Confidence & Humility- Building Tomorrow's Leaders Chat

I was invited to be a panelist in the live discussion Confidence & Humility- Building Tomorrow's Leaders. There is a monthly chat held by Maryanne, a Macomb Daily reporter, as well as Teresa, Parenting Specialist at CARE of Macomb. There were several other panelists and numerous 'lurkers' in the chat. We talked about being involved in different activities, being able to talk to your parents about issues, and having self confidence- all of which helps kids stay away from drugs and other bad decisions. I had a wonderful time in the chat! I've attached a screen shot from part of our conversation. The chat is held with www.coveritlive.com and the link to our conversation can be found here: http://www.macombdaily.com/articles/2011/06/08/lifestyles/doc4def84114decf004051624.txt

Leaving for Miss Michigan TODAY! I'm all packed and ready to go. Hair done, nails done, spray tan about to be done...I'm off to practice my talent and take a minute to RELAX before the craziness starts. I'm so excited!

xoxo, Ang

Special Olympics Summer Games

What a wonderful experience it was to take part in the Special Olympics Summer Games held on Central Michigan U's campus in Mt. Pleasant this weekend! I fell in love with the Special Olympics when I first volunteered at the summer games last year. This is an uplifting and overall fun group to be around!

The athletes are incredible. I had a great time hanging out with them (there were about 3,000 there) and watching their competitions. I also helped at some of the awards ceremonies, and found myself getting emotional throughout the experience. The only way to describe the athletes and their reactions to receiving awards is the word heartwarming. It was an incredible experience!

I also had a lot of fun hanging out with my fellow contestants. As Miss MI week is drawing nearer by the second (!) it was fun to get my mind off of the heavy preparation and just chill with some of the other girls. Miss MI... HERE WE COME! :)

Also--I had my 'good luck'/send off party on Saturday. I felt overwhelmed and overjoyed at the love and support that was (and continues to be) shown to me from my family and friends. I couldn't do this without the support of my family. Thank you everyone!

XOXO, Ang