Home Sweet Home

Hi everyone!

I am home from sunny Florida, and am anxious to tell you what I've been up to recently!

First of all, I'm excited to tell you we have crowned our very first contestant for the 2010 Miss Kansas Pageant! I was honored to be a special guest for the Miss Old Settler's Pageant, and crowned Sandi Dreitz as our very first titleholder of the season. Congratulations to Sandi, and best wishes for a wonderful year representing Halstead, Kansas!

Also, I was asked to do an autograph signing in Dillards at the Towne East Mall in Wichita for the Antonio Melani women's clothing section, and had a blast getting to know shoppers in Dillard's that afternoon. I wore a number of stunning Antonio Melani outfits as I mingled through the department, and encourage you all to visit this section, and see what beautiful options they have to choose from! Thanks to Jenni and Mickey for the invitation!

Last Wednesday, I flew to Florida to support our Miss Kansas Oustanding Teen, Chelsea Chilcott as she competed for the title of Miss America's Oustanding Teen, and also to meet the other 52 contestants competing for the title of Miss America! They say you meet your bridesmaids at Miss America, and now that I have met these women, I understand fully this statement- these women are incredible! I am so blessed to have met them. Congratulations to Chelsea for representing Kansas so beautifully in Florida, and to all my Miss America sisters- I can't wait to see you all again in Vegas!

Lastly, I'd like to give this post's shout out to Kansas' representative for the National Sweetheart pageant, Alex Miller. Best of luck, Alex! We are proud of you!

I can hardly believe the summer is coming to a quick end. All my blessings to the students starting a new semester!

Hugs,

Becki