Celebrity Bell Ringing Day at the Mall of America!

On Friday, December 14th I was asked by the Salvation Army to be a part of their Celebrity Bell Ringing Day at the Mall of America. It was alot of fun, meeting so many shoppers and taking tons of pictures. The decorations at the Mall of America are incredible every year, and there was a live orchestra playing holiday music right behind me in the rotunda.

Here I am with another local celebrity, Sharky from Underwater Adventures which is located inside the Mall of America.

Here I am with the Star Wars cast. They were very popular with all the kids.

Here I am with some of the Vikings Cheerleaders where they also took part in such a wonderful cause.

R.F. Moeller Jewelry show, Friday, Dec. 7th

On Friday, Dec. 7th, I was asked to be a part of R. F. Moeller's jewelry show day on 50th and France in Edina. I was given 4 carat diamond earrings to wear, a diamond pendant necklace, ring, and an 18 karat diamond tennis bracelet all totaling $400,000!! They were Lazar diamonds which are amazing and very clear and shiny.
Lazar diamonds also had on display for one day these magnificient diamond shoes and diamond handbag which were both worn on the red carpet. There were pictures displayed of famous celebrities wearing Lazar diamonds on the red carpet such as Jayme Fox and Jessica Alba. Believe it or not the handbag was $50,000 and the shoes were almost $200,000!! Now that is an expensive pair of shoes!! If your wondering, they were a size 7 in case anybody wants to purchase them. :))













The handbag worth $50,000 was encrusted with pave diamonds on the sides as well as the bottom of the bag.

Here I am with Curtis Blomberg one of the sales people that work at R.F. Moeller displaying these wonderful items. I also enjoyed wearing all that jewelry, it was alot of fun and I thank R. F. Moeller for letting me be a part of their jewelry show.

My Baby Shower! Sunday, December 2nd

Today I had my first baby shower held by my friends Donna Baklund and Ann Sangpan at my house. I thought it would be nice to have it at my house because we kind of go crazy with our holiday lights inside the house and out. I think those that attended would agree, haha.

I want to also thank Emily and Jaime from the Hair District for attending and making me look so beautiful on such a special day. Here I am with my husband Sam after the last group was leaving. It was a great party, tons of desserts and food, great party favors with white choc. lollipops made in pink and purple colors of bottles, and flowers, the ittle pink bottles filled with jelly belly beans, and all the wonderful decorations.

Here I am with my husband Sam opening up tons of presents that everyone bought for the baby. Of course I got anything that had to do with princess, crowns, and anything with rhinestones on it! haha! I hope you enjoy some of the pictures.

My good friend Donna who was one of the girls that threw me my shower bought me a silver spoon and fork that had crowns on them and said Princess. Thank you Donna!

This was another wonderful present from my friend Dessi, she gave me this beautiful silver album, a doll for the baby and some clothes that were from Bulgaria. Thanks Dessi!

Isn't this the cutest pink fur jacket? My good friend Kristine bought me this and a bunch of other fun stuff. Thanks Kristine!

I loved this small blanket that was from Skip and Debbie Thomas. I can't wait to put it in the baby's stroller. Thanks Skip and Debbie!

Here I am excited that I got the high chair I wanted.

Here I am with Carl and Faith Schway at my house. We had a great time and thank you to Carl, Faith, Robin and Mark Duffney, and Cheryl and Dennis Trainor for the beautiful high chair! I'm sure the baby will love it!

Miss Teen MN & Miss MN USA Finals! And the winners are?

Sunday, November 25th, it's finals night at the Miss MN Teen and Miss MN USA pageant and what a tough competition it was. 1300 people attended the event and here is the top 15 in the Miss MN category all wearing their opening number dresses.

Here are 7 of the top 15 in the Miss MN Teen category.

The top 15 in the Miss MN Teen category in their evening gowns. All had beautiful gowns.

Then from 15 it went down to just 5.

Here is Miss MN Teen contestant Sarah Sprayberry waiting for her final question.

Sarah Sprayberry getting the last look with the judges before the scores are combined.

Then it came down to just 2, (L-R, Lindsay Becker and Saray Sprayberry). And the new Miss Minnesota Teen USA winner is?????

Sarah Sprayberry is the new Miss Minnesota Teen USA winner!

Here are the top 5 in the Miss MN USA category.

From L-R Serene Aandahl, Kaylee Unverzagt, Nicole Bonniwell, Brianne Anderson, & Rachel Richards.

Miss MN USA contestant, Kaylee Unverzagt waiting for her final question.

And then it came down to Brianne and Kaylee and the new Miss Minnesota USA winner is????

Kaylee Unverzagt is the new Miss Minnesota USA winner!!

Newly crowned winners Kaylee Unverzagt as Miss MN USA and Sarah Sprayberry as Miss MN Teen USA!

Miss Minnesota USA Kaylee and Faith Schway

Me, newly crowned Miss Minnesota USA Kaylee and Faith Schway

Miss MN Teen & Miss MN USA pageant, Prelims! Saturday, Nov. 24th

Tonight I attended the Miss Minnesota Teen and Miss Minnesota USA pageant that was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington. It was prelim night and what a tough competition it is this year.

Here are some fun pictures from this evening.

(L-R, Me, Faith Schway, Holly Ernst, Mrs. MN America 2006)

(L-R) Kaylee Unverzagt, Me,and Holly Ernst)

Me and Miss MN Teen contestant Delanie Neal

(L-R, Sarah Sprayberry, Faith Schway, and Serene Aandahl)

Miss Teen MN & Miss MN USA contestants!

On Sunday, November 11th, I was asked by Faith to sit in as a mock judge at a mock interview she held for the Miss Teen and Miss MN USA contestants. The girls were a little nervous but excited about the pageant that is coming up Thanksgiving weekend. I will be there cheering them on and I will have tons of pictures for all of you to see. I'm glad I"m not judging, I wouldn't know who to choose! Best of luck girls!

Joanie's Election Party!

On Tuesday, November 6th my husband and I were invited to Joanie Clausen's election party.

Joanie was running for Mayor of Golden Valley and she did an outstanding job! Joanie got over 2,000 votes but unfortunately did not win. I hope you go for it again Joanie! It was a great turnout and thanks to my good friend Ann Marie for inviting us. We had a great time.

(L-R, Me, Joanie, Ann Marie, and Faith)

Mrs. America Viewing Party!

On Friday, September 21st, I had a viewing party at my house so we could all watch Mrs. America. I had a wonderful turnout but we kind of had an issue with the channel. It kept on fading in and out and it's never done that before. It figures the next day that the pageant aired, the channel worked fine, but regardless everyone had a great time.

Everyone knew that I was pregnant so our friends Jody and Mark Grieger were nice enough to bring over a congratulations cake. It was so delicious! Thanks Jody and Mark!

I of course went shopping immediately, so I was showing everyone a few of the babies new outfits. My mother-in-law was just as excited to see what was in the bag.