Busy as a Bee!

And as I promised...this would be a very busy October. I have been out and about busy between school and being Miss NJ Teen, but it has been a blast thus far!

Since my last outing at Miss New Jersey Teen USA, I was given the opportunity to meet the mayor of my hometown of Cranford, Mr. Mark Smith. What an honor and a privilege to meet and speak with such a dignified individual. We were able to have a short meeting, and boy was it fun! We talked about everything from CHS football to winning that Ford Mustang at Nationals in California! The Deputy Mayor, Mrs. Martha Garcia was able to join us as well. She even gave me some inside tips about PR, my academic major. This was such a wonderful opportunity that my title had opened up for me!

Mayor Mark Smith, me, and Deputy Mayor Martha Garcia

In front of the Municipal Building :)

The next day, I went to the Special Olympic's Wellness Carnival! It wasn't my first time volunteering for this organization and it definitely will not be my last. If never fails to amaze me how talented and truly special each person is that is involved with this organization. The event was held at their headquarters in Lawrenceville. I was in charge of the "Crazy Hat", which proved to be very challenging, but fun nonetheless.

Working the Crazy Hat!

I even ran into fellow Cranford residents, the Curci's (I graduated high school with his older sister, Nicole!).

Brian Curci and I!

Also a big shout out to my new friends Allyson and Cami! I had a great time volunteering with you ladies. Welcome to the SONJ volunteering team :)

Me, Allyson, and Cami

After that I hopped right back into the car and was off to my fitting for the Cohen's Fashion Optical Colored Contact event! I never had contacts before, so the visit was quite interesting to say the least! I am so happy to be a model at the event! Stay tuned to find out what color I will be wearing modeling :)

The next weekend I was booked to model for New York International Bridal Week by Interlude Couture. What a thrill! Thank you to PV Solutions and Kimberly Triani for presenting me with the opportunity! Who knew that standing in 5 inch heels for 9 hours could be so hard? HAHA! I had a great time and was able to network unbelievably! Check out a few pictures from the event...

With the Interlude Rep, Adam

After a long day on my feet. Still smiling!!!

Nationals will be here before I know it! I have officially started the countdown...33 DAYS! I can't wait.

Stay tuned! There are more exciting things happening this weekend!

I will leave you with one of my favorites by Audrey Hepburn:

"The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode, but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul."

All My Love,
Melissa