Well I didn't get a chance to blog last night because I had to get prepped and ready for interview this morning! So, I will start from where I left off yesterday morning...
Marina and I had a GREAT nap, we slept for well over an hour; like I said, who would have thought I'd sleep more in Fresno than I do at home?! Afterwards we headed down for our very first rehearsal! We all had a great time being silly and attempting to remember the choreography that we learned over a month ago at orientation. It was nice to finally be doing something in preparation for the show TOMORROW! I am definitely a little nervous about the dancing and how everything will turn out, but hopefully we'll be fine...maybe say a little prayer for us if you get a chance. :) Anyway, after rehearsing for a couple of hours with one of our wonderful choreographers, Rob, we headed to our 4th of July "picnic" which Bob so wonderfully organized so that we could feel festive and celebrate our countries 243 birthday. Our picnic was in one of the salons, and we had turkey dogs, burgers, macaroni salad, potato salad, fruit - including the watermelon of course - and all of the fixings. It was so great and it definitely made spending the 4th of July in Fresno a little better. In a way it was like spending the holiday with family, our huge and evergrowing pageant family. I love all of these people to death and if I couldn't spend the 4th with my family, I would definitely spend it with these people.
After our picnic it was back to rehearsal, this time with Janet, and then shortly after that we were dismissed to watch the fireworks. We went on top of the parking structure and watched the fireworks go off all over the city of Fresno while we waited for our main attraction which was coming from the ballpark. While we waited we took a bunch of silly pictures, and had a great time. Arianna - my sista! we have a handshake now ;) - and I lead the group in patriotic songs. We had a blast! Thanks again to Bob for arranging all of this, you definitely made the holiday feel special.
The interview girls were excused early from the fireworks, so that we could prep for interview in the morning. I, thankfully, have a room facing the direction that the fireworks were coming from and was able to get a perfect view of the entire show, it was truly amazing. After all of that I wrote notes on my cards, talked to my family, talked to my wonderful and amazing ED and Associate ED, and then headed for bed. Definitely a great day and a fantastic 4th of July.
Whew, well this morning, I had interview!! We had to be downstairs at 7:30, so I woke up at the lovely time of 5:45. For those of you that know me, you know that I do not wake up this early...EVER! But I did it, and I was bright eyed and bushy tailed and ready to let the judges get to know me. Of course we didn't start until 8:40 because of a delay with one of the judges, but once I got in there I was good to go. I couldn't have been more myself. I am so happy with my interview, and hope that they got to know the person that I am. Hopefully they'll remember me tomorrow!!
After interview it was off to the theatre for the remainder of the day to work on EVERYTHING! I cannot believe we have a show tomorrow, but ready or not, here it comes!
I compete in Evening Gown tomorrow, for those of you who don't know - or if you're like my family, knew but then got so excited that you completely forgot...gotta love em :) I could possibly win a prelim, but I definitely have a great group of girls, and it's anybody's game. Cross your fingers, and I will do my best to work it! Hopefully I'll have exciting news tomorrow!
I know it's a short recap of the day, but there really isn't too much to report! I cannot wait to see my family, friends, and committee tomorrow for visitation, their support means so much to me and I am so grateful to have them in my life. Thank you to everyone who has supported me, as I have mentioned before, I would not be where I am today without you. Win or lose, I know that you will still love me and be right there to support me in whatever the future holds whether it's Miss America, another local pageant, or something entirely different. I love you all very much and could not imagine my life without each and every one of you. Thank you one million times...
Until tomorrow...
Always,
Saundra Combs
Miss San Diego Cities 2010
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