I am soooooooo sorry for neglecting my journal!!!! I have been extremely occupied lately- getting ready for my guest posings. I am happy to say I had my first official guest posing at the Evergreen State Championships this past weekend. I had a total ball! I performed my new routine for the first time on stage! It went well, but wasn't as high energy as I would have liked.....It is a work in progress. I have to keep reminding myself of that:) I had the best time hanging out with my good friends Tanji Johnson and Michelle Mayberry. Tanji is a week out from the Olympia and looks phenomenal (as usual), and Michelle is a month out from Nationals (and also looks phenomenal)! I had a very interesting dinner at Applebees the night of the contest (with a couple of my "girls", we laughed till our guts hurt, and everyone in the restaurant was staring at us:) We closed the place down, and shared a sizzling maple nut blondie! If you've never had one, oh my God, they are good! We were "high" on sugar:)

Congrats to my good friend Karen Patten, who competed in her first pro contest this past weekend at the Atlantic City Pro Fitness! She placed 11th, which is a very respectable showing in your first pro contest! I am very proud of her:)

Well, my next guest posing is on October 7th at the Seven Feathers- Northern Pacific States Classic in Canyonville, OR. Come drop by and say Hi! This show is at an incredible venue! You have to see it to really appreciate how beautiful it is. I am so excited to perform for Ron and Susan Smith's contest....they have been so supportive of my career as a fitness competitor. They are just really great people!

Well, enough for now....I will really try to write more often.....I promise:) Take care everyone, train hard- no excuses! Love always,

Tami