and the winner is....

somebody else!!!

the fat lady is slinking off the stage, they have dimmed the lights, we have scraped the last of the protan and pam from our bodies.

so how was it? well suprisingly enough it was not nearly the mind numbing nerve wracking experience that rollerblade contests were. in fact i can almost say that except for a quick little second i did not get nervous at all.

it took more time to get ready (get my suit on, tan on, oil up, makeup and what not), than i spent on stage. we were called onto the stage, the head judge called out front double bicep, side chest, back double bicep, side tricep and abs and thigh and that was it... we were done. then it was back to the hotel to wait for the night show.

the most fun was doing my routine for the night show. i guess the ham that has always been in me really shines during something like this. when i got off the stage i got a lot of congratulations for my routine. i was even complimented by laura creavalle (retired ifbb pro bodybuilder).

a couple of my friends from the board came out to bring me my oatmeal and raisin cookies. i was drowning my sorrows in a fistful of cookies when they announced that i was the winner of the best female poser!! apparently they liked my routine that much. so i went back up on stage... stopping only to hug my coach and i collected my trophy. by far i am the most proud of this part of the journey. my coach was always the one to win the best posing trophy, it is so amazing to be able to uphold the family honour if you will.

so whats next? well i do have the option of competiting in the canadians but there are many variables that will determine if i do or not. first i need to sit down with my coach and find out if he has the time to go around again. then i need to sit down with my diet guy and find out if i peaked for that show or if i can peak for the august show. the august show would have stiffer competition, since it would be the best from each province. so if the august show is not in the cards then i will be back to the drawing board. growing more muscle for next time.

i will keep you posted