Michele with Susan Hollins (Sarah's Mother) before finals night. 
Susan and Ron Hollins before finals 
The Nebraska cheering section(L-R) Ron, Michael, Susan, Andrew, Nick, Jeff Allgood, and Michele
Michele with Micheal Hollins - and yes that is his real hair. You only get one guess on who did better in the beer drinking contest? 
As you can tell, I am practically choking on my BUD HEAVY - but everyone else seems to be doing just fine.
Michele with "Action" who was our tour guide. This was a quick stop at Senor Frogs for some Nachos. Check out Action's T-Shirt - he made me one just like it! I am soooo lucky :) 
Action called me "sugar lips" and "princess" all day - too funny. In this pic, he was trying to pose like a beauty queen... August 2, 2009 - I am finally home from my whirlwind of travel. After spending over a week in Las Vegas for the the Mrs. US Pageant, I had a couple of days to regroup in Omaha. Then it was off to the Bahamas for the Miss Teen USA pageant. I feel like I have been gone for the past month, but I can say I had a fantastic time at both events. In addition to that, Colin took the kids along with him on a work/vacation trip to Calgary for about 10 days in early July so I really feel like I have been without all of them for close to a month. I am looking forward to getting back to a regular routine.
The reason for the trip to the Bahamas was to be with Sarah Hollins, Miss Teen Nebraska USA, who was competing for the title of Miss Teen USA. I had so much fun staying with her family and lounging on the beach. And the most fun was cheering Sarah on.
Unfortunately, I do not have pictures of Sarah yet since she was swamped with rehearsals and pre-pageant activities. I am hoping to get some pictures of her posted that she took with her own camera during her preparations.
As you can see from the pictures that I did take, I participated in many activities throughout the week - and most of them were a little out of my element. Isn't trying new things what you do on vacation? The beer drinking contest was especially interesting given the fact that I don't even drink beer - never mind chugging it! I kind of got roped into that one! Needless to say, I was dead last in that contest. In fact, I didn't even finish a quarter of my drink, but it was worth some good laughs!
One of the other days, we had a private boat tour with a guide that goes by the name "Action". He took us anywhere we wanted to go. Action Jackson was a character to say the least and is known throughout the island. He even had the word "ACTION" shaved into the back of his head. Apparently, he is known as the Limbo King throughout the island and he eventually demonstrated his skill by wiggling underneath a flaming bar that was set at 1 foot off the ground - it was incredible. Our first stop on Action's tour was Rose Island. We were the only people on the island and the sand was pink - yes pink. I spent most of the day laying on the beach eating coconuts and watching the group snorkel. Snorkeling is not my cup of tea because of a fish phobia - I know very silly. Then it was off to Senor frogs to refuel. We finished the day off at another deserted island that was covered with HUGE sea shells. I could have brought back thousands of them for the kids, but I figured I could only fit 2 in the suit cases. Why would I have two 50 pound bags to visit the beach? One would think that you only need a swimsuit and flip flops?
