Tonight is the night for the "Big Burn"! Tim is writing and directing a movie that requires a mountain cabin to burn down. Well, that is not an easy proposition. I was challenged with building a replica model of the cabin that can be burned for the movie. So I have spent some time making a cabin, complete with a porch and chimmney. This afternoon, we put the cabin on the board and I have been adding the "scenery". I make several trees that were similar to the ones in the reference photo I was using. Those have been placed. Then I added brush, grass, and real moss. Now they are setting lights and practicing burning small objects. And soon, the big burn!! I am pretty excited. This is a new and unique experiment for me.
As far as my experience in St Louis...FABULOUS. I had the best time with Claudia and Jessika, not to mention all the wonderful gals from California. what I really loved about this pageant is how it brought together people of all age groups. I love watching the young gals compete!! There were actually two pageants happening at the same time. The Young American Miss Pageant where I was competing in the 16 years old and up division. I won the highest modeling score in my division and came in 2nd runner up. Not bad for competing against 16 year olds! And in the Dream Girls USA Pageant, I won the Supreme Sister title with Claudia. That is probably the coolest part. We got to compete as sisters and then WON that division. For those who don't understand the joy of pageantry, one of the best parts is sharing the experience with those you love and the new friends you are making, and this pageant reaffirmed that love for me! But Claudia and I only got one trophy :-), so we are sharing. I have it for now, and will send it to her this month!
