The Queen

…is my cousin!!!!

Yes, that’s right. Tonight, for the first time in 25 years, Inver Grove Heights has crowned a queen for itself. I went to the coronation, the audience of which was largely made up of Lindsay Irish supporters. Who’s that you say? Oh, why that is just my cousin THE QUEEN.

You know, coronations are actually pretty boring except for about the last eight minutes. Then it’s nail-biting suspense, and then either a sharp sense of disappointment and loss or one of overwhelming and exceeding joy and excitement; and all just for a (very, incredibly) sparkly crown. It almost makes me want to run. Almost.

Here we are, the two/thirds royalties:

She also won the community award. Every candidate had a box that their constituents filled with non-perishable food items, and the candidate with the most non-perishable food items won. Yay for the constituents!! I think she should also get the award for the loudest cheerers (read: screamers). The MC told her “Wow, it sounds like you brought your whole neighborhood tonight”. Heck yeah. And I can say I knew her way back when:

*Sniff, sniff* Now I probably won’t see her for a whole year, til the next coronation when she does the crowning.

7 thoughts on “The Queen

  1. Yes but does she know how to help US Americans find America on a map? Or The Iraq?

    Thank you! Thank you! I’ll be here all week. I have shows at 6, 8 and 10:30. Tip your veal and try your waitresses.

  2. Is this thing on??? Hello?

    Testing testing??

    Can you hear me in the back???

    Come on, you can’t tell me that news story flew over your head Tiger Lilly….that was just a week ago or so.

    Heh MD, don’t roll your eyes at me young lady. Don’t make me shoot you in the rear again!! I just purchased a bunch of new parts for my PB gun, so I need to test it out anyway.

  3. Sorry, I didn’t comment earlier. I kinda forgot.

    Great blog! Hate my picture, but great blog!

    Oh, and welcome back to land of… more warmth?

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