Been Around the World...literally

Man, the past few weeks have been full of travel, love, scare, and fun...an interesting mix, huh? :-) We went to DC for the Inauguration, and wow was it amazing to be a part of history!! I also had a chance to see my family and some of my close friends back home. It was a short, but necessary trip. Then, my Mom unfortunately had a mild stroke, which had me back at home about a week after the inauguration. Fortunately, she is doing much better now, has her regular speech pattern back, and is walking without any problems. Amazing that this condition was brought about due to a doctor prescribing her medicine that was too strong for her, given her small frame and weight; she suffers from migrains and was relieved when a headache specialist gave her comfort in the form of a pill....but, it was this pill that injured her. I'm super pissed at the doctor for not following some standard procedures, and am heavily considering taking legal action against such a "specialist." Anyway, after we got Mom taken care of, we took a much needed vacation..and went to the 50th state for the Pro Bowl this past weekend. Gosh, was it refreshing! I'm so in love with Hawaii -- Aloha! We stayed right on Waikiki Beach and did alot of sight seeing. I haven't been on a real vacation since 2005, so it was long overdue. In addition, my body is HEALING! I'm about 10 pounds away from my normal weight - FINALLY!!! My energy, strength, endurance, and stamina are ALL returning. This rest period has done me good, as they say...and I'm still contemplating what's to come....Punch is definitinely in the near future...it has to be..it's my calling...

My underground training practice is also picking up...clients are enjoying their workouts, and I'm enjoying being their coach..I'm really good at this, and it's my passion. Pushing myself and others to reaching their personally defined points of excellence is what I live for..working out for me is a healthy obsession...it's definitely the definition of passion for me...time to live the dream :-)

Oh, over the course of the past 4 weeks, we also completely re-designed our garage gym (gosh how I love Craigslist!!!). It's a monster loaded with equipment, yet plenty of room to throw around the bells, ropes, sandbags, and other stuff that make it affectionately known as "the underground". We will eventually swap out some of our equipment for better stuff, but what we have now definitely works, and our clients are enjoying getting their tushes kicked..so it's worth it :-)

Rock on, peeps. I'll post some pictures of Hawaii and the Inauguration soon....