The Nationals
Oh boy, where do I start? I have had the most incredible weekend. I am still recovering from it.
First thing I have to say is that the pictures are coming and as soon as I have them I will post them. I can't wait to see them myself!
The entire weekend was so eventful and I have way to much information to spill out in just one post so I will go over the highlights first.
I meet the most wonderful people on my stay in Melbourne. Lia and Daniel are absolutely the most caring and giving people I have had the pleasure of meeting. They picked me up from the airport and looked after me so well. I felt so very spoilt. I was a member of the Halsall team for a few days and loved being apart of a great team :-).
For me it was hard to imagine that we had only just meet as it seemed like we had known each other for many years. Thank you so much Lia and Daniel for your hospitality.
I also have to make mention of another person I meet who I got along with just as well and I will continue to stay in touch with. Katie!!!! What a gal. I had a blast with her. Katie is so likeable, she is sweet and caring and gorgeous. Katie you also made my Melbourne trip fun and memorable.
I got to meet Em, Meggie, Jamie-Lee, Cherie, and Ali for the first time. Im sorry I didn't have more time to spend with these lovely ladies. It was funny because I recongised the girls purely from the pictures posted on there blogs. It was just so nice to meet everyone in person. Alicia (who I had meet weeks before) was great support for us all.
Liz and Rae were there and we were mucking around backstage for a little while. The day was so very long and I think I was loosing it a bit before the finals. I had the pleasure of Sam backstage as well. What a sweet and friendly girl, with a body to die for! Sam has the most amazing smile.
My line up was unbelievable!! The quality of the girls physiques and the way they moved themselves around the stage was amazing, I couldn't believe they were in the novice division lol. Including me, there were 16 of us. This division was the biggest and we were on stage the longest during our pre-judging.
I didn't place, but I didn't expect too. I did however have the best experience ever. I learnt so much over the weekend. Backstage was a real eye-opener, so very educational lol. I loved being apart of the whole experience.
Lia taught me so much. I am still sorting my head out with all this information I have gathered for processing. I have many new ideas and plans running through my brain right now, I really need to slow down and write it all down and put it together so I can work on everything one step at a time.
In conclusion, I would not trade competing at the Nationals last weekend for anything. I had the time of my life. Meeting the most amazing people and feeling so at ease around them all is priceless. Lia, Daniel, Katie, Josh, Tim, Terry, Dallas, and Lindy......how lucky am I to know such a great bunch of people :-).
Right now I am taking time off weight training. I have decided to take two weeks off. I will go into the gym as of this Thursday for cardio only, I miss it.
The next two weeks of rest will allow me to put together a killer program. I will be getting my father involved in that me thinks!
Nutrition is very good. Im keeping things clean. All I need to do is eat more with each meal to increase my calorie consumption so I can build more muscle.
I will leave it at that for now, but will give more details about the comp soon and I will post pictures as soon as I get any.
Luv Deb xxx
P.s. I ordered and paid for my DVD from the Qld State Titles and am so excited. I can't wait to get my hands on it. Chris tells me that the professional pictures from the Qld show are nearly ready, as soon as they are I will order those too!
