Hey Everyone!
I hope your week is off to a great start! I can’t believe that in just 12 days I leave
for Miss USA. It’s kind of funny, at
times it feels so surreal and at other times it hits me that this is actually
happening! My Miss USA Snapchat Takeover
day was one of those days where all I could think about was the fact that I’m
really representing New Mexico at Miss USA!
On my Snapchat takeover day, I ran around the city of
Albuquerque for over 17 hours trying to film as much as I possibly could. It was important to me that everyone watching
on this worldwide platform got a glimpse of New Mexico. I also wanted everyone to get to know me a
little bit more. Some of you have been following
my journey for quite some time, however there are a lot of people out there who
only know me at Miss New Mexico USA! I
had so much I wanted to share that 24 hours didn’t seem like enough time, but I
made certain to take advantage of every minute!
I know there are a lot of people out there who don’t have Snapchat,
so I thought it would be fun to do a little recap of my day!
I woke up at 4am. I
start off having technical difficulties signing into the official Miss USA
snapchat account which was a little scary knowing that I had to be ready for
the first activity at 6:00am.
Thankfully, I was able to get everything taken care of before my day
officially started. Shout out to the
girls who helped me out! (You know who you are… wink wink! #SlaySquad)
After I was signed into the account and ready to go, I
introduced everyone to my cat, Bella! I
got ready for the first activity and then made my glass of hot lemon water with
cayenne pepper!
Around 6:00 am, I hit the road and headed towards our launch location for my very first hot air balloon ride! I was so thankful to Christine, Jessica, and the Hearts a Fire Balloon crew who so graciously offered to take me up in a hot air balloon for New Mexico’s snapchat takeover day!
The Balloon Fiesta is my all-time favorite event in Albuquerque! Being able to showcase our beautiful city from 3,500+ ft in the air was incredible. We flew over the Rio Grande at sunrise and the entire morning was just perfect. The weather was great, it was a gorgeous day, and everything was off to a wonderful start!
After our balloon ride, I had just enough time to swing by
our Thursday morning office meeting at Coldwell Banker Legacy. I was able to introduce everyone watching to my
place of work, show them my office, and tell them how it really is working with
mom!
Once I was done showing everyone around my work, I drove
downtown and taped an interview with my most favorite radio host, Kiki Garcia
with 93.3 KOB FM! We had so much fun...
like always!
This year, the 66th Miss USA will be crowned… so
I thought it was appropriate to take a photo by the historic Route 66 sign!
After we were done with all the morning activities, I was
STARVING! We stopped at my favorite lunch
spot in Albuquerque, Flying Star Café!
I ordered a salad and a breakfast burrito with “Christmas” because let’s
be honest… I wouldn’t be doing New Mexico justice if I didn’t highlight a BB
with both Red AND Green chile!!!
Once we were done with lunch, I came back to the house and shared a lot about my blog, why I started it, what I talk about my blog, and
why I titled it Sparkling from the Inside Out.
I also talked about writing daily gratitudes and affirmations.
This was probably the most special part of
the day as I received so many heartfelt messages! There’s no better feeling
than knowing you’ve inspired someone in some way!
While I was at home, I shared a few photos of my family and my best friend, Kristen! My parents will be celebrating their 30th anniversary this August!
And here is a picture of Kristen and I! We met at kindergarten orientation. This is a picture of us
at our kindergarten graduation and our high school graduation!
I took sometime to talk about Special Spaces and what the organizations means to me! I shared a couple of stories from my favorite room makeovers!
Of course, I couldn't leave out the fact that I've been competing for the title of Miss New Mexico USA for 8+ years! I shared about my journey and my road to Miss USA. Thankfully, I was able to share the moment all of my dreams came true! My crowning moment! In case you haven't seen it, click play below!
I also share that on top of working in real estate,
finishing up my degree, and being Miss New Mexico USA, I also teach Spin, Barre,
and Yoga! I showed everyone a few videos
from my classes and then headed to the park to do some yoga!
Around dinner time, I met up with my family at my favorite Mexican
food restaurant, Zacatecas! I’m slightly
obsessed with tacos and I hadn’t had any in awhile so this was a treat for me!
We finished dinner with just enough time to grab a picture
in front of the Breaking Bad house, then ran up to the foothills to take a
quick picture of the sunset!
I had a few things on my list that I didn’t get to but since
it was late in the evening, I decided to come home and show everyone how to
make fresh juice with a juicer.
We did a
little juicing 101 seminar which was so much fun for me.
I finished the night up with sharing a few of my favorite
books, writing out thank you cards to everyone who helped with the entire day, and
answering a few questions!
My Snapchat takeover was probably one of the most memorable
and fun days of my life! It’s days like
this where I am just so beyond thankful for this experience!
I hope you enjoyed my recap of my Miss USA Snapchat takeover
day!
Be sure and tune into FOX on May
14
th for the big show… Miss USA that is!!!!
Ashley Mora
#TeamNewMexico