Mrs. Idaho Send Off Party

Mrs. Idaho Picture

Mandi (2003) Lauralyn (2007) Jackie (2008) Liz (2006) Juliet (2005)

Jackie & McCall

Friends & Family wish Jackie "GOOD LUCK"

Jackie & McCall

Jackie with My Boys- -Taylor & M'Kay

Last night was Jackie's send off party!!! She looks beautiful and is ready to go. We'll all be cheering for her this week in Tucson!

Komen Walk & Adult Prom!

Komen Race for the Cure

I moved from front and center to back and center!!!

The Mrs. Idaho America Crowd

My little McCall!

Mandi & Larry (Channel 7)


BSU's very own BUSTER BRONCO!!

McCall & Buster

Mom & McCall

Jackie, Lauralyn & Mandi

Mrs. Idaho 2008, 2007, 2003

Boise's Adult Prom

Marc, Lauralyn, Jackie, Justin

It was 20 year's ago that Marc & I went to our Senior Prom together!

Congrats BBQ

Mrs. Idaho America 2008/2007
Jackie, Lauralyn & Alyson (Mandi's Daughter)
Mrs. Idaho Pageant Staff
Justin, Jackie, Lauralyn Marc
A beautiful night for a beautiful celebration!

Mr. Idaho (Justin Walker) hosted a congratulations BBQ for his wife Jackie!!! It was so much fun. There were lots of family and friends along with pageant staff. She has a lot of great support from a lot of people who love her!

Farewell Slide Show

FAREWELL SLIDE SHOW FOR

LAURALYN SALINAS
MRS. IDAHO AMERICA 2007

THANK YOU FOR A

FABULOUS YEAR

Jackie Walker - - New Mrs. Idaho America 2008

Jackie Walker

Mrs. Idaho America 2008

Angela, Carmen, Jackie, Sonya, Debby

It has been an entire week since I crowned the Mrs. Idaho and I am just barely getting around to posting! Sorry! Jackie Walker, Mrs. Snake River, is our new Mrs. Idaho. Jackie and I competed together two years ago - - I was 2nd runner-up and she didn't make the top ten. We both went to Tucson to "Experience Mrs. America" and had a great time together. She took the next year off to have a baby (her 5th!) and I won. She was a great support to me during the last year and I am so proud of her and her accomplishment of winning this year! Congratulations Jackie!

The pageant was wonderful! All of the women were STUNNING! and anyone of them would have done a great job as Mrs. Idaho. If only there could have been 23 crowns! Marc & I hosted the pageant and we had a great time with that! I decided to pre-record my farewell instead of trying to do it live. I'm way too emotional!!! Here it is:

When my name was called as the new Mrs. Idaho America a dream came true and my once in a lifetime experience began! What started as a “Quest for the Crown” became a journey to touch the lives of other people. I am so very grateful for the many opportunities that I have had to serve the people of Idaho. It has been an honor to volunteer for Susan G. Komen, speak at a cycstic fibrosis fundraiser, float the lazy river for the Boys & Girls Club, visit pediatric patients at St. Luke’s and be a part of the once in a lifetime experience of Extreme Home Makeover. Being able to share my messages of modest dress, setting goals and being the best you to over 3000 teenagers had definitely been a highlight.

I believe that my greatest accomplishment as Mrs. Idaho has been remaining true to myself & to my standards. Representing my family and the state of Idaho at Mrs. America was a dream come true and while I didn’t win the title, I won the peace of mind in knowing that I made so many people, especially my children, proud of me. Thank you to everyone who made the trip to Tucson to support me and share in my victory as I was called to be in the top ten. I know that I had the largest and loudest cheering section.

Of course no part of this year would have been possible without the support of so many people. I especially want to thank my friends and sponsors - - many who are here tonight. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your donations of money, memberships, products and services. You helped me tremendously as I prepared for nationals.

To my mom & dad, thank you for raising me to be able to be the woman I am today. For 38 years you have encouraged me to set goals and then do whatever it takes to accomplish them.

Jeanette, thank you for raising a son who stands next to me in everything I do and for being a wonderful grandma to our children.

To my brothers & sisters - - I’m the only pageant girl in the family, but I appreciate you supporting me and I hope that you have been proud of what I have been able to accomplish.

Mandi - - you are amazing! I love that you love what you do. You, your mom, your sister and the rest of your staff provide a program for the married women in Idaho to shine and become all that they can be. Thank you a million times for making my year as Mrs. Idaho such a wonderful experience.

