What's On My Happy List?

Miss Utah Week!

8 thoughtful neighbors went in on this 

adorable sign surprise for Kyleigh

wishing her well

during her week at Miss Utah.

Day One!

No one has a clue what it took to get 

to this packed car status.... 

😅

Except those of us that lived it. 

THE enormous amounts of PLANNING and CREATING,

the DETAILS, TIME, 

MONEY and ENERGY that went in to all THIS.

I'll never forget it. 

Check In!

It was fascinating getting a glimpse of backstage. 

Since Kyleigh was in the first group 

to check in
we had a few hours to kill before we had
to be back for orientation.

It was blooming hot.

So we found a place to park under a shady tree 

and I had this nice view to look at.
One of my favorite mountain ranges,
the American flag waving on Freedom Blvd,
and we could see Angel Moroni peeking 

thru the trees
from the Provo City Temple!
It was so nice to sit and decompress for a time.

We went and got the car washed 

and got our favorite fruit waters at Swig. 

Back to the Covey Center for orientation

and more pics!

So fun to spend the entire day together. 

We got to leave again for lunch....

Cubby's has a really good hucklelala shake!

Then it was check-in time 

at the hotel for the girls...

This sweet lady was Kyleigh's host mom 

for the week...

and this was Kyleigh's roommate, 

which she absolutely adored. 

After that it was time to get ready for the 

Show Us Your Shoes Parade.

We went to a quiet bathroom on BYU 

campus to get ready...

All 48 contestants dressed

in costume/shoes representing something about

them or city/title they hold. 

Kyleigh chose Italian Village in Murray.

 

The girls were driven around in golf carts

around the Shops at Riverwoods

holding on for dear life. 

😂

Here's the blurb they announced

about Kyleigh's choice of costume.

Candidate #10 

Kyleigh Cooper, Miss Cottonwood, 

loves the rich history and culture 

of the Cottonwood area, 

which is in the middle of the 

Salt Lake Valley.  

The longevity of businesses in this community

are legendary 

and add to the cultural diversity 

of this area.  

Italian Village is one of those places that has 

served customers for over 50 years! 

Kyleigh chose to represent Italian Village 

because it is a family favorite 

and reminds her of her time living in Italy. 

Next time you are in Murray, 

stop by and try one of 

their famous pizza benders!

Kyleigh's cheering squad!

{I gave out Italian flags to wave}

😜

After the parade they gave out four awards and 

Kyleigh won one...

for most creative!

I guess all that darn modge podging, 

glittering and glue'in was worth it.

I was able to use my football scream

so that was fun.

🙌 

Look what store Poppi spotted

for us?

YUM!

It's tradition to leave gifts for

your contestant at the hotel throughout 

the week so we gave Kyleigh this

fun gift on the first night. This funky purse

{we found at TJ Maxx} with a gift card 

to IV to get a pizza bender, 

along with one of her favorite treats 

Black Forrest gummy bears. 

Everything ran pretty darn smoothly the whole 

live long day {it was a loooong day} but then 

we got home and realized when Kyleigh 

switched bags in the car for the parade 

her small bag with all her makeup brushes 

didn't make it in the big bag 

and was still in the back of the car. 

😩

Luckily these two were willing 

to take a late night

jaunt to Provo for us! haha 

Day 2!

Kyleigh had her private judges interview...

lots of rehearsals...

and a p.j. princess party that night 

with the Little Misses.

In the meantime Brie and I went

up to Stake YW girls camp at 

Brighton Meadows just for 

the day to visit, hang by the lake, 

and most importantly to bring their 

crock potted meal up for dinner. HA!

It was such a fun day!

Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust.

The camp leaders made it so fun for the girls. 

Days 3, 4, and 5 to be cont....