An odd update of sorts

Greetings!

Fitness: I live, eat, and breathe it. I love anything that has to do with health and fitness. If there is something advertised on tv that has to do with fitness as I am walking past an electronic store, I will stop and watch the commercial. I workout when I'm bored, I workout because I have to sometimes, and my job is making people work out. What a life! The ability to manipulate your body to look how you want with much effort and hard work is so satisfying. I look at my competition pictures everyday, not in a vain way, but out of admiration and reflection on how much effort went into looking like that. I don't look like that right now, and won't again until my next show. My appearance isn't my idol, however doing the work to get there probably is. I have realized this as I would rather spend my time working out than having lunch with friends. My day is planned around my workouts (and work of course) so specifically that if something or somebody throws it off, I am quite upset. For the next show, I really need to work on staying social and not using working out as an escape from attending events.

Life: It's weird. I feel like I am in a movie sometimes where I am watching from the outside these events that make up my life. I am really getting comfortable at Steve Nash and making so many connections with the community there. I finally like being known. I can see myself staying there for a long time. I would really like to live in an apartment or somewhere around White Rock that I really love coming back from work to. A place to bring people and entertain. I'll be on the lookout for that in the coming months. As for boys, well, I am in the right place: the gym. Again, I have been getting to know a lot of people there and so day by day progressions are made with some of the guys there and also with those other people that have my best interests in mind and want me to be happy with someone. No, I have not been set up, but yes, it would be cool.

God: I had not been to church in so long, until today. I was really looking forward to it this morning. Darren spoke on idols and having "no time" in our busy lives for God. Things happen through the day, but spending time with God doesn't just happen. It takes effort, work and PLANNED time. He challenged us to spend 3 min, hours, days, or months away from distraction, diving into the Word of God and building our relationship with HIm. It was super encouraging to hear that others are feeling the same way that life is "too busy". We are so busy with work, making money, being entertained, that we don't make time for what's really important: family, friends, and most importantly, Jesus. My last challenge and growth goal is to make a conscious effort and plan time out of my day to develop my relationship with Christ and to put PEOPLE as a priority in my life, instead of myself, my job or my desires. Selflessness is going to be the name of the game.

Later days!

PEAK WEEK

WOW it has gone by so fast! There is only 1 week until my competition and I am getting really excited for it!

News: (and since I am in the mood of lists, this post will be a bunch of lists)

- on Nov 19 I am going to a University of Hawaii vs. Gonzaga Basketball game at Rogers Arena with a client/friend
- yes that's what I call them now, client friends, because many of them have become just that
- on Nov. 20 the Sunday I am going to another client/friends house for huge pulled pork sandwiches
- more than 20 people are coming to watch me next weekend
- I feel pretty darn good about what I look like right now
- I can't wait to eat the following:
- POPCORN!!!
- steak or a big chunk of meat
- coffee/lattes/Christmas drinks
- cookie dough or forms of it made into cookie dough balls/truffle balls
- any kind of mexican food
- in December I am planning on Christmas baking, making tons of crafts, going to the chocolate buffet with friends, exploring Vancouver

It's a short post today, but just wanted to jot down some ideas.

Later days!