MORE updates and photos!

Hi Everyone--I get home after a 5 hour flight, update the blog with the prelim photos, and now I get a BUNCH of photos from Brenna! She should be sleeping at this hour! She really enjoys sharing this experience with all of you, so I will make sure I get this stuff posted!

In Brenna's words...

April 15- AM interviews, 2-5pm TV rehearsal, evening VIP event for Miss USA sponsors at the Lyric Opera House

Here are photos from the VIP event!

Thank you to Rosalie Michaels, Mrs. Arizona America 2000, for letting me borrow this beautiful BCBG gown for the event!

I have received so many letters and flowers this week. Thank you to Miss AZ Teen USA, Emerald, for the tulips; Stacey Kole and Hilary Griffith for the roses; Britt for the... beautiful not-yet-blooming purple flowers (sorry, I don't really know what kind they are. hahaha); and Trudy, Corrie, Ozzie, and Melissa for the amazing pink bouquet. My room smells sooooo good!

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Brenna also sent me photos from events of the last few days...
Rememer the post about the "no crab" table and the fun photos? Here are those photos...

And here is an upate on the 12th:

On Wednesday we visited St. Michael's, a town about two hours southeast of Baltimore, for lunch and shopping! In the evening, we attended a barbeque at the home of Ed Hale, one of the sponsor's that helped to bring Miss USA back to Baltimore. His summer home is near St. Michael's and we were able to take a 45 minute ferry ride to get there! We stayed there to watch the episode of Deal or No Deal on NBC which featured 26 of the Miss USA contestants and Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005. We had so much fun!

Brenna's reaction to seeing the house they were visiting!