August 7, 2006 This weekend was Louis’ 26th birthday. I made him a time consuming card, baked him 3 personalized birthday cakes and besides taking him to Napa Valley where we enjoyed a balloon ride, wineries and Mexican food, I also got him a new fun toy for his computer. Right now I am experiencing a transitional level in my personal life cycle – a few weeks ago I went to so many lectures, read so many books, watched so…
falling in love again
August 1, 2006July 31, 2006 It’s Monday night. My hair is wet from my 2nd shower today – which preceded my 2nd workout for the day. My legs feel incredibly tight from a week long fitness conference in Las Vegas, which included new group classes like: urban strip tease, stiletto strut, bosu circuit, and gliding. I’m trying to get this done in 14 minutes since I’ve dedicated 11:30pm to be my cut-off time to go to bed! Well…just like most days, this…
My Personal Strife.
July 3, 2006
July 3, 2006 We went on a short road trip to Fresno on Saturday to watch my good friend, Betty Hsu, compete in Miss California America. She looked absolutely beautiful and even tied for evening gown! The entire production was amazing. What was more astonishing was the immense talent all these women on stage housed. Today is Sunday, and it feels like one of the longest days of my life! I woke up after 6 hours of driving on Saturday…
standing real.
June 21, 2006
June 19, 2006 This past weekend I was a bridesmaid in my favorite uncle, Eddie Aducayen’s wedding. I credit my uncle for many things: he introduced me to the world of pageantry when we used to watch Miss America when I was little. He continued to be my biggest supporter (with my mom) and made it a point to make it to every national and international competition. He choreographed my first cheerleading tryout routine for and he brought the beauty…
…finding a reason to exist.
May 23, 2006
May 24, 2006 There are those in life who live each day in both the regrets and rewards of the past – and then there are those who live each day in the dreams of their future. My eternal hope is to live each day, right ‘now’ and know that consciously living in this moment in time makes this moment. Mine. While I’ve achieved what others would consider some success my greatest success, the only true success I’ve ever achieved…
Your past never leaves you –
April 22, 2006April 23, 2006 I cut my hair! Over 7 inches of it! Saturday morning I woke up with an urge for change. These past few weeks I’ve been training hard, working hard and playing hard. But, while I have been spinning the wheels and producing potential energy for a future effect, my patience to see change right now is stuck in the pace of our world’s natural winds of time. Each day I’ve been waking up with an…
every day is a new battle..
March 28, 2006March 27, 2006 “Every Day is a New Battle.” I have that quote plastered on my bathroom mirror so I am reminded each day that it doesn’t matter what I did yesterday, or what I plan on doing today, what truly matters is what I am going to do right now, that will take me that much closer to becoming the person I want to be. This past week I went to IHRSA in Vegas, spent all…
one year defined.
March 20, 2006March 19, 2006 In 2 days it will be this website’s one year anniversary! Wow, my journals have definitely changed since I first began with a simple paragraph expressing how learning about you is ‘fun.’ Well the enthusiasm hasn’t drifted, nor has the desire to recollect each week and move forward by understanding where I stand ‘right now.’ Where I am ‘right now’ is like trying to capture an moment in life through the tiny millisecond of…
false images.
March 6, 2006
March 5, 2006 This weekend was the Arnold Classic – while Louis and I weren’t able to attend, we did spend some time discussing our views on the industry. One of my favorite competitors, Jenny Lynn, withdrew due to extreme dehydration. While it bothered me, it didn’t surprise me. From my experience, while we ‘represent’ health, competitors aren’t necessarily very healthy. In my first competition, I took a pill to shed water a few days before the contest- I also…
one step closer
February 28, 2006February 27, 2006 I just got home from a dinner with my good friend Mark Sackett and Im nibbling on some peanut butter! This past week Ive been doing a lot of celebrating, dancing, planning and meeting people. My good friends Barbara Pochop, Betty Hsu and Minji Wong all celebrated birthdays in the month of February. Ive been fortunate to make some loyal and beautiful friends in the last few years, and it was an honor to celebrate a day…