Twas the Night Before Check-In

IT’S HERE! IT’S HERE! IT’S HERE!!!

The big week has finally arrived and I could not be more excited! Clothes are stacked everywhere as I wait for the suitcases to be carted from Shawnee, healthy food fills my table, and garment bags flock the couches. I am absolutely elated for Miss Oklahoma week and will be updating nightly with the exciting events of the day. With the 40th anniversary of Miss Oklahoma – brought to you by the Kiwanis Club of Tulsa, it will be a year to remember!

Last night I had a wonderful send-off party with my Green Country family, friends and even a few sweet Girl Scouts I met over the past ten months! It was great to show them what Mi’Shell and I have accomplished this year and have a preview of the upcoming week. Tomorrow is a very big day with check-in, rehearsals and the Red Carpet Premiere.

Thank you to everyone who has made this year possible for me and who have helped me along the way! I could not have done it without your support and am bursting at the seams to get on that stage. This year I have a much different mindset, what I believe to be a more mature one. In years past I have set my sights on quantitative goals – making the semi-finals, winning a community service award, etc…. things I had no control over. I have realized that there is but one goal to have and that is to leave every aspect of competition knowing that it was the very best I have ever done.

This year, I just want to be the best “Britan” that I have ever been. Whatever that may bring, I’m ready for it! Looking forward to updating you throughout the week!

*Please keep Kent Parham in your prayers as it was posted on Facebook earlier that he was in a hospital gown. Not surprisingly, he made it look great and seemed to be in excellent spirits. I am unsure as to why he was there, but it looks as though he won’t have any trouble making it to practice tomorrow. Get better soon, Kent!

Green Country Greetings

In the past few weeks I have had so many fantastic opportunities! I am loving my directors, Kevin and Eddie, and am beyond thrilled with what we have planned for this year. A week after I was crowned, I was able to watch Miss Mustang. Congrats to Hailey Holloway – a wonderful winner! We will have too much fun at Miss O this June! 🙂

On Sunday, I was able to attend Miss Oklahoma’s Outstanding Teen, Clytee Burchett’s, send-off party. Words cannot even begin to describe what a perfect representative she will be for Oklahoma. Clytee has such a genuinely pure heart and I have never met someone who is exuberant with joy in everything she does. While at the send-off, I saw several friends and made a new best friend in Brian’s daughter, Caris. We had a great time playing in the gorgeous host home, oooh-ing and ahh-ing over everything Clytee wore, and eating cupcakes (June is really far away!). Kevin snapped several pictures but I don’t have them just yet! Here is a precious picture of one of my stars, Maddy! I can already tell this little angel will be more than a blast this year and I can’t wait to get on-stage with her.

This is my first week of school so I have been busy preparing, but I am already amazed by how many tiny lives I am able to touch through teaching. I have learned much more than I expected to in just one day with my 4-year-olds, and this will be the experience of a lifetime!