I know it's a bit presumptuous comparing myself to Cinderella, but honestly I felt so much like her this past weekend that I just couldn't help it. The weekend started off awesomely because I made a 100 on a physics quiz. I mean c'mon guys, success in anything math makes me want to do a happy dance. Going home that day, I stopped by Ikea picked up some final things for the apartment and made my way back my place in the big city. Putting together a Swedish desk is harder than one would think when the holes for the screws are the size of pinheads. Suffice it to say... it was a struggle. My boyfriend came up that morning and as I was struggling to get my desk together, he pulled in the parking deck and we unloaded the FINAL parts of my furniture and appliances. There are some things in life that you are just super grateful for and I am unashamed to say that my printer is one of them.
Mom came up after school that day and we sneakily arranged to take Doug out for an early birthday celebration without him knowing.Thankfully, my awesome boyfriend was fixing my router. (AKA he was fixing things that I don't even know the units for). With him distracted we got the presents to the car and I interrupted his conversation with the nice Comcast man to make him start looking up restaurants. Little to his knowledge, he chose his own birthday spot. After dinner and presents, we were driving back and spotted the "Hot Doughnuts Now" sign and naturally my car just got a mind of its own and turned in. Birthday deserts of doughnuts was so delicious!
The next day was the beginning of the festivities. Up and early Saturday, Doug and I attended an info session for him and I was so entertained even if it wasn't my grad school. We wasted an afternoon and when we realized we needed to get ready, it was almost too late. Doug became the timer and helped me keep tabs of when we needed to leave. On our way to the Ball I realize I don't have my mascara! Now let me tell you what love is folks, he went back into my apartment got the RIGHT mascara and brought it down for me as I finished my make-up in the car. You know you've got a good one when he gets the mascara. Walking into the ball, I was immediately hit with how colorful and fun the event was! There were jugglers, ladies wearing tables, and cakes that looked like toys! Susan and Wayne walked with me and showed me the ropes of the silent auction all while introducing me to fantastic people.
I was so honored to be celebrating 40 years of fighting cancer with the American Cancer Society. The emcee embarked on a story about his children and I never could have guessed what would follow. His little boy was hit with cancer of the brain and it was not supposed to bother him until 25 but at 17 it began acting up again. Hearing his voice crack and stumble as he talked about his son brought me to tears. He then continued to present a survivors video and at the end of the clip, the survivors walked out. Each story of that night touched my heart and gave me a little more motivation to keep my eyes on the prize of my year as Miss Cobb County and hopefully my future in raising awareness for cancer and cancer research.
The night was not over yet! After the presentation, I was whisked away by my wonderful driver and chaperone (Doug and Susan, respectively) and we went to Miss Atlanta! I watched as a sweet friend of mine got First Runner-Up in her very first MAO pageant EVER! I'm pretty sure I squealed loud enough for every one in the metro-area to hear!
By the end of the night, I was laughing with my board until late and thanking the Lord I was surrounded by amazing people. Appearances and pageants are nice, but focusing on relationships still remains to be my number one goal. Let's hope I achieve it.
Love Today.
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| Early birthday deserts. Never a bad choice. |
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| Notice Doug's Pink Ribbon Pin! |
I was so honored to be celebrating 40 years of fighting cancer with the American Cancer Society. The emcee embarked on a story about his children and I never could have guessed what would follow. His little boy was hit with cancer of the brain and it was not supposed to bother him until 25 but at 17 it began acting up again. Hearing his voice crack and stumble as he talked about his son brought me to tears. He then continued to present a survivors video and at the end of the clip, the survivors walked out. Each story of that night touched my heart and gave me a little more motivation to keep my eyes on the prize of my year as Miss Cobb County and hopefully my future in raising awareness for cancer and cancer research.
The night was not over yet! After the presentation, I was whisked away by my wonderful driver and chaperone (Doug and Susan, respectively) and we went to Miss Atlanta! I watched as a sweet friend of mine got First Runner-Up in her very first MAO pageant EVER! I'm pretty sure I squealed loud enough for every one in the metro-area to hear!By the end of the night, I was laughing with my board until late and thanking the Lord I was surrounded by amazing people. Appearances and pageants are nice, but focusing on relationships still remains to be my number one goal. Let's hope I achieve it.
Love Today.
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