Little Moments
Hello again!
February is upon us and I have
already had an eventful couple of weeks!! After returning from our awesome girl’s
weekend in the cities spent, shopping, bonding, and of course more shopping, it
was time to get back to school work and more pageant activities. My sister
queens and I were stationed outside of Macy’s a couple weekends ago promoting
the Go Red For Women Campaign. We had a blast taking pictures and informing
passerby’s of how to live a heart healthy life. After our Macy’s appearance we
had the pleasure of attending the annual Heart Ball put on by Go Red. We had
such a great time at the ball raising money and awareness about heart disease.
A couple of highlights for me were “modeling” the live auction pieces, which in
my case included a cumbersome badger fur coat. Another highlight of the night
was definitely the photo booth. Taking goofy pictures with the girls (as cliché
as this may sound) produced memories that will last a lifetime.
Just last weekend my sister
queens and I had the opportunity to judge a Girl Scout cookie contest at the
West Acres mall. We spent a good majority of the afternoon held against our
will, being forced to consume rare delicacies… just kidding! We actually had an
awesome sampling the treats that these Girl Scout Troops had baked for us. The
highlight of this appearance for me was when a little girl came up to me and
asked me if she could wear my crown. Her eyes just lit up when I placed that
crown on her head, and she was grinning ear to ear for the cameras. I asked her
if she wanted to be a princess when she was older and she looked back and me
and vigorously shook her head YES! Little moments like these are the ones that
mean the most to a person. When you can see it in someone else’s eyes how much
they look up to you, that is how you know what you’re doing is good. An unknown
source once said, “It’s the little moments that make life big,” and I might be
getting ahead of myself when I say that I hope to leave an impact on someone throughout my lifetime; whether it be my
family, my friends, or maybe even this little girl. I just hope that when all
is said and done I have made a difference in the life of another person,
because in the end, it’s the little moments strung together, that form our
life-lasting memories.
Until next time
Olivia Naylor
Miss Teen ND International 2012