ROUND 2: LET'S DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ALRIGHT LADIES & GENTLEMEN: I'm SEATTLE/EVERETT BOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm taking the laptop & have wireless connection thankfully at the hotel, so you better believe I will upload pix and keep you all posted. How about a VLOG all dolled-up??!?! You won't even recognize me I'll be so tan! :)
I'm really, really REALLLLYYYY excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Everything is falling into place like so and I'm very grateful my body has stayed healhty, especially considering the pounding it's taken this week! :)
I'm all smiles & ready to hit the road. About a five hour trip, we're thinking, and you know what that means........lots of bathroom breaks! :) ha ha.
I love each of you & your support you've shown me. Thanks a milly!
More to come~
EM :)
Ohhhh, and for those of you keeping tabs, I DID GET TO SEE MY BEST FRIEND & IT CERTAINLY HELPED ME GET THRU THE WEEK! LOVE YOU AIR!

Greatness

Last night I couldn't sleep. This time it wasn't because I couldn't get my routine music out of my head. I literally couldn't stop smiling and thinking about 2 of my most recent "happiest" days of my life. I think I heard or read something during the day about how important it is to be able to visualize something good or happy in times of stress or discord.

ANYWAY, the two things I couldn't get out of my head, that made me smile ear to ear were: (Well. I have many MANY things that make me smile, but here's what I kept replaying last night:)
**When my hubby proposed Aug. 15th 2007. I could seriously replay that event in my head all day. That was such an amazing afternoon. A feeling like the world literally stopped for a minute, or maybe that was just my heart stopping for a brief minute... :) either way, a pretty indescribable feeling & fun to remember

**The other thing I couldn't stop thinking about was how FUN and exciting it was when I was able to surprise my family with a trip home to Kansas last December. Talk about an awesome day: I called my bro-in-law from Denver asking to be picked up in KC, then I got to surprise my sister, which was G.R.E.A.T and then I got to surprise my Parents, which was soooo fun, too!!!!!!!!!

Needless to say, I slept really well (once my mind turned off) but I know I went to bed with perma-grim :) :) :)
So-I hope you all have happy moments that you can easily bring to the forefront of your thinking & for even a few minutes, make everything else seem petty.

I'm soooooo pumped I get to see my best friend today. I took a nap at work before I went home. I need to clean up a little and if I tried to rest at home, it wouldn't happen.......
JUST A FEW MORE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE X10~
EM

GETTING CLOSE!!!!!!!!!!

I was up this morning at 5am for one HOUR of cardio on the elliptical. Check!!
I'm tired, but I'm going to take a nap here pretty soon. (Yep, almost 10am and I'm due for a nap!)
I'm heading to pick up my pretty sequinced top that I'm wearing for my routine. Sooo excited!!!
I have to lift around noon, then work until 7pm, then finish up with 45 min. of incline walking. Sa-weet.
Ohh, I have to go pick up a few groceries, too.....shocker. Got my dry-out diet. Dang, lots of Tuna & asparagas. I mean A L.O.T. I better look GOOOOOOOOOD on Sat.! :) :) :)
Thank you all for your nice comments about my routine. That was the first "real" run-thru, making sure everything transitioned nicely. Now that I know it does, I can really put some FLAVA in it! :) :) Just wait........
Thanks again for all the support. ***I love it, my Mimi & Papa in Arizona, they always send me the nicest emails about how they love reading my blog, but she has to preface every email with something along the lines of how crazy or nuts it is..... :) :) :) ***
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope everyone is well~
LOVE LOVE~
EM

Routine Practice! This should work now.....

**I fixed it on youtube so the video should play now!** :)
Here's my routine! I'd say I'm about 85% here. Saving a little bit more for next week. Fun times!!! :) :) And I start with a touchtouch, but I was pressing play...

1 week ta goooooo

Good-Great--Grand!!!!!!

Note to self: Don't take breathing thru your nose for granted. It makes sleeping sooooo much easier! :) :) :)

HAPPY MONDAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Ohhh, I'm feeling so good. Later this week I plan on feeling GREAT, then of course next week, primarily Friday & Saturday, I intend on feeling GRAND!!!!! :) :) :)
I'm so stinkin excited! Really, I am-- I just cannot wait to compete again. Against myself mostly, I know I can bring a MUCH better 'total package' if you will--and I know what the heck I'm actually doing this time, so I will be prepared! :)
Also, last time we stayed with family and this time we're at a hotel, so I can literally have my stuff out everywhere.......lounge around....cook & eat food all day....Smell like tanning solution......practice posing!
That's it for now! Finish up at work, then home for a Schwetty's workout.
Holla~
EM

CALL ME BETTY!

Betty Crocker is in the building! More on that in a min.

So, as of my last update Thursday, I was feeling sort of tired. Well, continue on a couple more days, i'm FINALLY feeling closer to 100%. I had an adjustment on Friday for a locked up right SI Joint most likely from the toetouches & splits......anywho, I was a little "nasally & congested" and my Chiro, who had an old college roommate who competed in bodybuilding, talked to me about the fact that I'm asking a lot of my body....It was a really good chat, all of which I truly appreciate. I, therefore, took TWO, yes, I repeat TWO FULL DAYS OFF...............I almost went stir crazy :) but I'm grateful for the chat and where I am now, having given myself some due rest time. :)

Alright, back to betty crocker::::
Our house smells LIKE heaven right now!!! I just finished my yams with cinnamon, chicken with Mrs. dash hot & spicy in one pan and garlic & herb in the other pan. I'm am ready for the week!
Needless to say, I didn't get my routine recorded. I fall alseep each night rehersing it in my head, and that's gotta count for something! :)
Off to tackle the rest of the day~ Have a good one & BEST HEALTH to each of you.
LOVE~
EM