this past weekend

Reposted from July 26 due to problems with Blogger...This past week has been REALLY hectic...not only did we celebrate my parents 30th wedding anniversary last weekend, but my brother's girlfriend gave birth to a baby boy, my new nephew! He is so cute! He weighed in at a whopping 8lbs. 9oz. when he was born!So, aside from the events I mentioned above, we had family in from out of town to celebrate the occassion...lots of fun. Things are starting to settle down now though...everyone has gone home.On to other news, my suits are finished and they look great...of course, they don't fit now, but they will :) I can't believe this upcoming weekend marks 7 weeks out from my show...yikes! time is almost passing too quickly. Three weeks from Saturday I'll be on stage guest posing....I'm finally starting to get excited although I should be nervous because I haven't really started working on a posing routine...oh well, I may just have to get out there and 'wing' it...lol...My moods are starting to fluctuate a little more frequently these days...the calorie deprivation is starting to bother me a bit....I'm finding that I'm a little less patient and quite tired. I have been forced to reduce my work schedule so that I have more time to myself. My body needs rest and so does my mind... the low carbs are causing me to become forgetful and overall fatigue is starting to set in...I usually don't feel so bad this far out from a show...then again, I have never been this lean so far out from a show before! Training is still going well, I have managed to stick to my training routine and NOT miss workouts or meals....The weather here has been extremely warm, it's certainly not what we're used to in these parts...lol...it's usually warm with a breeze, but these days it's just plain hot and it's causing me to retain water...yuck! The temperature should be easing back over the next few days...until then, I think I'll take a few days and get to the beach!I'll write more at the end of the week....