Emerald Cup was a total blast!!!!! What a fun filled weekend! Trent and I headed to Seattle on Thursday afternoon, and didn't get there until 11:30pm.......so we were both wiped out to say the least! I got up early Friday morning and headed to the check in for fitness and figure girls. My main role on Friday was to help the girls get glued (attaching their suits to their butts- for those of you who don't know), bodies oiled, or whatever else they needed:) I was really impressed by the caliber of competitors at this contest......you could easily see why the overall champion usually becomes a national champion within a year!

My bestest buddy Michelle Mayberry won the overall fitness category and her height class in figure!! She really deserved it after all her years of hard work! She is smokin hot at 43 years old! The short class fitness winner happened to be an old friend, Chandra Young from Idaho. I competed (and got beat:) by Chandra in 2004! She came back this year, and looked freakin phenomenal! Her routine was awesome, and her physique was completely different from when we competed in '04.....she is on her way to Junior Nationals and Team Universe this year, (where I am sure she will get a pro card!)

Friday night after the fitness and figure show, we went out to dinner with my nutritionist Pete and his wife Apple, Michelle Anderson, and our good friend Trish. I had tiramisu (like always:)

Saturday was unbelievably fun....I worked the Labrada booth (which happened to be right on a main aisle of the expo), so I conveniently got to talk with everyone who walked by.......I have never seen so much beauty and hot bodies in one place in my entire life! I worked with another fitness pro (Katherine- Kat:), and Jimmy Galindo. We laughed and had more fun than should be allowed! My booth was right beside the BSN booth, which held the one and only Monica Brant! She has the hottest legs and calves that I have ever seen......I was in awe and jealous all at the same time:)

I made some good contacts with photographers....all of them want to do photo shoots at the Europa Pro Fitness championships in August. So, I guess I will have to do that contest for sure now:) I was thinking of only doing the All Star Pro fitness (2 wks after the Europa), but the Europa will give me so much more exposure. Gotta get some sponsors!!!!!!!!!!!

I actually got to go on stage and present awards to the light heavy weight bodybuilders, while representing Labrada! They announced me as a representative of Labrada.....it was such a great moment for me. It was one of those moments that I really felt like an IFBB pro.....

Well, tomorrow is back on the diet! I have eaten nothing but crap the last 3 days.....Red Robin, Cheesecake factory, Olive Garden, Subway, then homemade cookies after getting home to the kids:) I feel like a slug! I can even feel the water retention in my legs.....it feels like stuff is hanging off of the sides of my legs....lol. Well, it's late and I have to work at the hospital tomorrow. There is so much more to tell, but I am so tired that I can't think of anything right now. Train hard everybody, no excuses! Love ya,

Tami