i am thankful for you.

tis the week of Thanksgiving...and all through the house....

but really. it is Thanksgiving week. and I'm always super reflective during this time (obviously...like most of America). 

with that being said, the Princess Program would not be what it is today without our amazing alumnae, volunteers, parents and of course...the Princesses. thank you for making 2013 one of our best years ever. I am always floored at the amount of "hey Kelby, let me know what I can do to help" or "you need binders stuffed? just tell me when and I'm there". it warms my heart to know that so many people love the Princess Program as much as I do and are willing to spend countless hours just helping me out.

thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

thank you for your emails and your words of encouragement.

thank you for offering to help (even when I don't take you up on it).

thank you to all my friends that I have shamelessly begged to help with the Princess Program (a program that they have no direct ties too, but find themselves involved simply because they are my friends....suckas!)

thank you for your endless support.

here's to 2014. I'm not even sure it can be better than last year, but I'm going to try. 

you guys are the best. again. thank you.

calling all Princess alumnae!

are you a past 500 Festival Princess?? 

if so, we would love to hear from you! I am working on updating our alumnae database...this project is ongoing and an intense labor of love! but I need some information from you! fill out this form and please include an email address!

look for some fun Princess Alumnae events to come your way next year!

santa! i know him! (november 16)

yeah yeah yeah...it's not even Thanksgiving yet. but I'm definitely in the Christmas spirit and I'm perfectly okay with that.

don't judge me.

but I'm definitely not the only one. this past Saturday, a couple of our princesses were at Clay Terrace mall in Carmel to welcome Santa!

but let's be real....this time Santa traded his reindeer in for a racecar. and I see nothing wrong with that.

in fact, I'm fairly certain Santa should always cruise from the north pole in a racecar. especially one that is driven by Indy's own Ed Carpenter! 

the big man in red! 

(hmmm Santa...your beard needs adjusting....just saying)

we all know that winners drink milk...but obviously so does Santa. a big thanks to the American Dairy Association for supplying Santa with some milk after his ride.

 princess Becca Duggan and princess Lauren Karmire with Santa and Ed.

 

princess love.

500 festival corporate member event (november 12)

what do you get when you mix some Princesses with a team owner and a racecar driver? 

ok nothing too crazy...just one of the 500 festival corporate member events! we had a great time at Sarah Fisher Hartman racing headquarters on Main Street in Speedway. seriously, that place is amazing and brand-spanking-new. 

we had four of the 2013 Princesses with us that evening, greeting and mingling with guests. look how pretty they are!

princess lauren hines, princess codie myers, princess becca duggan and princess allie beckman

our hostess with the mostest for the evening...Sarah Fisher herself.

and of course, the driver for SFH racing...Mr. Josef Newgarden. this guy cracks me up.

we (the 500 festival) were doing a contest on facebook and twitter to promote the new wave start for the Mini-Marathon. so of course, we had to get Josef to wave for us! (plus he totally loved being surrounded by Becca and Codie).

love this little nuggets. I can't believe we are already gearing up for 2014. I'm going to miss my 2013 princesses. not gonna lie...the new class has big shoes to fill. #33strong

want to know more about our Corporate Member program? click here. 

princess love.

bloggity blog blog blog

good morning fellow P's (and wanna be P's...and anyone else who may or may not be reading this)! 

so I've created a blog. a bloggity blog blog blog. a princess blog, if you will.

and forgive me because I think it's kind of fun to not capitalize every sentence and whatnot.

so here you go. this will be your one-stop-shop to all things Princess related. plus I think it will be a super fun way to keep everyone up to date with what the Princesses are doing, where we've been and where we're going.

plus, I kind of like blogs and think they are super fun.

here you go. enjoy it. :)