So as much as I love being Miss Massachusetts USA there is only one little thing that I DO NOT LIKE ...... Packing!! :) You would think having lived all over the country, traveling constantly for my job as a tv host, to Aaron's games and as Miss Mass I would be an expert packer, but sadly no :( No matter how hard I try I always overpack and with Miss USA being almost three weeks long I have one of my biggest packing jobs ahead of me and I'm determined to get it just right :) So in order to do that I've started very early and am proud to say I'm close to being done!
I could have never done it though on my own. Last week I headed to Houston, Texas for two quick but super productive days to visit one of my closest friends, stylist and pageant designer Gaspar Cruz. I met Gaspar when I was in college at USC and competed at Miss California USA and he has been a great friend to me ever since. Gaspar is one of the hardest workers and most passionate people I know and even though my busy schedule only allowed me 2 days to go visit him I knew we'd get tons done and have a little fun as well :) Boy was I right!!! We spent all day shopping and running around doing errands and alterations and stayed up all night labeling, organizing, taking pictures of outfits and getting my first suitcase packed up and ready to ship to the Planet Hollywood!
People often ask me what you have to do to get ready for Miss USA and it is pretty much impossible to explain sometimes. I know the other 50 contestants feel the same as me when I say we need to bring a crazy amount of stuff to Vegas for our jam packed itinerary of events!! :) Because of Gaspar and the amazing friend he is, I feel so organized and like I've made a major dent in my packing and even though it was exhausting, we always make our time together fun!
I wanted to share this funny picture with you to give you some insight into the behind the scenes prep of heading to Miss USA :) This pic was taken at 3am when I had a 6 am flight that morning back to Boston. We didn't sleep, we just stayed up all night packing and at one point I just laid on the floor in this huge heap of clothes haha! It was a great memory on my roadtovegas! Love you Gaspar!
xo
