Salsa
This past week you may have read me lamenting over Salsa with the sisters & Co. I am reluctant to admit it...but it was crazy fun!
One sister bailed citing work the next morning at 6am. But I dug deeper and come to find out, she (working) sister was car pooling with another sister, and posed the question: "When I am ready to go, are you going to leave? I have to work in the morning". The driving sister replied "Suck it up", and proceeded to call her a party pooper. Unimpressed the sister who had to work decided she did not like the tone and stayed home.
Not a surprise as she will do this from time to time if she does not like your response. Mother calls this a "terrible habit".
Here are a few snapshots from the evening. B, if you are reading this...Na Na Na Boo Boo ;)
Fundraiser
I attended a sports celebrity charity event in Hamilton for the second time. There were over 600 people in attendance at the 8th annual dinner and auction event.(www.carpenteros.ca). Pinball Clemons was the guest speaker, who gave me goose bumps when he spoke. His message was about not "playing the game" for ourselves but for others.
Here are a few shots from that night:
Look at what they did to me
Accupunture Needles...ouch!
Just kidding, it didn't hurt, and I get this done all the time--but it could have.
I am a true gladiator, enduring the potential agony of tiny needles to my sensitive nerves.
Cookie Monster
My Sunday night treat as reward for such a great work week, baked by the best pastry chef in the land, Courtney Campbell.
Here I am surrounded by my favorites, old fashion styled sweet potatoe turnovers, and peanut butter& chocolate chip cookies. Yummy.
"C.C" made a personal "mother of all cupcakes" for me, as well as 200 cupcakes for my guests at my 28th Birthday Celebration last month.
I can't get enough of her, so now I solicite her services after a hard training cycle, or any other reason of my choosing.
Me to Courtney Campbell: "November 15th marks the end of a hard meso training cycle, can you have 17 chocolate cupcakes, and 10 tarts ready for me that afternoon? And standby for January 6th".
Let us all learn the mantra of work hard play hard!
My Happy 28th 'Per-day' cupcakes: Red velvet with cheese cake topping, white and chocolate with chocolate and vanilla topping alternated & adorned with signatured fondant plaques Courtney Campbell: ccclassiccakes@yahoo.ca
Caution: Busy week ahead
They should last me a few days, and I am glad I burn hundreds of calories as part of my occupation. But this was a just reward for hard work and dedication and the week ahead that is going to be hectic. I have to fit in a four day athlete conference, a few appearances, a sponsor event, various treatments and my training. As well as stay on top of emails and odds and ends. And then take a quick road trip to my training base in Illinois, before I go back for good in October.
(Sporting) Life is Beautiful!
P
