came out to support #forthekids and did awesome raising money for CT Children's! The last dance marathon of CT was definitely a success <3
Nicole Elaine has generously agreed to sponsor my talent costume for Miss Connecticut! Today I met with her for the first fitting and design meeting. She is SUPER talented at her craft and I cannot wait to she what she creates for my piece! She does all kinds of custom professional costumes so stop by madebynicoleeleaine.net to see some of her work and get in touch about anything you need created!
WOW! Our Miss Connecticut/Co-Exec of HuskyThon raised OVER a million dollars for CMN! $1,021,485.37 to be exact. I had such a blast morale dancing, joining in on the fun, and hanging with miracle children both Saturday and Sunday! It was empowering to return the next day and see that the momentum had only got stronger! Making miracles happen all weekend alongside my princess and sisters highlights some of my favorite aspects of this organization: volunteerism and support. If you wish to get involved being a miracle maker you can donate in the link on your right > or you can keep an eye out here for upcoming fundraisers!
Happy Valentine's Day (or singles awareness day hehee)! I wanted to take a moment to thank all of the individuals of this organization that have shown me love, support, and guidance throughout my title! Volunteering and creating an impact is so important to me and a large part of that I owe to those that stand by me. SO... as I start my 40 days of lent and begin a new journey of fitness and wellness, I want to extend my love to everyone who makes what I do possible and are the reason behind my smile <3
Tonight we added two new sisters, Gina and JoJo to the Miss Connecticut class of 2018, so CONGRATS are in order! With only one more scheduled local, make sure to reach out if you want the chance to participate and compete for the chance to join me in June at Miss Connecticut!
South Windsor put on a great show (note all of their dancing was put to the greatest showman soundtrack :) hehe) and a wonderful night of games to raise money for HuskyThon. I can't imagine a better way to spend a friday then listening to the stories and hanging out with two of our CT Children's champions! Afterward we had a sisters-night-out. Bonding between our Miss Connecticut class of 2018 is growing and it is such an amazing thing to be a part of!
If I thought I was sore yesterday I was mistaken. After working out with Dee, I can officially say that tomorrow is a rest day! Holidays and events always make it hard to stay on diet but ruining a good workout with junk food was out of the question. BIG thanks to HealthTrax for keeping me honest, moving, and always being supportive!
Huge shout out to Gia our current Miss Forestville's Outstanding Teen for partnering with Gloria Jean's Dance Studio and Mrs. Pete to put on an awesome Children's Miracle Network fundraiser! I got my tuck on and took barre class along with titleholders and those that came out to support the needs of Connecticut Children's!
The kids of Farmington High School did a fabulous job raising money for HuskyThon! I love hanging with our CT Children's champions so I obviously had a blast :), but everyone had tons of fun playing pingpong, dancing, and participating in other games for the kids. The 5,000 dollar goal for the night was even broken! YAY for BREAKING GOALS! 