The Journey

I would like to share a bit about what being Mrs. Boise has meant to me since the pageant is only a week a way from tonight!

First, I am excited to be able to compete at this level and feel as if this last year has prepped me for the actual pageant! I am looking forward to being able to get to know the contestants a bit more, see all the attire choices, and being able to actually move forward!

I have had the most amazing experiences of my life. I didn't dream that holding a local title would have opened as many doors as it has, that I would be able to meet the gracious people that I have and also given me some of the fondest memories that I get to cherish for years and years to come.

I have grown through this entire experience and feel truly blessed to have been in the position to not only be Mrs. Boise but MAKE Mrs. Boise someone to look up to! My children, husband, friends and family have grown through all the experiences we've been subjected to which we normally wouldn't have been.

I had always stated previously that one person can make a difference. I can tell you that I believe that today. The neatest part is if I win or not, it's not just one person. It takes a team to enable someone like me to do bigger, think better and accomplish what I have this last year. It boils down to my husband, children, mother, father, mother in law, my sponsors and the community in general helping to hold it all up when sometimes what I was doing didn't even seem like reality. They have encouraged me through and through. Without their support, there is no way I could even have considered competing.

I thought originally that it would be fun to be Mrs. Boise, and oh how it has been! Then upon further review, I decided I didn't want to JUST hold a local title and do nothing with it. I had stated one person can make a difference and this was my chance!!!

The directors of the Mrs. Idaho America Pageant have been so supportive as well. I called, texted, emailed and on and on all hours sometimes in order to ask questions and get info that I felt pertinent to the pageant. It was pretty wild they actually responded every single time while making me feel comfortable to ask away! Sus, Sher, Mandi...a HUGE thank you to you as well!

So, it boils down to one week from tonight! A new Mrs. Idaho America will be crowned!!! I can't believe it's only a week away. I am in shock, saddened it is coming to an end (Mrs. Boise will eventually need to move onto the Mrs. Idaho Title or retire) and feel like it is one of those bitter sweet moments. I've not ever grown this much on one year (less than one year actually) and am eternally and forever thankful that I have been as blessed as I am. I hope to continually bless Idaho with the state title and be able to continue to give back much larger than I can even fathom at this point. To next Saturday night...man oh man!!! For now, I will kiss sleep, fatty foods, sugars and carbs goodbye, but look forward to seeing how the entire night unfolds! I would also like to say "break a leg" to the other women involved. I know either way this goes, I've won! ;-)