I had a blast at the comp. It wasn't as glamorous as I thought, but fun anyway! The gross part is you can't shower past Thursday and that is using no soap!!! Then you are layered with like 10 coats of special tanner, and have tons of makeup on!!!! So, by the time you go out on stage, you look great (from far away :)), but feel gross, lol!!! The show was huge!! Looking back, it was a great experience, but if I would have known, I probably would have chosen something smaller for my first one. There were around 50 figure competitors in 4 classes. This makes it really competitive. Here in WA, the NPC has so many height classes, that there are less girls you are competing with directly, so it is a little less competitive.
I kind of wish that I would have done Wenatchee now b/c my friend Maria, who is 5'3" was the only one in her class, which meant she won and is now qualified to do nationals (which is the step before earning your pro card if you are lucky enough!). My other friend Lauri, who is around my height, took 3rd out of 4 girls in her height class in Wenatchee. If I would have been in her class, all five of us would have placed, and I think all 5 of us would have qualified for nationals. BTW, I think that both girls would have done well even in a big class!!! However, with the smaller classes, the atmosphere had to be more relaxed! So, that would have been kind of fun. I mean, I wouldn't have cared so much about placing or getting a trophy, but doing a national show would be a great experience.
After the morning part of KC, I was feeling like I never wanted to do it again. I was so tired, we had only got like 2 1/2 hours of sleep due to all of the tanning. I was also unhappy with my posing and I know that it hurt me a lot b/c I don't really have anyone over here to practice with enough. Once the night show rolled around, it was more relaxed and I had gotten to eat a little "bad" food, so I was feeling better!! Anyway, I came home so tired, mentally and physically, that I decided not to do Wenatchee. I mean I was so tired that it took effort to walk! I wish that I would have sucked it up and done it now, but oh well, I can't change that now.
So, I still have the bug and am pretty sure I will do some Spring shows. It is so much hard work. Some days I was working out 2-3 times. Also, the dieting is brutal!! It is a very self-consuming sport, and that is hard sometimes, but as a mom, I need to do something for myself. As hard as it is, I do like having a goal.
Vegas was a blast too! A different experience with no drinking and no good food, but it was fun. I didn't gamble a whole bunch either, which is different to me. We laid out at Mandalay Bay's pool, which is so nice and we went to TAO and Ghost Bar, which was really fun!!
Well, that’s my update for now. Last week I was totally relaxed: no workouts, except for one walk with Brennen, and no working out. This week, I’m back on track, and feeling great already!!! XOXO