Hey gang,

I’ve been putting off my blog update for some time now because I just really haven’t had much going on to write about. My days are mostly filled with studying for my RN refresher course to get my license reinstated. Other than that, I work on Coral Fever stuff, which is my aquarium business, for those of you who haven’t read my blogs before. We’ve been getting in lots of gorgeous corals lately so it takes me a lot of time to photograph them and post them on our website. www.coralfever.com is where you can see what we have to offer.

It has been pretty much a non racing year for me so far. Until recently, the only race I attended this season was the Gators in Gainesville Florida. I haven’t even been able to watch them on T.V. It’s just too hard for me. But this past weekend was different. I attended the U.S. Nationals and unlike Gainesville, I had a BLAST!! Well to be perfectly honest, as we drove through the gate, my heart was pounding and my emotions took over and no matter how hard I tried to hold it back... I started to cry. I thought to myself, “I’m never going to be able to deal with this! I shouldn’t have come here and I want to go home!” but after I was out of the car and especially after I got a hug from my favorite Top Fuel racer, Antron Brown, my emotions turned to happiness and excitement to be BACK AT THE RACE TRACK!!!

Being back at the track for the first time in six months was quite a feeling. I really was dreading being there because I knew that it was going to hurt. I am NOT a spectator! I am a RACER! Thank goodness the pain only lasted for the short drive into the infield.  The whole time I was there, I could feel my heart pounding inside of my chest. My senses were heightened and the adrenaline was rushing. It was like I had consumed a case of Full Throttle all at once.

I’ve been enjoying my time at home and have taken complete advantage of the many months of much needed R and R... but man did it feel good to feel the earth shake and to smell the nitro and to see my friends again at the most exciting motorsports arena in the world, THE U.S. NATIONALS!!!

I spent most of my time in the Pro Stock bike pits this time. In Gainesville, I couldn’t go there because I was a wreck, just thinking about not racing with them. But this time was different. I was happy to be there and excited to see them race.  I swore that I would never admit this to anyone, but I’m really good friends with Craig Treble, so that’s where I hung out. I even drove Craig’s bike to the staging lanes for him once with him pushing me up there. It was so funny because all of the bike teams just pointed and laughed because Craig and I have a reputation for hating each other. It’s more like a big brother, little sister relationship except although he’s MUCH older, I’m still bigger! LOL.... Well not really, he’s not that much older than me but he is a little taller. Maybe an inch or two.

After truly enjoying the bikes from the sidelines, I realized that I’ve come to terms with the fact that my Pro Stock Bike racing days are quite possibly over and I am actually at peace with it. I believe that God has other plans for me. I sent up a few request lately, hoping that those plans include replacing my most excellent Custom Bates leathers with one of those really cool looking Impact Racing firesuits! That’s right boys and girls, I’m talking about Nitro Baby!! Well of course I’d also like to win the lottery, find the fountain of youth, be able to eat anything I want and never gain weight and most importantly, experience World Peace! But for right now, I’d settle for a ride in one of those big bad fuelers!!

Yeah, yeah, I know, I’m dreaming, but at least I’m dreaming big and you gotta have a dream! I believe that they make us what we are. In the book Who Says The Fat Lady Has To Sing? Bob Wosczyk writes, “With change comes growth, but we will never grow if we never change. And if we never grow, we will never get what it is that we really want out of life. Our dreams will never come to pass.”  I’m ready for t hat change. I’m ready for the growth. I’m ready for my dreams to once again become a reality.

I still don’t know which of my dreams is the one God is going to choose for me, there are a couple others that I’d rather keep to myself for the moment. So in the meantime, I will continue to pray, hope, dream and of course, study, study, study, until I reach my next adventure. I know that where ever my journey takes me, that my greatest days are ahead of me, and that no matter what, I am going to continue to live an extraordinary life.

Be blessed everyone!


Boudreaux axed Thibodaux the other day...

“ May Thib... why do dem scooba diven people always fall backwards out of da boat?”

Thibodaux replies... “ Boudreaux! You So Stupid You!... if they would fall forward, den they would still be IN DA BOAT!!!”