Well, here goes nothing......

HOLY COW, what did I get myself into??  Here I am, sitting on my couch and wondering if I am doing this blog to create one more means of motivation to achieving my goal, or doing this to prove to my husband that I CAN follow thru with blogging.  I am inclined to say the latter, but I am going to convince myself it is the former.

So, to give you a little history and insight into ME, I am a 34 year old, newlywed to an amazing man named Cecil Wolberton.  After a whirlwind romance, I am a proud Army Wife and volunteer that left my hustle and bustle life in the big city of Indianapolis, family and amazing friends to be with the love of my life.  We recently moved to the beautiful state of North Carolina where my husband is a member of Fort Bragg's elite 82nd Airborne as a commander of an infantry company.

After our move, I started to realize that I have a new life to build and no idea how to blend that with life as I knew it.  My husband has been trying to help me find ME, as employment in the small town we live in has been like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack......It is HE that has given me the courage and the means to do something that I have not even thought about since I was 17 years old, entering a PAGEANT.....I am a former state pageant winner that never in her wildest dreams thought she would be parading around in a bathing suit, in heels, on stage at the age of 34; but here goes nothing.

Just the thought of parading around in a bathing suit at this age, with recent lack of exercise and dimples, that are not on my cheeks, has me petrified.  My husband believes with all of his heart that this goal is something that I can achieve with hard work and dedication and I am starting to believe it myself.  This blog will follow my triumphs, trials and tribulations, my motivation and lack thereof for the brutal ritual we call exercise and all the preparation that will go into me competing for the title of Mrs. North Carolina.

I have never blogged before and have a friend that has a wonderful blog, The Adventures of Lesalina (check it out, it is amazing!!), that is comical and informative and witty all at the same time.  I have no idea what elements I hope to incorporate into my personal blog, but I hope whomever out there in the space known as the world wide web, will find enjoyment in what they read regardless if I am witty, boring, emotional, frustrated or excited!

I bet many of you are wondering why I am even blogging!  I know I am asking myself that same question and have procrastinated even starting this blog out of fear of putting it all out there.  But, here I am, a blog virgin and willing to pour my heart and soul into one goal...........getting that tiara.

Please, be my guest and join me on my journey as I reach for the title of Mrs. North Carolina.  I have a lot of work ahead of me, so strap in, it is going to be a bumpy ride.

TIARA, HERE I COME!