Sunday, June 1, 2008

Visiting LaGrange




I really enjoyed making friends with the police officers and firefighters from the city of LaGrange. Anyone in these professions has my heart. I truly believe these are two of the most selfless and heroic careers anyone could have.

My grade group girls


These are some of the girls that I meet with once a week to help mentor. They are truly the greatest girls by far!!!

Monday, May 26, 2008

Mrs. America Pageant




Here are some of the professional photos that were taken on stage at the preliminary and nationally televised Mrs. America pageant. The costume represents a white swan because in 1868, the first gift presented to Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo was a white swan.


NAM Girls



A couple of my favorite National American Miss girls are of course my daughter Christina who is Miss Illinois Pre-Teen and how cute is the little Miss Illinois Princess, Kaylyn.

Opening day at Six Flags




Being invited to be a part of the opening day celebration at Six Flags Great America was very fun yet very very cold.

Spending time with the 3rd grade


One of my favorite days was getting to read and spend time with my son Sean and his 3rd grade class.

Latino Fashion Week



The top photo is me with Sylvia Periz who is a news anchor for ABC ch 7.
Miss Illinois USA Jill Guiseth and I had a really fun time presenting together at Latino Fashion Week.

ACP Seminar


Speaking at the ACP seminar was so much fun. I really enjoyed sharing some of my experiences with the wonderful ladies who were there.

St. Jude fundraiser


St. Jude Children's Research Hospital fashion extravaganza was an extraordinary event. I really enjoyed eating lunch with a getting to know Robin Robinson who is the anchor for Fox News hear in Chicago.

Fashion shows



I had a blast doing some really fun fashion shows for Tracey from Zazz Productions. Thanks a million !!!!

Girls Night Out Convention!!!


The lovely lady I am standing next to in the first photo is Glenda. She was kind enough to give me one of her beautiful purses along with having one of the most inspiring stories I have ever heard. She started her own company at the age of 65 called "one of a kind purses by Glenda". Over the past three years she has sold over 1300 purses and Oprah Winfrey even has one.
The next photo is me with a group of interesting hat women from Naper Settlement. These a just a few of the many wonderful people I got to meet while visiting all the booths at the convention.