First Day at Mrs. America

I arrived in Tucson late yesterday afternoon with just enough time to unpack and meet my roomate, Mrs. Alaska, before we headed to our first event - Orientation Dinner. The food was wonderful! We are certainly going to be spoiled here at Loew's with our 5 diamond meals. I had the opportunity to meet all of the other contestants as well as the President of Mrs. America.

Tuesday - Day 2

Early this morning, I went on a nature hike on the trail behind the resort that leads to an 80 foot waterfall. The trail offered fantastic views of the hotel. The rattlesnake sign was a bit intimidating, but the hotel staff has reassured me that in the 25 years they have been operating the hotel, only 2 people have ever been bitten by a rattlesnake (one of them was a Mrs. America contestant!!).

Next I went on a mile jog through a trail weaving through the championship golf course. This resort is truly first class!

Since the pageant will not be televised this year, today we have been focusing on learning the opening number. We've had a great time laughing at ourselves trying to learn the choreography while also learning the song we are going to sing! We have more rehearsals this afternoon then a nice dinner with the Mrs. America President, David Marmel.