Memorial Day!

Hello everyone!!! This weekend was absolutely insane!!! Not only was I all over the state but I participated in four parades with the Litchfield County team!!! Friday night began with a prom at the Aquaturf for Bristol Central, and then I was awake bright and early Saturday morning for my first Parade in Burlington! Then Saturday night I had my senior prom at the Palace theatre in Waterbury and Sunday I was up again for Woodburry's Memorial Day Parade!! I then drove out to Old Lyme for a night on the beach with my senior class (as this is our last weekend before graduation) and then I awoke literally at the crack of dawn to drive back to Watertown where I met Nancy, Annalisa, Maggie, Melissa and Brianna for a double dose of memorial day parades in both Thomaston and Harwington! We had a terrific time and everyone we met was both supportive and receptive of our titleholders and organization and I was very happy for that!

However I'd like to share one experience I had this weekend which reminded me why I am privileged to be a titleholder within the Miss Connecticut Organization. As we rode in the parades all weekend people would point to us and say to their children, "look at the princesses!". So by our third parade I was basically used to that comment as well as the standard pageant wave we would receive from the people we waved at. But in Thomaston as Nancy and I were riding in the convertable this little girl with curly blond hair and the brightest blue eyes turned to her mom and said "Mommy look at the princesses!" so in return I said "Hello girlie!" and her face lit up, her jaw dropped and her eyes were as wide as a kid in a candy store. And that is what our organization is all about! Providing positive role models for today's youth, and it was at that moment I remembered why I do pageants and participate in this scholarship organization. It is because we give young girls something to aspire to become, even if they don't wish to be a title holder they learn to strive and become successful by holding confidence within themselves.

Now that I've given you my little anecdote I would like to thank Phyllis and Ron for being there all weekend as well as Burlington, Woodburry, Thomaston and Harwington for having our Organization be apart of their parades. It was an honor to be a part of each of your events. I would also like to thank Frank for driving me around all weekend and finally Nancy, Annalisa, Maggie, Melissa and Brianna for keeping me entertained along the parade route all weekend!!

As Miss Connecticut is drawing closer I plan to keep you all updated as much as possible!! I have my commencement on Friday morning where I will then no longer be a high school student =(. Depressing I know. Saturday I will be at the sub base in Groton for our first mandatory Miss CT rehearsal and I am so looking forward to that! So I will write as soon as possible, I swear!! But for now, here are some pictures from my exciting weekend!!

XOXO Alex <3