Springtime Gala

Hello Everyone!

SUCCESS! That is all I can say about this year's Springtime Gala at the beautiful Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport. Every event went off without a hitch (for the most part) and I'm sure each attendee left with a smile on their faces. I think the biggest smiles were on the faces of the Azure Cafe owners who bid $750 dollars for two front row center seats for the two nights of Miss Maine 2010! UNBELIEVABLE! A special thanks to Azure Cafe owners for their donation to the Miss Maine Scholarship Program and to next year's Miss Maine!

The night was great fun all around. We were able to have a sneak peak at the talents from this year's Teen and Miss contestants. Their talents ranged from karate and drums, to clogging, inspirational speeches, dancing, and singing. We have a lot of variety this year, you won't want to miss the pageant. Everyone did a great job, especially in front of such a large crowd! You should all be very proud of yourselves and excited for when you get to perform again in June.

As for me, the days are flying by. I can't believe I only have another month and a half or so before I will hand over the crown to someone else. But that doesn't mean that my schedule has slowed down, which in all honesty, I'm happy about. I want to make the most of my year. I want to look back at the events, fundraisers, school visits, etc that I have made and know that I did the best I could. Just today I had an appearance at the Cathedral School in Portland. I have been a member of the Cathedral since I was very young, so it was my pleasure to speak to the kids attending the Cathedral school. What a day! I was there from 9am until 3pm speaking to each grade level from pre-K to 8th grade. All of them were adorable and surprisingly eager to listen. It could have been that they were mesmerized by the crown! One little girl told me she would pay me two dollars if I would give it to her. She was so sweet, I thought about it for a second, and then realized that I probably wouldn't be given a THIRD crown so I told her that I would give it too her when it didn't fit on my head anymore. Thinking back on it, I probably could have come up with something better than that, but she skipped away smiling so I guess that was an OK answer. I have to say though, after being in the school the whole day trying to command the attention of all those little ones, I have some sincere respect for teachers! I now know why my father, who teaches at Westbrook High School, would come home so tired! Kudos to all you teachers out there, you have my respect!