Show prep so far!

 

 44 days left! That's it. It's flying by and I can't wait to be on stage again. Shows start to feel more real to me when registration opens. We are also splitting a room and gas with my sister and brother in law so that is going to financially help us so so much. Shows add up so easily. To give you an idea of how much it can be: My suit (which I'm re wearing from my last show) was $600.00, my coach is $500.00 plus gas to drive up to SLC for posing practice, hotel is $89.00 a night (3 nights which will be split), gas money will be probably about $100.00 to get to Colorado, my tanning appointments are close to $100.00, my makeup artist could be close to $100.00 depending who I hire. Yep, it's an expensive hobby.

I'm so so glad that my family is coming to support me. With the show being in Golden, CO it's more expensive for them to come. I feel bad that I picked a show so far away, but I don't like competing in Utah anymore. I don't feel the judges judge as they should, and in Colorado I feel the judging is pretty fair. With this being such a subjective sport, one person may like someones "look" better, but their is a basic criteria and guidelines that I don't feel Utah follows as closely. If I don't place top three in the Colorado show, I have to do another show to qualify for the USA's national show in Vegas that I want to do in July. If that happens I'll probably do the June show in Utah as a last resort just to save money. But that is a last resort.

I'm so grateful that my clients put up with my more tired, scatter brain and me eating my food during their sessions. And I'm so so grateful for my amazing husband for putting up with me. I get a bit more crabby and a shorter fuse during prep. I'm also a lot more tired, especially with my work schedule. But other than that prep is awesome. I still lift as heavy as possible, my speed work is a lot easier with less weight on my body, and my hair and nails are growing like crazy, and my meal plan hasn't changed since February so it's been feeling like a manageable life, even though I have to plan my life more down to the minute. I seriously can't wait for show day!