annnnnnnnd we are back.

Well. Life has been REALLY busy. I am just going to list all the things I have been doing with short descriptions and then I will update major things as time permits.

Finals for BYU Winter semester: Blah... thats all I have to say. Yuck. I didn't do that great, and I have a lot to figure out. Actually, I don't need to figure things out because I did really good in my major classes, so I know that I picked the right major for me.

Promoting my platform: I was able to schedule appointments at schools to go promote my Redefine Service platform. I did a total of 5 assemblies and it was AMAZING. There was such a wonderful response from everyone - faculty and students. Faculty came up to me after every presentation and said they appreciated my message and they enjoyed my presentation. Students came up to tell me how they were going to work to Redefine Service, and some have been emailing me since then. Amazing. More details to come.

Being Miss Central Idaho: Has been CRAZY!!! Lots of work with getting pictures, getting wardrobe, practicing talent, working out, and then doing random appearances. My favorite appearance was probably Western Days parade.

EFY: There is so much to say about EFY... I LOVE IT. I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE IT. Every second. I have only done one week. I have three more coming for sure and possibly more if they need me! The first week was the best one I could have started with. I am extremely excited for the next weeks but my first group was AMAZING!

Miss Idaho: I didn't place and I didn't win. But I loved it. Really, I learned a lot about myself and what I want to do and who I want to be. I made some amazing friends. It was an eventful week and I am so happy I made it to that point.

In between all those things I had some REALLY great times. Most involving Sarah Bevan.. like our 10 year anniversary of N'Sync, a party at her house, a party at my house, going to church, spending time together. I am getting excited for Fall 09. Also, there has been lots of good times with Mallory! She is great, and we have the best times together. We have become permanent fixtures at Lafayette... hopefully those boys do not mind. It has been weird not seeing her for TWO weeks. I am trying to think of all the random things to fill in the blanks, but so much has been going on that I can't remember everything. Work is good, Provo is fun, Twin Falls is a great place, love my friends, and love my family!

Miss Falls Valley.

Most of you have heard. But I am posting it anyways. This last weekend was the Miss Falls Valley pageant. Back to back mini pageants. The first round... I lost. My interview was good, I wasnt as confident in swimsuit, my talent wasn't super sharp, and evening wear was good. When it came time to crown, my name wasn't called. I went and said hello to my parents and Mallory, then headed backstage to change back into my interview suit. I was nervous for the second round... I shouldn't have been, but I kept saying to myself, what did you do wrong? How can you fix it?

I had to go think, so I went out into the hallway to think of what I could do and just calm myself. Elise was out in the hall too, she completely calmed my nerves. She just talked to me about what was important and what I needed to focus on. I went into my interview, and I did great! I feel like the judges really loved me and my answers, it was like talking to friends. Back stage again... swimsuit time. I got some advice and Elise helped me make my skin look even (never use Sally Hansen's airbrush legs if the color doesnt match EXACTLY!)... I felt a lot more confident and walked tall. Talent... two words. NAILED IT. Evening wear, I just held my head high and walked slower. wait for it... wait for it... wait for it... Time for crowning. 1st runner up, not me. Miss Central Idaho.... Deidre Edmunds! I WON! It was wonderful. My hair isn't thick enough to hold the crown. Elise re did it about 50 times until it was perfect, because she wanted it perfect for me. And it was.