Working title in progess

Two weekends ago I was given the opportunity to be a part of the University of Florida Homecoming parade. It was truly an honor and given the fact I am a new alumnus of the school I was very proud to be there. The parade started around 12pm and was about two miles down University Blvd, it was televised in Gainesville, the parade is considered a holiday and all of the schools had the day off just to watch.

Thank You to all my sponsors!! These were the ads in the official program book for Miss Florida USA 2011

I had a blast this past week at Miss Florida USA 2011. I went to the pageant as a rookie and came out a new and improved person. I learned a lot about myself and achieved one of my goals in life which was to compete for the title. I now know what I need to do in order to hopefully make the cut at finals next year but for now I'm taking at least the rest of the week off and then will start to prepare for next year. Here are some photos from the pageant. Enjoy!!

This past Saturday I had the opportunity to help out at Volusia County Health Departments program for National Testing Day for HIV/AIDS in which they were doing free 20 minute rapid test to anyone who wanted one. I was able to answer any questions that came my way about HIV/AIDS and the Miss Florida USA system. Which for me was a great chance to explain my platform of bringing the education about HIV/AIDS back to the spotlight and helping to get more people tested. There is certainly a stigma attached to who everyone thinks contracts the disease and I'm here to tell you that's not true. Only a week until I leave for Miss Florida USA getting excited.