Inside the final week- Jr Nationals 09

Well here it is! Comp week!!! SAWEEEEET!!! I opened my JanTana lotion the other day and it was an automatic increase in heartrate! ha!!! That smell of comp-----it's amazing!

I am feeling good! I need to get some posing practice in, and practice my makeup and stuff! I have been very very short on time, and chomping at the bit to get these things done! I like things DONE and READY with NO RUSH! I had a blessing in that someone picked up some of my flying, and I have a bit more time to get things together, and sleep in my own bed before competition. I can't tell you how much better I feel over that!

I will probably always nitpick about my physique, but overall it has never looked better than now (I should hope I always improve, right???) I feel good and ready, and I just want to get there and take it all in! Oh--and I really want to be tan. I am pasty white--and trying to stay buffed and polished, so yeah....I'm pretty white. Maybe it even qualifies as blue at this point, I don't know.

I am excited about the booths and stuff--I like this kind of thing (especially the Fizeek Brazil clothing-- the BEST workout clothes!) I always find really cool stuff, and hope to be able to check on more booths this year. I also love checking out the competitors--! Comp prep is first, though, and if trainer puts me on 'no wandering aimlessly to the booths' smackdown, I will be a compliant geek and stay put! ;)

Thanks to my friends and family for their patience while I maintain my relatively poor record of returning phone calls (do you really WANT me calling you on my redeye flight out of Seattle???) and out of date texts (people don't respond well to midnight texting, either)... (Oh, and they now charge me for texting from El Salvador)! I am thankful for all of the help I have gotten in picking up supplements, letting me ship my bb.com orders to your house, stirring my chicken while I pack for work, listening to me list off every body part that looks different, supporting me and even enduring another show where you have no clue when I'm going to appear on the stage!

I'm truly excited, and looking forward to seeing some of you that I have not seen in forever! I'll be back later in the week! Just thought I'd update while I have a second to spare!

I'm having a great week-- I feel great with lots of energy, low stress, and am just I tying up errands. I feel good about the work I've put in. I'm enjoying the ride and ready to compete: integrity, grace, and fire!