Wow this off-season has flown by. Between school, Tough Girl Designs, and getting our race equipment ready for the new season, I have been extremely busy. All things considered, I could not be more excited about life right now. During the off-season I have focused on pushing my business and working hard to make my dreams come true. Of course I still have a long way to go and a lot of work to do, but I am so excited about everything I have in the works.

I also made some other decisions during the off season. I am almost done with my associates degree in small business and entrepreneurship, and I have been trying to decide if I was going to further my education or just focus on my business. I finally decided to go for it and go to art school online. I am going to study graphic design once I finish up my associate degree. I know it is going to be a lot of work, but I am really stoked to be able to do it.

Of course I could not have a bigger smile on my face since the race season is almost here. We will be headed to Gainesville for the first Pro Stock Motorcycle race of the year, and as long as everything goes as planned, I have a really big announcement coming up, and this is an announcement that I could not be more proud to make. We have been working so hard to get everything ready to go, because we will be leaving early to test in Valdosta, Ga., before heading to Gainesville. I haven’t been on my bike for a while so I have to brush off the cobwebs before we head to Gainesville.

At this point, I am not sure how many NHRA races we will attend this year. It really depends on how the Suzukis can stack up against the Buells and the Harley-Davidsons. When we are not at the NHRA events though, we will certainly be bracket racing, and I hope to do some Division 7 Lucas Oil Series events this year. I always love a weekend of bracket racing.

Some other great things also happened during this off-season, I celebrated a very great 21st birthday in Canada. I had such a good time, and I want to give a big thank you to the people who made my birthday so amazing. My nephew also had his first birthday, complete with chocolate cake all over him and my sister, Kristen. My big brother, Chance, also celebrated his birthday and turned 28. He is the best big brother in the world. I have had a very productive off-season, but I could not be more ready to head to Gainesville. Hope to see everyone there!