Happy November!!!!!

November is the BEST month of all months. For a couple reasons! It kicks off
the "holiday season". (We don't count Halloween.) Thanksgiving is in
November! Brittney Utley, the Miss International Jobs Daughter's birthday is
November 24. And yours truly is November 25! And I get almost three full
weeks home to spend with my family and friends! No month could be any
better!

Anyways! My past travels! South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas!

South Dakota

This was the most beautiful city I have seen! It really reminded me of
Casper! A curvy downtown, very small. But the best part was the falls! They
were absolutely gorgeous. It made you want to just sit down on the rocks and
think, listen the water, and feel the mist on your face. (There are
pictures up on the Wyoming web page, go check it out!) They had just redone
it all, and it was just gorgeous Britt and I just want to explore and spend
time there! But we were headed down to the temple to have a pizza party
with bethels 1, 17, and 38 of Sioux Falls. The girls were really sweet and
welcoming. They had a practice after that for a meeting the next day!

The meeting went great; they did a ceremony that explains the robe! They did
a really good job! What was really amazing about the meeting is the
Senior Princess of 38 had stepped in as Honored Queen, and was just a good
as an Honored Queen who had just finished her term! Hats off to her!

Nebraska

Here they had a leadership weekend. I think they said they had about 120
girls in attendance. This was a gorgeous facility where they had just redone
there many lodge and it was more like a hotel then a camp. But they did have
little cabins, but I guess when you are the Supreme Bethel Honored Queen and
Miss International, you are VIP's and get to sleep in the "hotel" with the
adults! It was great! Poor girls! They had so many great ideas for promotion
and HIKE.

They had a bake sale for HIKE, and they had girls and adults bring home made
baked goods, and they entered them into different categories and they were
judged! MC had to judge it! HA HA. Then they gave out ribbons to 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd place. Then they sold tickets to eat the food. One dollar per ticket
and you could fill the plate as high as you wanted! I count one girls bag of
money and they had made of $120!!! What a great idea!! They also gave me a
book for planning your term as Honored Queen! I wish I would have had this
during my term, it was so cool! If anyone would like a copy email me and I
will see what we can do about getting that to you!

They also had sessions on conflict resolution, ice breaker and getting to
know you, and Bylaws, and rules and regulations. A game of "Jobie Family
Feud", that was a lot a lot of fun! And Nebraska girls do "scavenger hunts"
a bit different than what most people think scavenger hunts are! They pick
twelve girls to come sit at the front of room! And the people watching do
most of the work! The Grand Guardian says you need to find a flip flop. And
everyone rushes in to the crowd to find a flip flop. Then race back to their
seats. The catch is one seat is missing, like musical chairs, more people
than chairs. So one person is left standing and then they are out. The she
says now you must return the flip flop and bring back a visa credit card! So
they take back the shoes and get a credit card, another catch, you can't get
the credit card from the same person you got the flip flop from! It is just
a riot to watch and to play. A good tip, have band aids handy if you want to
play this game. And you can use any items, including grand officers, PHQ,
water bottles, rubber bands, forks, (make sure they run with pointy side
down!) , napkin dispensers, use your imagination, it's a fun game to play
inside if it is cold outside!

Kansas

Here we went to a meeting, a lot of different bethels had come together and
the Grand Bethel Honored Queen presided! The meeting was to honor the
"Supremes" us and there Jurisdictional people who were Supreme Bethel
officers of reps, and there Supreme Officer! It was nice. They did opening,
presentation, remarks and closing! Couldn't get any better! HAHA!

The Miss Nebraska had taken Brittney and I shopping before the meeting and
Brittney bought my birthday present, don't' worry I didn't look when I was
trying it on! And I bought some new jeans, buy one get one half off! It was
a good day for shopping.

The next morning they took us to a historical room and the Grand lodge
building; here they had done a beautiful with. There were old robes, and
crowns. Past Supreme People from Kansas, old bibles and gavels. It was
really cool to see. They also had a section for Rainbow girls and DeMolay.

We then drove to the airport and went our different ways! Now I am home
until after thanksgiving and it is really nice to be home and to spend the
holiday with my friends and family! I hope this letter finds everyone doing
well and enjoy their family! Hold them close during this time, and be
grateful for what you have a remember those who don't. We are all so lucky
to be part of this organization where family surrounds us all time! Reach
out to those who are less fortunate, even if it's just a smile, it will mean
the world to them. Help out at a soup kitchen and change someone's life! You
all have touched me in one way or another and for that I am so "thankful"!
Happy Thanksgiving all!!!



Jobie Love and T.Y. Hugs

Jette