Checking in!!!

Hi Everyone!!!

Wow!!! Things have been pretty crazy around here!! I feel like all I've been doing for the past few weeks is training and shopping!!! I am really trying to get all of my Christmas shopping finished early this year....usually I'm the idiot running around on the 24th frantically trying to finish my shopping!!! I have most of it done already...the only ones still to buy for are my son, Alex, my dad and my step mom. I am hoping to have it all done by the end of this week.

My training has been going really well. I am waiting to hear back from the Arnold/Fitness Internationl. I am praying that I get an invite to this amazing event. I had such a great time last year and would love to be invited to participate in this event once again.
Today I trained back and shoulders... I had one of the best workouts in such a long time. We have brought the intensity level up keeping the weights fairly heavy.....I was totally spent after todays workout!!! Gotta love that feeling!! Dennis and I sat down on the weekend and started to put together our 2006 competition training and competition schedule. Since my last show, (the Olympia) Dennis has been trying to slow me down a bit with my training to allow my body to heal and to allow proper recovery time...I on the otherhand am so pumped and eager for the season to begin!! Our little meeting on the weekend really motivated me and has inspired me to keep improving and Dennis has given me the ok to kick it into gear!!!

Tomorrow my mom and my sister are coming to Hamilton to visit me. We usually meet up mid December, go for lunch(something healthy!!) and then we go for a walk and enjoy the great outdoors! I love it when they come to visit!!!

Well, I think that's all the interesting things going on in my life...not too much!

I hope you are all well...

Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season.

Love Mindi O
xo