Just a quick hi to say i'm back online

[sheez_ripped]

and it's good to see so many of the old faces are still here!

 

[spatts]

Hey! It's good to hear from you!

What have you been up to?!?

 

[sheez_ripped]

hey..spatts...thanks...

well...i competed in the TN last November...and then...took a break for about a month or so...from hard training...

Started back hard this year but my father-in-law found out his cancer had spread to his bones...he originally had one small tumor on bladder wall that was caught early and treated with chemo/rad combo last fall...

very sad...as it became very aggressive...and he was told in Spring that there was nothing more that could be done...soooo everyone in family pitched in to help care for him at home...they live close to us and since i am "retired" from work now...i became chief gofer....least i could do...he made it until July...

Needless to say my training took a back seat during this time...though i did enough to maintain...back hard now for about a month...

you look awesome!

when and where is your next comp???

 

[spatts]

I'm very sorry to hear about your father-in-law. It takes a special kind of person to care for someone in that situation, around the clock. I'm sure he appreciated you making him your priority.

Are you planning to compete again soon?

The next comp for me is Nov 15th, APF. I will be competing in the 198's, as usual, full meet (squat bench dead).

 

[spatts]

My luvlife? I'm still married to the same man I've been married to for 7 years. Nothing interesting there. lol

 

[sheez_ripped]

where is the meet?

198? and i remember when u thought 180 was alot! lol

yeah...gonna compete but i've missed this season....the latest NPC Show is first of November...and I am 12-14 wks from comp shape according to my trainer....

so...it will be early spring...but still gonna train to hit that 12-14 week mark just to see how I look...

i've missed so much going on here...

ann has to tell me if shes still competing?

and spatts email me an update on your luvlife!

hmm...on and is nightfly still in her hot romance and also competing???

enquiring minds need to catch up!

 

[sheez_ripped]

hmm...

i thought that was about to change at one time...

well i'm glad it worked out...

 

[spatts]

We had a rough time back in the spring of 2003, largely because he worked 25 hours a day, 8 days a week. I suppose I could've had bigger problems than wanting him around more often. lol

He opened his own law firm, which cut his hours dramatically, and all is well.

 

[sheez_ripped]

i remember some of it...

but every married couple goes thru ups & downs!

we will have 10 yrs next month!

and planning on the Olympia as our anniversary present...

are u doing strong woman comps too?

am I gonna see ya on ESPN soon?

so glad everything worked out well for u!!!

 

[sheez_ripped]

pic from my comp

last fall...