What I have been up to...

Monday June 15 - Today I was interviewed by Helen at Round About Madison Newspaper (Madison IN) for an upcoming article. http://www.roundaboutmadison.com/

Wednesday June 17 - Mrs. America announces that this year the pageant will be held in Tucson AZ, September 1 - 8th. This is incredibly special to me because not only will I be able to represent Kentucky at Mrs. America but I will also be able to visit my 94 year old great grandmother who lives in Tucson!!

Friday June 19 - Jo Ann (Queen Mum) traveled to Lexington today to make me beautiful for the Mrs. Kentucky lifestyle photoshoot. These photos will be posted on the Mrs. America website under my Kentucky page. Carlee our photographer worked tirelessly to ensure a fun and successful photoshoot. http://www.carleejeanphotography.com/ We all had a blast with the baby pool shots (inspired by W Magazine cover November 2008), golf course fun, horse play at the farm, and a real pillow fight where feathers flew ;)

Sunday June 21 - Happy Fathers Day to my husband and all the dads who do so much for us! Happy birthday to my first baby who turns 7 today! Dad and daughter celebrated the day with a trip to Kings Island Amusement Park in Cincinnati, OH.

Tuesday June 23 - Today my Mrs. Kentucky autograph cards arrived and I LOVE them!! XOXOXOXOXO

Wednesday June 24 - I was interviewed today by Josh at the Lexington Herald Leader Newspaper for an upcoming feature article. http://www.kentucky.com/

Thursday June 25 - I celebrated my birthday today by making a trip to Kiss FM 96.9 Lexington for some on air time promoting "Fitness for the Family" as well as the Mrs. Kentucky America pageant. Skip Eliot made me feel very welcome and I can't wait to go back ;)

Friday June 26 - Traveled to Louisville to be on the Barbara Bryant radio show with Queen Mum http://barbarabryantshow.com/. Barbara is a wonderful host and stayed true to form with her tough questions ;) After the radio show we headed downtown to 4th Street Live for a Dream Factory "Better Than Ezra" concert. I was thrilled to be a part and help raise funds for this organization that does so much good for ill children and their families.

Saturday June 27th - Bright and Early Appearance at Hike for Hosparus in Louisville! Ronald McDonald and I Iwarmed up the crowd to Y - M - C - A!!!

My lifestyle photos for Mrs. America

Friday May 29th Interviewed today by The Kentucky Post Newspaper for an article to run next week!

Sunday May 31st Mrs. Kentucky 1984 (Paula G.) came to a class at my Jazzercise Center today. Paula and I met during the Mrs. Kentucky 2009 pageant! We had some time before class to talk about Kentucky state costumes at Mrs. America. Paula brought her daughter and participated in what ended up being a full mother/daughter Jazzercise class.

Monday June 1st Interviewed today by The Hamburg Journal for article to run in the July edition ;) Tuesday June 2nd Today I met Jo Ann at Miss Priss in downtown Lexington. Elizabeth & Cara at Miss Priss worked with us for hours to pick the perfect evening gown for the Mrs. America pageant. It is amazing and I am so blessed to have such amazing help! Jo Ann and I grabbed a quick bite of lunch at DaSha's and went over what paperwork details need to be completed for Mrs. America.

Wednesday June 3rd The Kentucky Post runs article, "Next Up, Mrs. America" http://www.kypost.com/content/middleblue1/story/Next-Up-Mrs-America/ATQl0bPugkW9um6_oSf9pg.cspx

Thursday June 4th Traveled to Louisville for my first appointment for hair service at Jr.'s Salon and Spa (Mrs. Kentucky sponsor) . LOVE the results -- so chic!

Friday June 5th Images Model Agency in Lexington, KY selects me as "June Model of the Month!" http://www.imagesmodelagency.com/

Saturday June 6th Delighted to head to Tres Chic Boutique to help several contestants prepare for Miss Kentucky and Miss Kentucky Outstanding Teen. The gals worked very hard on swimsuit stage presence and interview and I was so happy to be a part.

Tuesday June 8th - Thursday June 11th Each year all the women in my family make a pilgrimage to Carter Caves, KY for some "girl" time. This year the rain didn't slow us down as we (age 1 - age 77) enjoyed all that this amazing KY State Park has to offer!

Friday June 12th I was honored to participate for the second year at Relay for Life in Paris, Kentucky. I presented cancer survivors with a medal as they were announced at the start of the event. Relay for Life is dear to me as my grandmother was diagnosed (2007) with Lymphoma (stage 4) and is now in remission.

Saturday May 23rd I was crowned and didn't eat dinner until midnight. I was too excited and had too much to say to eat! It was great to meet with Mrs. Kentucky sponsors, family, and friends post pageant.

Sunday May 24th I was up and ready for hair and makeup at 8 am. Luckily the short hair doesn't take long and we could all "sleep in" a bit. Photo shoot wrapped up at 12:30 pm and was an absolute blast with the entire team!

Monday May 25th I was welcomed home and surprised by my Jazzercise Center members with a fully decorated CONGRATULATIONS Jazzercise studio :)