Day 2...

Monday, Monday... This morning, we piled into our 15-passenger vans to visit Gillette Children's Hospital in St. Paul.

Tina, Meghan, Kathryn

Cori, Cindy, Jennifer, Danielle, Karissa

Once we arrived in the parking ramp, we used windows of random cars as mirrors to make sure the crowns were on and straight!

Lauren & Meghan

Mackenzie, Amanda, Liz

Kathryn & Danielle

The tour was amazingly eye-opening. Gillette is the Children's Miracle Network-affiliated hospital in Minnesota, and the care and services they provide is incredible. We met a few patients, including 4-year-old Kaili, who was wearing a blinking crown and was SO excited to spend time with real princesses!

Lunch was generously sponored by Santorini in St. Louis Park... delicious Greek food!

Colleen, Liz, me, Lacey, Karissa

Flaming Cheese!

the WHOLE group - click the photo for full-size image

This afternoon, Allyson (our fabulous producer and Miss Minnesota 2002) taught us Friday's opening number and portions of Saturday's... we definitely had to remind ourselves, "It's only Monday," several times. We'll be perfect by show time. Promise.

Dinner was at Buca di Beppo in Eden Prairie... platters upon platters of bread, salad, fettucine alfredo, spaghetti and meatballs, cheesecake, and delicious delicious delicious chocolate cake. Needless to say, there was much talk of squeezing in a workout tonight.

Tomorrow... visit to the Capitol, lunch at the Minnesota Room at Le Cordon Bleu, rehearsal, and TWINS GAME! Hopefully we'll see some of you there!

A demain-

Nicole