I think I'm seeing double; I'm that tired! Three days of endless standing on my feet and watching throes of people rush to the booth, hands open for freebies, and I'm now ready to crash! All I want to do is sleep for a good nine or ten hours!

Despite being so exhausted, I really did enjoy this weekend immensely! Helping out at the CytoSport booth and spending time with Michelle Bell and Stephanie Collins and seeing so many of my friends and meeting new people made the trip so worth it! And to those who came by to visit with me, thank you so much, and I really appreciate all of your kind words and your support when you purchased the new photos I brought to Columbus.

I also had an opportunity to shoot with Gene Carangal. All I have to say is fishnet stockings, black stilleto heels, me, a chair, and a camera. I'll leave the rest up to you until that gallery comes out! Whoa!!!

I shot with Jonathan Bowie as well, but that was a much tamer session. A tank top and some extremely small booty shorts and my Nike tennis shoes made up the outfit for an early Saturday morning shoot (7:15 a.m. to be exact, and that was after shooting with Gene until 11 p.m. the previous evening).

I will write the details of the expo tomorrow once I've awakened and finished my lengthy session of cardio. (I had a cheat meal with Sheila Rawlins on Saturday evening and then on Sunday I spent much of the day munching on protein bars, only to find myself at the airport with a sandwich and a frozen yogurt in hand. One word...yum! Well, let me add another word...cardio!) But I don't feel so bad. I saw Tara Scotti enjoying a bit of frozen yogurt as well as she headed towards the security gates to catch her flight. And I found Lisa Schaerer in the same sandwich line I traipsed through, and she later admitted that she started her diet early in order to be able to cheat this weekend. And I do have about six weeks before Junior USA's! Lots of time to dial it in! And let me tell you, I'm so excited! All of your positive comments and being in the fitness atmosphere really pumped me up and got me psyched for this year's shows. I can't wait to step on stage once again!

I'm headed to bed...ready to recover from an exhausting weekend. Much more is to come later!

Have a great Monday morning!

Jodi