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Aside from life itself, so much as happened since the last time I posted. In due time, you will hear all about it, especially the really juicy stuff. But for now, I’m keepin’  it short and sweet. After a small sabatical if you will, I’m back. Back in the habit and back with a new found ambition. I was in church this past sunday and the pastor said something that I thought was very profound. He was talking about how there are times in our spiritual journeys when we feel completely dry. We feel far away and don’t feel much closeness to the one whom we should always feel closest.

This is totally normal by the way, we as humans all go through this. But he said, “when you feel like crap, like you are not going anywhere, stop and take a look backwards at where you’ve been and how far you’ve come”. I found this statement to be rather ironic since we have just moved back in with my parents. It was just six years ago that I was here in this same place, “the cave”, as my husband and I call it because it’s strategically located in the basement where we are fortunate enough to have 1 window. If I wasn’t thick enough on the sarcasm, I was TOTALLY being sarcastic.

On the flipside, my husband and I both landed jobs before the move was official, which in my opinion in today’s economy, is unheard of. To top that off, my situation in particular is rather sweet. This is where my story today begins…..

After we decided to move I immediately found myself on the prowl. I pretty much just googled gyms in Denver hunting for the best of the best. You see I would have to say I might be a bit ADD in that I get bored pretty easily. I will do something balls to the wall for a period of time whether it be a few months to a year, get bored with it and look for something bigger and better. This holds so true for my fitness career. It first started with my certification in Spinning, then after a year I was getting bored and wanted to do something different, hence obtaining my group fitness certification and kickboxing certification. After adding another bundle of classes to my week, with a total of eleven, I quickly found myself again wanting more. <Insert problem here> Just so you know, I’m a fairly impatient person. If I find something I want to do, having to wait to do it is near impossible for me to handle. With that said, there was only so much that was available to me  in South Texas and like I said I wanted more. New and innovative equipment and techniques are hitting gyms nationwide and I quickly discovered Denver just so happened to be an excellent resource in this arena. My point is, things just really started falling into place for me. Like I said, I looked for the best because I wanted a challenge. I found a really posh, state of the art, club in Cherry Creek and another top of the line club in downtown Denver. I got contact information, sold myself and landed interviews for both. Two interviews and auditions later, the jobs were mine. Most importantly with room to grow. More specifically, more opportunity for me to take additional certifications with new and innovative equipment. Now if you know me at all, this is the type of thing that just makes me dance my ass off. After slapping myself a couple of times to convince myself that this was in fact real and truly happening, I do what I always do, I got on my knees and thanked god for the marvelous blessing. So even though I’m having to swallow my pride and live in my parents basement yet again, (did I mention there was one window), I’ll take it gladly if it means another area of my life will blossom tremendously. Last but not least I think it’s really important to mention, none of this would have been possible had I not started in a really humble gym with a group of really amazing individuals that I wouldn’t have even considered co-workers. They where my friends and they mean the world to me. I am forever grateful to Jason Martinez, gym owner of The Ultimate Fitness Center in Weslaco, Texas……. thanks Jay, for giving me a shot! I promise you, I won’t forget where I came from. And to Denver….BRING IT BABY!!!