My Second Mrs. Texas Photo Shoot with Larry Wright in Kansas..

A Little Preview...

These were taken by Photographer Larry Wright while I was in Kansas for the Mrs. Kansas Pageant. Make Up Credit goes to Tamara Matthews!

Stay Tuned to see the rest of the photos! ;)

Thank You To My Sponsor Dillards of Hulen Mall In Fort Worth!

I spent all afternoon at the Dillards at Hulen Mall in South Fort Worth and left a very happy girl!! Thank You to Rich Robertson and My Director Tracy Crist that set up sponorship of a gorgeous evening gown, 2 sassy cocktail dressess, an interview dress, and a "must have" from Rich! ;)- ALL COMPLETE with Shoes & Accessories! Not to mention I spent time at the Dior counter recieving more tips & a HUGE "goodie" bag of fragrances and tons of color!!

My Closet feels like its Christmas today!! lol...

I had such a great time!! Everyone was extremely sweet & helpful!!

I Thank Dillards of Hulen Mall & Rich for an amazing experience & look forward to the appearnces I will be making at their Dillards!


Rich Robertson & I after a Long day of shopping ;)


See you soon Dillards!! Ps- You cant see that there are a ton of bags by my feet..;)-

Gown Sponsor Frankie Simmons-North of Frankie Couture Gowns

One of the prizes of winning Mrs. Texas 2009 was a custom made gown designed by Frankie of Frankie Couture Gowns...

Between Frankie's Talent & Tracy's creative idea's they came up with an AMAZING gown for me to compete in at Mrs. America! I can not give away any details but I've got several sketches of my gown & it is going to be BREATHTAKING!

I was with Frankie this weekend at the Mrs. Kansas pageant & took this photo with him to post, this is not my gown for Mrs. America in this photo but I CAN NOT wait to see it!!

Thank You Frankie & Tracy!!! I love U'ALL!


Myself & "Frankie" of Frankie Couture

Hosting Mrs. Kansas 2009

This past Saturday morning I flew to Kansas to host the Mrs. Kansas America 2009 pageant with former Mrs. Kansas, Dr. Kimberlly McDowell! There were 9 lovely contestants but by far, Diane Packstellis stood out among the rest and was crowned Mrs. Kansas 2009!! I had the chance to get to Know Diane the next morning at our Mrs. America photo shoots, she is a lovely & intellegent woman and I look forward to getting to know her more at Mrs. America!


Mrs. Kansas 2009 & Myself.


Mrs. Kansas 2009, Our Fabulous Director Tracy Crist & me!


Mrs. Leigh Allen Gittman, Member of the Judges Panel for Mrs Kansas. Leigh is respected & Loved in the pageant industry & I admire her beauty inside & out!

Sorry my pictures are not that great... I had to leave behind my new camera - I didn't want to check it at the airport ;)- Next photos will be better ;)-

Thank You to my Sponsor- Jab Wear..

This is the jab wear hat I received & I LOVE it!! I'm actually wearing it right now! ;)- lol...

For information on jabwear visit www.jab-wear.com

My Official Hair Supply Sponsor... RDA of Plano!

Yesterday I dropped off a framed poster & new comp card to my official hair supply sponsor RDA Plano!!

Thank You Ronnie, Chase, Penny & All those at RDA PLANO! You are extremely gernerous & know your products! My Hair is beginning to look amazing becuase of you! ;) I sincerely appreciate you & all your help! I look forward to an amazing year with you by my side!

The Garrett Patton Salon...

Today I stopped in the Garrett Patton Salon to hand them their poster to show their salon is the Official Sponsor of Mrs. Texas 2009!


Garrett Patton (salon owner) & I

Patrick, Misty, Garrett, Ali & Mrs. Texas 2009!

I DEEPLY appreciate Garrett, Patrick ,Ali & Misty!! U'ALL are WONDERFUL Sponsors & even better friends!!

McKinney's Red, White & Boom! Parade & I will be featured in this Friday's edition of neighborsgo!

You can pick one up this Friday at any standalone Starbucks in McKinney!

Had to Share My Big Birthday... ;) July 5th!

