Earlier in the day we visited the Miss America Trade Show at Planet Hollywood. We all know what would catch Janette’s eye.

After the telecast we gathered to congratulate Sharalynn on her spectacular representation at Miss America.

Sharalynn and her Aunt Lynnie from Ohio at Saturday's visitation at Planet Hollywood

Proud mom and pop with Miss Connecticut 2009, Sharalynn Kuziak

Luis and his posse of Connecticut beauties.

Miss America 2010 Caressa Cameron greets the visitation audience.

Later that evening we caught up with friends from Maine, Kansas and Pennsylvania for one last time before leaving for home, family and friends.

Friday was a day of service for volunteers from across America. 65 volunteers including Lisa Huston, Nona Miles, Marla Prete Spadaccino, Luis Pabon and Stan Boyes from Connecticut helped to paint two homes for Las Vegas’s Habitat for Humanity.  They boarded a charter bus at 7:30 a.m. for the ride out to the site. After words of encouragement from Miss America Ericka Dunlap, Katie Shindle and Bebe Shoppe Waring, we were handed our hard hats and paint brushes and in 4 hours managed to completely prime the inside and outside of one of the homes. The volunteers accomplished in four hours what would normally take 5 days.

65 Pageant Volunteers preparing to leave for their Habitat for Humanity day of service.

Marla and Steve from Kentucky admire their handiwork covering the windows.

Marla and Erika Dunlap

Later that evening was the Evening of Dreams for the 53 contestants their family friends and pageant volunteers.

Evening of Dreams

Thursday nights preliminary competition for Sharalynn was her On-stage Question.

Parade of States

Acacia Courtney Connecticut's Outstanding Teen on stage at Miss America

Sharalynn responds to her On-stage Question

Photos from Tuesday’s competition in Swimsuit and Evening Wear.

Introduction of States

Sharalynn in her Evening Wear

Opening Number to I've Got a Feeling

Sigma Group competes in Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimwear

The Sigma Group in Swimsuit

Sigma Evening Wear Group

Group shot of Connecticut Pageant Family

Luis Pabon and Sharalynn Kuziak Miss Connecticut 2009 at visitation.

Talent rehearsal was held for the Alpha group was held early this morning. Sharalynn had her Private Interview with the Judges just after Lunch and then made it over to the theater for Swimsuit and Evening Wear rehearsal for this eveings competition. She looked “smoking-hot” in swimsuit and glided across the stage in her beautiful Evening Gown.

The Miss America Contestants along with Sharalynn, Miss Connecticut rehearsed the opening number to "I've Got a Feeling"

More Connecticut pageant family arrives in Las Vegas. Erlier in the morning Peggy Clapp, Miss CT’s Prep Director arrived in time to see Sharalynn before she went to Interview. Outstanding Teen Acacia Courtney and Family arrived later in the afternoon, along with Connecticut’s  OT’s Business Manager Marla Beth Prete Spadaccino.

Acacia along with parents Brian and Sherrie Courtney and Marla Beth Spadaccino arrived today at Planet Hollywood

Tonight’s competition is the first on-stage competition for Sharalynn and we can’t wait to cheer her on.

Janette poses for her Miss America moment.

The Miss America Contestants along with Sharalynn, Miss Connecticut rehearsed the opening number to “I’ve Got a Feeling”

Acacia along with parents Brian and Sherrie Courtney and Marla Beth Spadaccino arrived today at Planet Hollywood

Janette poses for her Miss America moment.

Pageant friends from New Hampshire and Pennsylvania having lunch at Planet Daily

Last night along with friends from Maine and New York we attended the Bette Midler’s “The Showgirl Must Go On” concert at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. It was 90 minutes of song, comedy and dance. She sangs songs from earliest days like “You Got to Have Friends“, “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy“and finished the night with “Wind Beneath My Wings“. A great evening of entertainment.

Today the pageant competition officially starts with the Alpha and Mu groups in Private Interview. Sharalynn has her interveiw tomorrow morning and that evening competes in Swimsuit and Evening Wear.

More of our pageant family arrives today and by tomorrow we will be at our full complement. Tomorrow we look forward to cheering Sharalynn on as she steps on the famed Miss America Stage here at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas Nevada.

We left Hartford at 1:30 and arrived in Las Vegas last night after a bumpy ride over the central states. Once we were settled in, we caught up with Sharalynn’s mom and caught up on all thats happen since their arrival.

Sharalynn’s having a great time, the contestants were off to an appearance and returned to their rooms at 10:00. We spoke on the phone and she said that everything has been going great and she can’t wait to start the competition.

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