Miss MN and Teen MN USA

I got to see the Miss MN and Miss Teen MN USA pageant in Burnsville. WOW! What a tough competition! I was so nervous just watching these girls! We were sitting next to Nitaya's family, so we sure picked the right area to sit! I am sooo glad I was able to watch a pageant live as it is so much different than on TV. If this pageant didn't get me pumped up to get to the gym, I'm not sure what will!

Mini-Dazzle Parade- Princeton

The day after Thanksgiving I got to ride in my first parade! The mini-dazzle in Princeton was a great opportunity for a parade and visiting with the kids and Santa afterward. What a beautiful November night to be out and about! The Princeton Chamber of Commerce put on a great roasting marshmallows, pictures with Santa and community gathering. Way to go!

 

Banner Presentation

I had my official banner presentation in November from Mrs. Minnesota, Mindy Uruza! It was presented at the Elk River City Council meeting and was an honor to make this title "official." The Star News also wrote a fantastic article of the event- thanks so much for the support! 

CMA Awards

 

   

One thing I decided to do this year was to only purchase trips and fabulous deals through things that the proceeds went to charity. I found this great site called biddingforgood.com! This is an awesome site for anyone that wants to find unique trips and items- where all the proceeds go to charity. This then got me hooked on silent and live auctions at charity events as well! One of the cool things I got this year was the opportunity to attend the Country Music Awards in Nashville! I won these from the Madison Claire Foundation Charity event in September and boy was this a blast! We had wonderful seats and it was a nice getaway for Jared and I! 

YMCA Charity Poker Tournament

As November began, I was a celebrity guest in the YMCA Twin Cities Poker Tournament! Poker is a passion of mine that since the kids have come I have had to put on the back burner! I really wasn't getting good cards all night, but did manage to finish 25th out of 80. I am the queen of milking the time I play!

 

Halloween appearances

The last couple weeks I've definitely been getting more comfortable being in public as Mrs. Sherburne County! Thank you to Elk River Park and Recreation for hosting the Family Fright Night! There were lots of fun games, the bouncy thing for all the kids to jump in and of course the Trick or Treat trail and hayride! I accidentally went the wrong way around the trick or treat trail, but I guess they were too afraid to tell me to turn around! :) There were a couple people that asked if it was a costume or if it was real! That was kind of fun!

The other Halloween event that I attended was the Monticello kiddie parade and walk through on the candy trail. There were some truly amazing costumes and boy these kids are cute! The Ghostbusters guy was there as well, which was fun! Thanks to all of you for your support and enthusiasm in the pageant! It's going to be a fun ride!

November is shaping up to be a fun month. Stay tuned as I have several events coming up that are sure to be terrific!