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I apologize for not being on here as much as I used to! Life has been busy busy! I spent Friday-Sunday in Idaho for the BB.com Fit Expo and then I have been swamped with school work in addition to that, so it has been hectic, but amazing :)

First off - the Bodybuilding.com Fit Expo was amazing! It was truly such a blessed experience and I was able to meet so many inspiring people. Traveling there and working the ON/ABB booth really made me realize how much I love the bodybuilding industry and reminded me why I am here doing what I'm doing. I worked the Optimum booth with Jen Turnbull, Kristina Lum, Alicia Harris and Charles Glass and boy did we have a blast! Jen, Kristina and I flew into Idaho together on Friday AM and met Alicia, Charles and the rest of the ON/ABB crew at the hotel/venue. I roomed with Alicia and I gotta tell you...She SHINES the Lord's light and I was able to see it as soon as I met her. She has such a happy and giving spirit and it was so inspiring to see her interacting with all the people at the expo. While signing our calendar for people at the expo, she made sure to get people's names and talk to them. It was simply great to see someone care so much about every single person that approached our booth for either samples or for a signed calendar! Then there was Charles. I have never met someone SO humble in my life. He was constantly being approached to sign shirts and take pictures and he sincerely spent time with each person that approached him and that was so inspiring me to. Instead of taking a quick picture and moving on with the day, he truly demonstrated sincere interest in every single person that approached him. Overall it was a fabulous time and I'm so thankful that I was blessed to meet so many of the people that I met and I have to say that Alicia was one rockin' roommate!

While the expo was fabulous, I did get slightly off track with my diet! The fact that we were ordering room service for our meals and going out to dinner with the ON/ABB team was not the best thing for my diet. Don't get me wrong...I didn't go COMPLETELY off the deep end, BUT I did not eat 100% how I would have liked and now I'm paying for it. I'm feeling slightly sluggish and my midsection is feeling slightly softer than normal! Being out of town and trying to eat healthy really gave me a lot of respect for competitors who are always traveling. It is tough to always eat on time and 100% on diet while traveling/working booths and I completely admire those people who can travel all year and still stay on track! This weekend was a good lesson for me and taught me how I can better manage my meals/training while traveling in the future. So although I got off track, I did learn how to better improve my travels in the future and I also gained a lot of respect for those competitors who are always traveling to shows/expos!

That's it for now. I need to go eat my next meal and get ready for a long day at school. I have exactly 31 days until I graduate with my BA in Business Administration and as soon as that is, I still have A LOT of work to do :) But soon enough I'll be FREE and done with this chapter in my life! Whoo!!

Stay Strong. Stay Focused. Let the Lord's Light SHINE!

Diane

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