We had a very successful event for the Friends of Miss San Jose at the 2009 Sharks Hockey Team Home Opener Event this Thursday October 8th. Thousands of people came out and the Miss San Jose did extremely well for next year's Scholarship Fund. I was so glad to be a part of this event. The night started off with Mary McCaman and Bernadette Raudez picking me up and we drove over to the HP Pavilion. I was so glad to ride with someone because I am sure I would have gotten lost!
Felicia Alvarez and I were the two representatives who greeted people near the front of the HP Pavilion and encouraged them to buy drinks from our booth. People were so friendly and I enjoyed chatting about the MAO with people who were not familiar with the process. It is always so interesting to me that so many people are so curious how we "win" our titles and what we have to do. As expected, I was frequently asked what I thought about Carrie Prejean, but that was the perfect opportunity to talk about Miss America and why we are different. People were so funny, they would shout out, "Miss Silicon Valley!!!" and as soon as I would look, they would blush and hide their faces. A few handfuls of people were brave enough to come up and talk to me, and the others would usually say, "can you take a picture with my friend? He (or she) really wants a picture with you."
Today I really missed my "Sweetheart" and "California" girls. Luckily, I will get to see many of my California friends at Kristy Cavinder's homecoming on October 24th in Atwater, California. I'm really looking forward to talking with Kristy and seeing how she is doing before her big departure to Miss America!
I hope you enjoy some of my pictures from the event!
