A coronation, a cotton catastrophe, and a crown fit for a queen

You haven't truly lived in a small town until you've run into a church basement in the middle of a queen's coronation, slightly out of breath and dressed in what was supposed to be a classic black cotton blouse. But we'll get to that.

Let's rewind a bit. Saturday was a day for the books. My little sister ended her reign as Queen of Tekoa, and on the same day, I got to witness the crowning of Alyx Scheller as the new Miss Odessa. It was a full-circle moment - one queen stepping down, another rising up, and me stuck somewhere in between, caught in a fashion fiasco.

Now, I consider myself relativ...