2009 Was Terrific!

Well, 2009 is just about over, and it was a great year! I graduated from Georgia State University with my masters in Reading, Language, and Literacy Education, and I won my first pageant. I'd say that things are going well.

Recently, Miss Black Georgia Teen, Candi Gaul, and I volunteered with the wrapping of Christmas gifts for children, and it was really fun. When I lived at home, my job was always to wrap the presents. My dad would leave a bunch of presents on the table with a sticky note on it, telling me who to wrap it for.

2010 will bring even more blessings and excitement into my life. I am teaming up with C.H.O.I.C.E.S., a non-profit organization that promotes health awareness to the youth. C.H.O.I.C.E.S. stands for Center Helping Obesity in Children End Successfully. They have wonderful programs for children and teens that I will be helping out with. I will be sure to keep you posted, but visit their website in the mean time. http://www.choicesforkids.org/.

I also have an awesome fundraising idea for C.H.O.I.C.E.S. I will bring the details in the near future. I'm just glad that it's Christmas break, and I get a nice, long, 2-week break from work. I know all the teachers out there can lift their hands to that one. :) I plan on resting and workout out hard. We have a photo shoot right after the new year, and I want to make sure I look right.

I am currently in Indianapolis, IN for the holidays. That's where I'm from. I'm so glad there's not a lot of snow. It's really beautiful to look at, but it just gets in the way. I still have some childhood friends here, so I can't wait to visit them. My three best friends from Indy are here, and we're never all in the same city at once, so I'm very happy about that. I'm sure I'll be wrapping presents for my dad, too. Well, that's all for now....until next time.

Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy Hannukkah! Happy New Year!

Ronelle Shellen Keglar
Miss Black Georgia USA 2010