Princess For A Day!

One of the most favorite and most anticipated events for the Princesses is the "Princess For A Day" event, benefiting Flashes of Hope! (Side note: if you haven't heard of Flashes of Hope....listen for them flashesofhope.org. But really.)

But really. The girls lovelovelove this event, and I always have a ton of girls who want to participate in this! Of course, this year the event was originally snowed out....typical of this HORRIBLE winter. But don't worry, they rescheduled it and it was still an amazing event!!

Gotta love this. My good friend Jovanna and her awesome cakes from The Cakehole were in attendance. So this girl is my favorite. She's amaze-balls. (Cake balls).

Why is this so perfect? Princess Patia's face is my favie!

Purdue WIB Conference!

Bucket List Item.....CHECK!

On March 8th, I was asked to be one of the keynote speakers at the Purdue University Women In Business conference.

Say what?? 

What the heck do I know about business? I mean, I do know a lot about Purdue (thankyouverymuch)...but business, not so much. Regardless, I agreed to give it my best shot.

And of course I turned it into an appearance for some of the Purdue Princesses (new and old). I loved every second of spending time at my beloved alma mater. I loved every second of spending time with my beloved Becca (2013 Princess). I loved every second of spending time with my beloved Princesses.

Oh and awkwardly enough, I loved every moment of speaking in front of people. Loved it. Would do it again in a heartbeat. Seriously. It was the MOST fun.

10K Training Series!

On Saturday, March 1st, the 500 Festival had their 10K Training Series presented by OrthoIndy. The Princesses, along with volunteers from the Hilton Hotel, worked a water/Gatorade station in between mile 3 and 4.

It was a super cold morning. It was an early morning.

But these little nuggets looked gorgeous and smiled and laughed their way through the whole morning. I can't imagine how much fun we're going to have at the Mini, if we had this much fun at the 10K!

corporate member event with Tony Kanaan!

On Monday, February 24, 2014, the 500 Festival hosted a Corporate Member event at Crane Bay! It was such a fun night, but the best part was that Tony Kanaan was there to unveil the 2014 Indianapolis 500 Ticket!

We had 4 Princesses there to serve as greeters--Calin, Chelsea, Danika and Miche! The girls did so stinking awesome at their FIRST 500 Festival Princess event--and the guests LOVED seeing them. Don't they look gorgeous in their tiaras and sashes!

princess orientation. 2.22.2014

It's one thing to select the 2014 Princesses...it's quite another to plan for Orientation and get all of these 33 fabulous ladies in one room together FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!

So much work goes in to Orientation, but it is totally a labor of love. I'm quite obsessed with these ladies and I lovelovelove when they are all together. Orientation is quite a "deer in headlights" kind of day...but I know everyone was so excited for this day to arrive!

It's also a fun day because it is the first time they are meeting each other. It's fun for me to see their personalities come out and how the group meshes together. 

We are officially on our way to May!!! 

introducing.....the newest class of Princesses!!!!!

you guys. here they are.

the newest class of Princesses!!

I'm already completely obsessed with them. To a level that is unhealthy. 

Laura Aleman
Senior, Ball State University
Audiology

Madeline Blackwell
Sophomore, Indiana University
Human Biology

Chelsea Clifton
Sophomore, Ball State University
Social Work

Calin Cochran
Junior, Purdue University
Pre-Professional Health Science/Pre-Physician Assistant

Alyssa Dyke
Sophomore, Butler University
Art+Design and Biology

Kelly Fields
Junior, Purdue University
Neurobiology and Physiology

Mckenna Fiew
Junior, Purdue University
Pre-Pharmacy

Ally Gatmaitan
Junior, Purdue University
Nursing

Danielle Goeman
Senior, Purdue University
General Health Science

Haley Hackman
Sophomore, University of Indianapolis
Psychology/Occupational Therapy

Brittany Ignas
Senior, Indiana University
Kinesiology-Contemporary Dance

Lauren Isaacs
Junior, Purdue University
Communication

Caroline Kirkwood
Senior, Butler University
Strategic Communication

Lindsay Lausten
Senior, Purdue University
Psychology

Elizabeth Lecher
Senior, Purdue University
Agricultural Economics

Leslie Ann Lindsay
Junior, Indiana State University
Exercise Science/Sports Medicine

Caroline McKinney
Junior, Purdue University
Communication

Liz Mertz
Sophomore, Butler University
Business

Emily Nickels
Junior, Ball State University
Public Relations

Kristin Quick
Freshman, Purdue University
Agribusiness

Brittany Royer
Senior, IU Kokomo
Psychology

Adrienne Runge
Grad Student, IUPUI (Biology)
BA, University of Notre Dame (Italian)

Brooke Sahm
Junior, IU East
Nursing

Kelsey Shaw
Junior, Purdue University
Agricultural Education

Danika Smith
Junior, IU Kokomo
Public Administration

Miche Smith
Sophomore, IUPUI
Journalism

Suzanne Stephan
Senior, Purdue University
Management

Patia Storms
Sophomore, Purdue University
Finance & Management

Emma Tiernon
Sophomore, Indiana University
Journalism

Brittany Wagner
Senior, Purdue University
Pharmacy

Sydney West
Senior, Indiana University
Telecommunications & English

Corey Windler
Sophomore, Ball State University
Business Administration

Steph Wolfred
Junior, Butler University
Strategic Communication