New Release Tuesday

Here's the deal - I'm not really a fan of country music - something about the "twang" in a lot of the songs that I just can't stand :)

BUT....Rascal Flatts is one of my brother's favorite bands so every time I hear them, I think of my baby brother livin' it up in L.A. and I miss him just a little bit more!

So this week's new release is in honor of my brother Jonathan (who, by the way, will be 24 on Friday!)!

Enjoy!

Two Words For Ya -

PEAK WEEK!!!

That's right....it's that time again....holy crap.....give me a minute while I run to the bathroom to throw up :)

Before I get into the torture fun that will be taking place this week, I want to talk about Team Universe that took place yesterday. Interesting judging....not sure I really understand what they're looking for at the national shows (or local shows...lol!) but there were definitely some great competitors that rocked the stage!

Shout-out to Kari of Figure Girl World who competed yesterday! I have followed her prep for the past 20 weeks and she poured her sweat, heart, and tears into getting ready for this show. I can't wait to follow her on her next show "journey"!

Do you recognize the suit on this competitor?!?!? My suit made its first (and hopefully not its last!) appearance on the national stage! This is my friend Jenny Scott who also competed yesterday at Team Universe! She took me under her wing at my first show and we have been in contact ever since. Her next show is Nationals in November and I can't wait to see how she does!

Guess what?!?!!? A friend of Tom's and I won her pro card last night!!!! So incredible! Amber has been competing in figure for less than a year. We both competed for the first time last July - she in bikini and I in figure. I told her backstage at that show that she should NOT be doing bikini and figure was where she needed to be! It's amazing what can happen in a year, isn't it??? She, along with Jenny, are trained by the incredible folks at AZ Pro Physiques!

And back to little ol' me :)

Here's what things looked like yesterday....

My menu  for this week will remain pretty much the same as it has been until the latter part of the week. I'm upping my water consumption a bit so that should make more visits to the bathroom! Not really much to report at this point....The Boss will keep an eye on how my body is changing over the course of the week and make adjustments as needed. I've been told about a couple of things I need to change in my posing so I'll be working on that and hopefully, I nail it before Saturday!

Oh....and let me just say this....I know it's going to be a GREAT week because I went to Kohl's yesterday and I saved DOUBLE what I spent....how do you like them apples??? :)

Here's A Thought....

Cardio sessions are often the time when a million thoughts are going through my brain....some of them are important things like reminding myself to put out the recycling bin by the curb or schedule my bikini wax (eek!!)....others are just random and at times, ridiculous! With that being said, here are 10 of my random thoughts from this morning's cardio session!

1) I wonder if Erin Stern thinks to herself, "Damn! I'm amazing!"

2) Why the f@#k is it so humid outside?!?!?

3) Eww!! There's the neighbor's icky cat!

4) I hope my wig doesn't fall off during my quarter turns.....

5) Why is this hour of cardio taking so long?!?!

6) Ok...I'm starting to smell my own funk...nasty....

7) Damn, I wish Chelsea was doing the show :(

8) What if I don't place? That would suck to be the hometown loser.....

9) Seriously, I need to shower....I smell like trash....

10) Oh thank God!! Cardio session #1 is OVER!!! 

Yes, I know - I'm a wacko :)

New Release Tuesday

This week's new release is for the gangsta side of my personality....yes, even librarians can be gangsta...lol :)

Two things I should warn you about...1) there is profanity in this song so if you like your music g-rated, you may want to pass on this one 2) Rick Ross has his jacket open in portions of this video...view at your own risk!

Public Service Announcement

This 4th of July when you're standing at the table staring at ridiculous amount of food that is screaming at you to put it on your plate, just remember:

That's What's Up Thursday

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My first reaction when I saw this picture was to yell "SHUT UP!!".

I love this woman. I love her physique. 

I love that she exudes confidence without being cocky and sexiness without being slutty.

I also love that you can feel her strength just leaping from this picture! 

I seriously have never wanted to rock a Wonder Woman outfit more

than I do right now!!!!!

She is the Goddess of Figure and we should all bow at her feet.

Reigning Ms. Figure Olympia Erin Stern - now that's what's up!!

*Can I get an "Amen"?!?!? :)

What the What?!?!

Hiding in the bathroom!! "I don't wanna go back out there!!"

 

 

 

Yep...that's how I've been feeling the last couple of days....work is a little rougher this week than it was last and I can't seem to figure out what it is. I felt slightly weepy yesterday and tried to call Tom so I could whine to him. Luckily (for him...lol) he didn't answer his phone and I just took a few moments to "get myself together" on the breakroom patio. I'm going to write off my uneasiness/gloominess/wackadoody (The Princess & I made up that word) behavior to a combo of exhaustion and hormones (damn you, monthly visitor!).

On the workout front, everything is going well!! I had my first date with the StairMill on Monday and holy crap, that thing is a BEAST!!!! My old gym didn't have any StairMills so I was able to avoid the torture pleasure of this particular machine :) But now that I'm going to a new gym that does have them, I can't avoid it! Tuesday, I did a fairly decent upper body workout during my lunch hour. It consisted of lateral raises, push presses, lat pulldowns, barbell bent-over rows, and barbell bicep curls. I hit the StairMill for a beating again yesterday and I left the gym with wobbly legs & clothes that were DRENCHED! I think the score is StairMill - 2 and Tenecia - 0!! It was pretty cool to see a poster for the show hanging on the wall as I walked out...I really hope people in Tucson come out to the show....it's the only way the promoter will come back.

I didn't share any new music on Tuesday because truthfully, I haven't heard anything recently that has made my ears happy. However, I'm still in L-O-V-E with Adele's latest cd (if you haven't purchased it, I have no clue what you're waiting for!) so I thought I would share one of my favorite songs from it....

I'll be back later with today's "That's What's Up"....