Waseca Marching Classic

What a weekend!! I had the honor of coming home to watch the Waseca Marching Jays as a proud alumni. If you haven't had the chance to check out the Waseca Marching Jays yet this year, I would highly recommend catching a show of theirs, it will blow you away! (especially because my baby sister queen is in it!) 

Check out Sadie's sweet uniform! (and the crown on her hat (: )

We started out the morning at the Marching Classic Parade. It was so much fun to see so many familiar faces on the parade route! Our Miss Waseca Sleigh Bell Princess and Miss South Central Princess got to join us too!

All of our signs took up the whole sleigh!

After the parade we headed over to watch last year's Miss MN and see Rebecca be crowned. I cannot wait for the opportunity to take my stand on the Miss MN stage! 

As part of our royal duties, we handed out water to all of the bands after they were done performing. Of course our goal of the day was to be hit on by the little band boys and our mission was accomplished! In between bands though we got a little restless and Ellie convinced all of us to play Ring around the Rosie with her!

You obviously can't say no to a face that cute!

It was overall a great weekend! I received news that I might be able to help out this week with homecoming at Waseca (fingers crossed!) But for now, I think I should take a nap!

We were obviously over worked.

xoxo,

Katie

Defeat of Jesse James Days

What a fun weekend!!! I got to spend Saturday night and Sunday afternoon with none other than my amazing sister queen, Lauren! I experienced my first ever rodeo (thankfully, we didn't have to participate!), witnessed the reenactment of the bank robbery, and rode in our first parade together (Huge thanks to Lori for finding a truck for us and cleaning it!!)! 

The rodeo was such a blast! I had no idea it would be so fun. We were able to meet the 2014 Defeat of Jesse James Days Ambassadors! (seriously, what sweet hearts!) And of course pet all of the animals! I'll admit that I got a little heart broken every time I saw a cowboy flip a baby cow on the ground...poor things looking so sad tied up on the ground. 

Lauren and I at the Tough Enough to Wear Pink Rodeo!

Sunday started out with brunch at Northfield High School! I was so surprised at the amount of royalty that came to celebrate! I even got to see Riley, a friend from Bethel who is also the Aquatennial Queen/Queen of the Lakes! 

Riley and I after brunch!

After brunch we headed to the bank robbery reenactment! I hadn't been there since I was a little girl, so I couldn't wait! Even better, we had the best seats in the house, right in front of the bank! 

Here is a couple gang members riding in.

I ended my weekend by going to see my all time favorite singer/song writer, Taylor Swift, with two of the best girls I know. It is safe to say that this weekend was one for the books. I can't wait for the Classic now in 2 weeks! 

Oh, I almost forgot! We also ran into the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Family!

They were such a hoot! I hope we get to go to this event too! (:

xoxo,

Katie

New School Year

Greetings to my lovely blog readers! 

This past few weeks have been crazy with the start of school! As a member of Bethel Student Association I had the opportunity to help with freshman move in! What an incredibly tiring week! (I made it in the welcome week video though!) Now that the first week is wrapping up, I have finally established some events for the year! I registered my BSA group to pack meals next month and my freshman floor soon also! I am so excited to spread my platform to such loving people. 

A few weeks ago I got to watch my baby sister queen rock her first field show at fall preview! Yay, Sadie!!! Unfortunately the picture we had taken together was way blurry :( 

I also learned that a good friend from school is running for Miss MN in the USA circuit! She has never done a pageant before so she asked if we could practice together :) LOVE THAT! 

That is all my updates for now! I will have so much more after all the events this weekend! 

xoxo

Katie

MN Special Olympics Fall Games

Today I was lucky enough to make an appearance at the MN Special Olympics Fall Games in Woodbury. Sadie and I made the trek and got to meet some amazing athletes. They made us feel so special and it was so fun to meet all of them. We even ran into the Waseca Thunder team! I was taken by surprise when Sadie and I were constantly taking pictures and signing autographs. They made me feel like a true celebrity. Sadie, Miss Minneapolis, and I had the honor of handing out medals as well! The smiles of the athletes were infectious. What a fun day!

Miss Minneapolis, Sadie, and I with an athlete from Mankato Leep!

This past week I was asked to work at Waseca SnoBiz at the Steele County Fair! Lexi, the owners' daughter asked me if I would wear my crown the next day. Since she is the boss, I had to agree! She helped me put it on the next day and was such a good helper getting change and pouring flavor on the shaved ice! 

Also, a huge shout out to my best friend and official chaperon, Joey Helms on his 19th birthday! 

xoxo,

Katie

Planning the Year

Today was the first meeting with my wonderful directors Jen and Christy! We talked about how I wanted to prep for Miss MN, watched my interview (gah!), and talked DRESSES!!! I cannot contain my excitement for this year! I can already tell how incredible it is going to be!! (Sorry for my over use of exclamation marks...I just can't wait!) We brainstormed so many ideas from my original idea of taking groups to pack meals with my partners at Feed My Starving Children to Meals on Wheels, different food drive ideas, AND a super awesome fundraiser for FMSC. My beautiful sister queen, Lauren, was there too! I am so excited to get to know her better. She is such a sweet girl that I know will be an amazing friend. Can you tell I'm excited?!?!?! Love you all!

xoxo,

Katie Schroeder

Miracle Treat Day

Yesterday was fun filled at Dairy Queen for Miracle Treat Day! I started my afternoon at the Dairy Queen in Janesville. It was a slow afternoon, but I got to hand out little toys to all the children who came to support the Children's Miracle Network and thank all the old men who stopped by to "see the royalty". The past titleholders warned us about those guys...but the rain held off for it so I would say it was a successful afternoon!

Last night, my baby sister queen, Sadie and I went to the Waseca Dairy Queen to support Miracle Treat Day! When I showed up, I was so excited to see two of the greatest friends ever (and one was a former titleholder!) Rachel and Jacob! (No...Jacob was not the titleholder..it was Rachel). It was so fun to see them and talk a little bit before I had to do my job...Riley decided to hop into a picture with us too!

It was fun to talk to many familiar faces at DQ and see so many people come to support the Children's Miracle Network! Sadie and I also found out that we had some fans that were there..

 These little girls were so excited and it just melted my heart! I remember being their age and wishing that I could be just like Miss Waseca when I was older! I guess they were good role models for me!

xoxo,

Katie Schroeder

Brunch with Miss MN and Corrina's Send Off

Sunday was a busy day considering how tired we all were! The day started with brunch at Starfire with Miss Minnesota! (and our lovely waitress was none other than Abby Schaper!) It was a fun few hours getting to know Rebecca and all of the other titleholders a little better!

After brunch, we headed up to Prior Lake for Corrina Swiggum's, Miss MNOT, send off to Miss America OT. The whole car ride up Lauren, Alyssa, Sadie, and I were struggling to keep our eyes open! When we arrived, you could tell we were all newbies trying to put our crowns on. Rebecca was in the front seat and out of the car in 20 seconds and the rest of us were giggling looking at each other's crooked crowns and knocking them on the ceiling of the car. 15 minutes later, we were ready to go inside. Corrina looked absolutely beautiful in all of her dresses for MAOT and her talent kicked butt (it literally could have kicked someone's butt). I was acquainted with so many new faces in the pageant world it was a bit overwhelming, but such a good experience. It makes me so excited for this year!

My lovely sister queen Lauren and I at Corrina's send off!

xoxo, 

Katie Schroeder