Finally, I think I have my blog back!

This has been a nightmare since June! Apparently people can take your entire blog and make it their own which, is what happened to mine. I have missed blogging and wanted to blog over the summer but unfortunately I had no access to it. Thank you Matt for your help with this mess. I would never have been able to get it all fixed without you.

Since my last blog I have started at a new school, same district but different school and I love it. After my June comp I have been on track with my eating and am right at the 10 lb mark on weight gain. Trust me though, I needed to gain 10 lbs. I was way under weight for me. My face looked old and I looked like I needed to eat. I hated the way my face looked but 10 lbs is perfect.

I have been training for my usual 5k's that I do this time of year. I just finished one on Saturday and although my legs felt like tree trunks I managed to finish in 28 min. I have another one this Saturday if these darn shin splints will go away. I have never had them and have no idea why I have them now but they better be gone. I am running the RFC in October and am thinking about a 10 mile race coming up but not sure on that one. I am still hitting the weights hard though to keep my muscle. I do not want to lose any muscle with all this running. I have upped my calories so things are good.

I am now in graduate school and it pretty much takes up most of my time so not sure how much blogging I will get done. Too bad summer came and went. I had an awesome garden and learned how to can this summer. I spent most of my summer gardening and cooking. I love to cook more than anything and wish I could do it for a living.

What in the world?

I have been trying to access my blog for weeks now. If you will notice there are some older post that I have not been able to post until now. I have been about to go nuts trying to figure out what in the world happened. I finally discovered that somehow my domain name had changed. I did not do it and have no idea how it got changed. I have spent hours trying to figure out why I cannot post. Anyway, I can post now but I am still working on my blog decor so be patient.

I love summer!

Everyday I just keep telling myself how much I love summer! It is so relaxing and I can do whatever I want for 8 weeks. I try not to think about school until at least the end of July and then I start thinking about things I would like to do and looking for new things for my kiddos to do and I am super excited to start at a new school this year. I can already tell my stress level as dissipated.

Vacation was fabulous! I love New Orleans and want to go back and spend some more time there. I love the diversity of that city. The people are some of the nicest people I have ever met in my life.

Mexico was absolutely wonderful! I did lots of shopping and spent lots of time on the beach. We spent the day on a private beach with about 20 others and you just sit by the ocean and soak up the sun as they bring you drinks and the most wonderful food ever! I will have to say I could only handle two margaritas and then I thought I would die! I am such a lightweight. I could not handle them at all. It has been too long since I had a drink, over a year!

I was glad to be back home and get everything unpacked and back to normal. I am trying to enjoy the rest of my summer which btw is flying by. I thought I would post a few pics from vacation.

Rest and Relaxation

Well it is almost time. Mexico is calling my name. I can hardly wait to get there. I am ready for some down time because even though I am off work I can never sit still at home. I am constantly cleaning or working on something.

I had my first workout yesterday after taking a week off. I am actually a little sore today too. It felt good to get back in the gym though. When I get back from vacation I plan on taking some yoga classes. I am really wanting to make that a part of my routine.

I did get the job that I put in for last week. It is in the same school district but a different Elementary school. It is not where I wanted to be but it is better than where I was at so I am really excited to start fresh with a male principle. There are mostly women where I worked before and we all know women are their worst enemies and wherever women are there is always going to be drama.

I do have some more pics but have not had time to get them all uploaded and on the computer but I will after vacation. Thanks for all your emails and comments. I hope to catch up on my blog reading when I get back.

Happy as can be!

I am finally starting to settle down a bit and relax. I am leaving for some Dallas shopping with my mom in the morning after a job interview. I am going to shop for 3-4 days and then will be leaving for Mexico in less than 2 weeks. I can hardly wait.

I am back to eating clean and when I say clean I am talking things like yogurt, Ezekiel bread, eggs, egg whites, oatmeal, grits, lots of summer organic fruits and veggies. I love summer time and the fresh fruit and stuff that come with it. I spend Sunday indulging in some not so good for you stuff and after waking up Monday feeling as if I had a huge hangover I realized I had to get back at it because that is just poison for my body. So no sugar for this gal, just good proteins, carbs and some fats like avocados and almonds, walnuts and stuff like that.


I wanted to share this great poem that a very special friend wrote for me. It means so much to me I ask if I could share and since he does not mind, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I am going to keep it forever!


You gave your all to be your best, Now you can celebrate.

Although your time was not that long
, Your moments but a few,
Your proved your heart and mind were strong,
It made a star of you.

A champion who earned the name,
Who seized upon the hour,
A light upon the hallowed stage,
A beauty fused with power.

You showed that you are so much more,
Than some had ever thought,
You went and sparkled on the floor,
To prove how hard you'd fought.

Fought to be the best you've been,
A Lady strong and true,
A role model that should be seen,
A talent fresh and new.

Now you're making changes,
To make a another start,
Your life now rearranges,
But is guided by your heart.

For all the times you proved yourself,
To be what you are now,
You proved you have fantastic wealth,
And a youth that knows no bounds.

Today I look back on your deeds
Reflecting on your past,
As you begin to sow new seeds
To grow things that will last.

I wish you well in all you do,
For your star will never fade,
I know that heart so strong and true,
Will shine in other ways.

You've shown the best of all you are,
You've shown what you can do,
I know that you can go so far.
As I've seen so much in you.

I wish I'd seen you at your best
I wish I'd seen you shine,
But I know you more than past the test
You're a Lady of your time.

For all that you strive to achieve
For all you wish to do,
Know that I will still believe,
And I'm always proud of you.

Secondly I'd like to say a BIG CONGRATULATIONS.


Now a few more pics from my show.

Took some names this weekend!

What a fabulous show this was. I am so glad I did it. The people were wonderful and I had more fun this year than last year at the same show. Maybe that is because I was a lot more ready this go around, coming in at 12 lbs lighter than last year. I am small and was smaller than all the other women. I weighed at my daughter's on Sat and it was 108 which is what the doc weighed me a week ago. Anyway, it was absolute wonderful and I really felt like I went out with a bang.I have to say I am gonna to miss it more than anything but I need to tackle some other goals I have. I will post pics as soon as things settle down a bit and I can get them all downloaded.

I took 1st place Novice, 2nd place Master's and the Oklahoma Natural Bodybuilding Title and the good news is, there were 3 other bodybuilders who were over the age of 40! That never happens. I found some new friends for life though.

4 days of dry ass tuna to go!

I can handle about anything but I am really tired of trying to get tuna to go down without choking half to death. I am just gagging it down. Not much longer though and then I think it will be sometime before I am able to eat it again, same goes for fish! BLAH! Anyway, I had to send pics to Mike today so I thought I would post a few. It will be interesting to compare my pics from this same show last year to this year. I am weighing in at around 11 lbs less. I thought I was thin then so you can imagine how I feel right now. I am sure that is why my immune system is having trouble fighting off this nasty infection I have. I sure wish I had not had to miss any workouts this past week because I think it would have seen more improvements but I was just too sick. Please keep in mind, I am white! and I still have nasty spray tan on my body from Colorado. I look like I have a disease and will be so glad when all the spray tan is gone for good and I can get a real tan in my own pool. This pic was after drinking over 2 gallons of water too. Gotta love dry out week.