1st day home in Lincoln as Miss Nebraska!

Abby's so happy to see me!

After the whirlwind of winning and jumping right into the job of Miss Nebraska I finally got to make a trip back home and as you can tell, my friends were happy to see me!  I stopped into work to visit all my babies and my coworkers to find a giant sign with congrats all over it and signed by all the kids at daycare!  It was a little bit of a tear jerker.  I decided that while I was home I should have a little fun, so a few friends and I went bowling!  As you'll see in the next photo, I started off doing fairly well for myself in the first game.  By the third game...well we really don't need to go over that do we.  

This is how I started out bowling #winning

I was doing well though and most of you would probably laugh if you saw me bowling because I go a little "granny style" and normally it works like a charm.  As the night went on...my charm faded.  It was great to be back in Lincoln though with my friends.  I got to talk to them about all the perks of Miss Nebraska, what I'd done so far and what I have in store for me in the next couple months.  It felt really great to be in the presence of those who've stood behind me on this dream for such a long time, who've watched me fail and try again.  I am so glad to have such great friends and look forward to the time we get this year.

Joel and I

So very thankful,

Kayla

Miss Nebraska 

"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful."  Colossians 4:2