Miss Orem & Teen Blog: July 2010

The Special Olympics has by far been my FAVORITE event yet. I got the oppurtunity to award the athletes with ribbons and medals at the Special Olympics. Every athlete had such a special and sweet spirit, I felt like I had nothing to give to them and they had EVERYTHING to give to me. I will never forget those athletes.

A definite PRO of becoming Miss Orem is that you get to hold a lot of BABIES!! HAHA!! SO PRECIOUS!

This little girl was perhaps one of the most memorable little girls I've ever met. She kept looking at me like I was the Queen of the Universe, her eyes followed my every move. In that moment it struck me that little girls DO look up to me, and it really affected me... I needed to become a better role model in every way. I am grateful for that sweet little girl that thought I could do no wrong, she helped me to understand that I have a LOT of improvement to do, and I need to live my life in a way that would not disappoint that little girl :)

Summerfest Appreciation Dinner

The Summerfest Appreciation Dinner was such a BLAST!! It definitely got me hyped up for the summerfest and the festivites that would take place. That evening, I had the oppurtunity to perform as well as introduce myself formally to the city council members.

Mayor Washburn and myself :)

First Ribbon Cutting- Industrial Supply

My first ribbon cutting was exciting and new, it set the tone for me in welcoming new businesses to Orem. It was a lot of fun to walk around Industrial Supply and get a feel for their company and their products. I'm excited for the many ribbon cuttings coming my way this year.

It took me 3 TIMES in order for me to finally cut through the ribbon.... super embarrassing yet funny. It's a lot harder than you'd think to cut a ribbon with a pair of GIANT SCISSORS haha!!

Here I am with my "extremely focused" face, listening to instructions on how to most effectively cut the ribbon HAHA

First Official Event- 3K at Foothill Elementary

My first event as Miss Orem was the Foothill Elementary 3K run. Instead of running the 3k, I started the race and then greeted the runners at the finish line. We thought it would be best if Chelsey Ingersoll, the former Miss Orem and the amazing athlete, to run the 3k. Instead of having a hysterical display in my lack of running skills HAHA. Anyways, it was a great way to start my year of service as Miss Orem.

Miss Orem 2010 and Miss Orem 2009 :)

Some of the beautiful girls from Foothill Elementary!!

Pageant Night 2010

May 15th 2010 was not just any normal Saturday night for me, not only was it my 19th Birthday but it was the unforgettable night that I was crowned as Miss Orem 2010.

Backstage, all 16 of us girls were getting excited yet anxious yet scared out of OUR MINDS for the night to begin!! It seemed like we were waiting backstage for hours for the pageant to start! We prepped for the night by getting all dolled up, fake eyelashes and all. When I was sitting in our dressing room before the show, I was so overwhelmed with gratitude that I had this experience. When you enter for The Miss Orem pageant, you not only sign up for a one night experience, you sign up for 6 months of gaining interview, walking, and dance skills. Not to mention 15 new girlfriends!!!

This bright and sunshiney outfit above was for the sassy opening dance number.

The onstage interview was my greatest fear. When Ishanelle passed me the microphone for my turn of questioning I was downright petrified. To this day, I don't clearly remember what came out of my mouth, my brain went into "spit out" mode. Haha. I still haven't shaken my fear of onstage interview questions, but I have a year to cope with it until MISS UTAH!! AH!!

For my talent, I performed Romance by Jean Sibelius. The talent portion was the only part of the night that I wasn't completely scatter brained for, because I absolutely LOVED the piece that I performed. This piano piece has long been my therapy piano piece, whenever I was having a bad day I'd run to the piano and play this gorgeous song.

The moment they announced that Contestant #14 Bridget Kreis, was to be crowned as the new Miss Orem. I was not expecting that at all, but what a blessing it has been.