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What a wild and busy life it has been for my daughter and myself.
Beginning in November 2010, I received a phone call from a friend asking if Elizabeth wanted to be a Carolina Princess for Kelsey Tahler Wagner at the Miss Coastal Carolina Pageant. The pageant was being held in Jacksonville, NC in two weeks. Great we will do it! We quickly got together with Tahler and Susan so the girls and moms could meet. It was a quick connection between the two girls. See Tahler is 16 and Elizabeth is 12.
So the girls meet, we begin going to meeting in Clinton, NC to prepare for the upcoming pageant. The day arrives. Tahler is already in Jacksonville, NC because she has be interviewed by the judges, which is part of the overall competition. Elizabeth and I arrive later to the school in Jacksonville with great anticipation for the pageant that will begin in just a few short hours.
Miss Coast Carolina 2011 pageant begins. There will be two crowns awarded that night. The first to Miss Kelsey Tahler Wagner for Miss Coast Carolina's Outstanding Teen and Mary Catherine Tucker for Miss Coastal Carolina.... Yeah for Tahler...Elizabeth was beside herself. Elizabeth is now an official princess for a preliminary title holder and guess what we will be at the Miss NC pageant in June where Elizabeth will participate in activities for the pageant as well as competed for Miss North Carolina's Carolina Princess.
The work is now beginning.... And what a busy time we have had over the past few months. In late November and Early December the girls road in parades in their hometowns located in the Sandhills. They also made an appearance in the Christmas parade in Clinton, NC. That parade was long and wet..it rained on the parade!! Everyone was cold and wet. So we attended Christmas Parades in almost snow, cold wind, a bitterly cold evening, and rain. What a time but memories have been made.. YEAH.
During December Tahler and Elizabeth attended Miss North Carolina's Adrienne Core's Christmas Party. It was a very nice event and the girls got to meet some of the other preliminary title holders. January rolled around and as Adrienne prepared for Las Vegas the girls all attended her wardrobe showing in Garner, NC. Another very nice event put on by the state committee.
Well since the first of January, Tahler and Elizabeth have attended the following pageants: Mt Holly, Queen City, Thomasville, and Johnston County. They will be attending Miss Wilmington Pageant this weekend, February 26, 2011...Go Hillary!
The girls had the wonderful opportunity to get photography taken on the deck of the North Carolina Battleship that sits in the harbor in Wilmington... Thank you NC Battleship!
On that same weekend we had the pleasure to visit Isabella Grape dress shop in Wilmington, NC.. A must do if you are looking for a special gown. Their staff is so helpful. The gowns are beautiful!!
Last night, Tahler was able to talk at a Battalion FRG meeting promoting her platform: "Living a Life Without Limits". Tahler is an amazing young women who suffers from Asthma and Muscular Dystrophy. She is a tuff and savey girl who is an inspiration to my daughter Elizabeth and to all young people. No matter what you have been dealt with.... You are a survivor with enough determination and faith anything is possible.
Well I suppose I have almost caught you up on what a whirlwind these girls and us two mom's have had the past few months. I must though take a quick moment and Thank some of our friends, you know who you are, that have contributed financially to Elizabeth so that she will be able to attend the Miss North Carolina pageant in June...
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| Mary Catherine Tucker, Kelsey Tahler Wagner, Elizabeth Lee O'Brien |
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