My Extended family & I celebrated July 4th evening in Sherman at my In- Laws with a Mexican Fesista cooked by Mammaw ( yummy!!) & with a cake that was so close to being(literally) in my face by "Poppy!" I will never forget that :)- Than after much swimming we headed up to the boat dock at the marina for Lake Texoma's famous Firework show! My son Trae LOVED it! He was in AWE! It was great to see his reaction!:)




Than on Sunday July 5th we celebrated with the big family & some close friends out to dinner...



I got tons of great suprises & gifts -One of which is a new Nikon Professional camera- which takes AMAZING quality pictures ~ so from now on, once I figure out how to work the high-tech camera :) My photos will be ALLOT better for you'all! lol.

Thank You to my unbelievable Husband Zoli & My son, Trae for such a great week & My family & friends who made it all possible! I LOVE U'ALL SO MUCH!!! xoxo

4th Of July!!

McKinney's Red, White & Boom! Festival & Parade

At 9:30-11 am I attended the city of McKinney's Red, White & Boom Parade! I was #8 in the line up of about 50 floats...

McKinney's Chamber of Commerce who hosted the event were INCREDIBLEY nice & accommodating to me! There were a TON of people that attended the parade & I meet a allot of Friendly faces & I look forward to attending more of their local events!

This was taken before the parade during line-up...


After the parade I attending The Red, White & Boom's Classic Car Show to sign autographs from 11-12pm. I really enoyed ALL the kids & parents & staff!




Once Again Mrs. Texas drew a big crowd & I was so HONORED to be there!!
Thank You McKinney!!

Then after I headed back up to my hometown of Melissa!

From 2-3pm In 106 Degrees my hometown of Melissa showed me SO much support in their parade!

Again this was taken during the line-up...




A Police Escort in My Home Town! ;)-


Thank You to all those at the parade & Everyone in Melissa for showing such great support!

Happy 4th of July Everyone!!

Thank You...

Friends & Family have been asking what I have been up to since I was crowned almost 3 weeks ago...

Besides the one appearance I have made so far, I have been a “ Busy Bee!“ so to answer you're question: What haven’t I been doing is what I should say! lol...

Over the last 2 weeks on top of my normal days of work, family life, and taking care of Trae! ;)- I've completed my Bio's for Mrs. America & the majority of my paperwork (which there is a TON! ;)), I have stated my life theme & submitted my life theme photos (which are now posted online at the Mrs. America website), Together with Tracy's creative mind & Frankie's extreme designing talent we have designed my custom evening gown for Mrs. America (It's Gorgeous!!), I created a few style of Thank You cards & stationary for the year, and have contacted several Chamber of Commerce's to meet with them and discuss event possibilities throughout my reign, and have started obtaining sponsors for my reign as Mrs. Texas 2009. Which is why I wanted to send a special post this evening...

I want to send a VERY special “ Thank You“ and to say what a delightful honor it is to add my first few sponsors to the many people that help Texas get to Mrs. America…

The Garret Patton Salon in Sherman, TX
224 1/2 W. Houston St
Sherman, TX 75090
903-893-2009
garrettpattonsalon@mac.com

Garrett’s a personal friend of mine & has been coloring my hair for a few years now & has agreed to be my official colorist for my reign as Mrs. Texas compliments of the salon! Thanks to Garrett, Patrick, Ali, & Misty!

RDA PLANO-Pro Mart

910 W. Parker Rd # 325
Plano, TX 75075
972-509-1822
rdaplano@yahoo.com

Ronnie & ALL his Staff at RDA Plano are AWESOME! They have agreed to sponsor me with ALL my Styling Products for my Reign as well!! I paid them a visit today & was amazed by how knowledgeable Miss. Peggy was with all the help she offered me & ALL the top-of-the-line Products she filled my cart with!! I’m one happy girl as I shampoo tonight! ;)-


The Paper Lion of McKinney
www.thepaperlion.com

They have agreed to donate 100 Thank You cards & envelops to Mrs. Texas for 2009! They are such a creative & cute boutique I could stay in that store for hours!!

This weekend I have SEVERAL Holiday Appearances with some new contacts I have made I look forward to them & watch my post to see ….

HAVE A SAFE & HAPPY 4th of JULY!!! My favorite Holiday of the year!! ( Most of you know why~ My Big Birthday is Sunday Morning!!) ;)