Taylor, Spencer, Grant, M’Kay & McCall ~ you are amazing children. Being your mother is the most rewarding calling that I could ever hope to have. I am so proud of each one of you and the wonderful choices you are making in your lives. Thank you for letting me miss the first day of school, a few sporting events and several home cooked meals while I fulfilled a dream of my own.

Marc, There are absolutely no words that can express how grateful I am for you. We’ve known each other since Kindergarten and you have always been someone that I look up to. I appreciate the sacrifices that you make for me and for our family and I will be forever grateful to you for encouraging me and believing in me. Thank you for being there unconditionally. I love you so much!!

Above all I’d like to thank my Heavenly Father for blessing me with such a beautiful life and for giving me talents that I have been able to share with others.

“To every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” This has been my season to serve others and to represent the people of Idaho. It has been such a privilege to be a role model for women of all ages and I hope that each of us will continue to embrace and honor the strength of women. We have the power to be such an influence for good to those around us.

My year as Mrs. Idaho will forever hold a special place in my heart!

Chocolate for the Contestants

Of course I had to have chocolate for each of the contestants!!! I made these cute Hershey Bars and had them at each of the girls stations in the dressing room on Saturday Morning. Thank you Mrs. Pennsylvannia for the great idea!

Interviews!!!

I made each of the girls a little "Good Luck" card with a crown paper clip to give them before interview.

Brenda Mee, Mrs. Idaho International

Mrs. Idaho interviewing Mrs. Idaho!

Angela, Jen, Me, Sonya, Peggy, Deanna

Deanna Curtis

Jennifer, Debby, Melina, Me, Makaila, LaDonna

This morning started early for me as I made my last two official appearances. I was on air at WOW Country 104.3 to promote the pageant and then headed over to KIZN 92.3 to do the same. Brenda Mee is one of the morning hosts and she was recently crowned Mrs. Idaho International. We got some great pictures of Mrs. Idaho interviewing Mrs. Idaho!!! From there it was over to Capital High School for all day rehearsals. The opening number is looking great! At 6:00 pm the judges interviews began and all of the ladies looked stunning in their suits. This is still way too close to call!!! Tune in tomorrow for results!!!

Mrs. Idaho is underway!!!

Well, the big weekend is finally here! We started rehearsals today at 1:00 pm and let me tell you - - the contestants look fabulous. This is going to be such a tough pageant. We learned the opening production number and then headed to dinner at Johnny Carinos. Each of the ladies had drawn "secret sister" names at the workshop in February and those gifts were exchanged during dinner. I gave everyone a Dessert Cookbook that I put together - - I hope they liked it. It was definitely made with a LOT of love!!! I really appreicate everyone who sent recipes and helped make the book a success. I wasn't able to get great pictures of everyone, but here are a few. Enjoy!

Pizza Party

Last Saturday several of the Mrs. Idaho contestants, and their families got together for a fun pizza party. This was a great opportunity for everyone to relax and meet each other's families. I can't believe the girls wanted to pizza so close to swimsuit competition!!! They all looked fabulous so I don't think it will matter!

Article

I was honored to meet Lorene Rasmussen at last years Women's Fitness Challenge. She is a partner for business operations for "Leadership Advisors Group." She invited me to lunch for an interview for an article in their upcoming newsletter. She is a wonderful person and I completely enjoyed getting to know her better. Here is a link to their website and the article that she wrote about me and my experiences as Mrs. Idaho America 2007. http://www.leadershipadvisors.com/

Fashion Show

Stacie, Jessica, Lauralyn, Sonya & Makaila

Susan G. Komen "Spring into Style Fashion Show"

Lisa Hamman, Miss Idaho International

Stacie & Sonya

Tonya Holton, Mrs. City of Trees

Sonya Hoadley, Mrs. Southern Idaho

Stacie Zenovich, Mrs. Capital City

Jackie Walker, Mrs. Snake River

Jessica Welch, Mrs. Western Idaho

Debby Gibson, Mrs. Eagle

Makaila Johnson, Mrs. Central Idaho

Today was the Susan G. Komen "Spring into Style" Fashion Show. This is an event that happens each year at Edward's Greenhouse in Boise. I was in charge of getting models so of course the Mrs. Idaho contestants were my first choice! Don't they look beautiful? The food was wonderful, the setting was beautiful (all of the spring flowers!!!) and the purpose was even better. Lots of money was earned for Komen. Even though my reign is over in four weeks, I plan to stay with Komen and support this great organization.