The Power of Three...

They say good things come in 3's...just a few examples...

3 Little Pigs
3 Sheets to the Wind
3 Minute Egg
3 Feet in a yard
3 Ring Circus
3 Stooges
3 Blind Mice
3 Wise Men
3 Amigos
3 Muskateers
3 Primary Hues
3 Leaves on a Shamrock
3rd Times a Charm
Dixie Chicks
Tennis Balls
Sweet Tarts
Hear no Evil, See no Evil, Speak no Evil
Life, Liberity and the Pursuit of Happiness
The Good, The Bady and The Ugly
Small, Medium, Large
Faith, Hope, and Love
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Ready, Set, Go
Past, Present, Future

And in my life recently:
*Head coaching promotion at ITF
*Qualifying for Regionals
*Meeting a really great guy

1) Coaching full time has been amazing!! There are days where I still cannot believe that I quit my job, moved back to Birmingham and I work 8+ hours in a gym where I play all day long. I get paid to live and share my passion of health and fitness every single day. On average I coach 50-70 people in one day...I am SO blessed by the members at IronTribe!! I have daily conversations about our bodies, food, life goals, kids, travel, motivation, struggles and faith. I am challenged by my members to be God's best version of myself...pushing myself to the edge of my limitations. I lay in bed at night exhausted, knowing I sleep with no stress (minus regionals nighmares) for I have one of the greatest jobs in the world. Also...I work with 3 of the coolest guys I know - Clint, Richard and Caleb. I cannot ask for a better team of men by my side. They are cheerleaders, encouragers, leaders, comedians, and friends. I value their opinions and know that they put other's needs before their own - what awesome coworkers!! I learn something new every day and pray that I continue to grow within my role at ITF and serve the members with my full potential and attention.

2) OMG it's regionals week!!!! I qualified for Regionals as an individual, but decided to compete with the ITF team - who qualified 5th overall!! Our team: Me, Jess, Amy, Tra, Jordan, Mike (that's right 3 guys/ 3 girls) and Zechariah have spent the past 3 weeks training like dogs in preparation for this competition in a few days in West Palm Beach. I have lifted heavier weight that I EVER imagined and done things never accomplished before. I'm proud to say I can now do bar muscleups, squat snatch 115#, hangclean 135 multiple times in a row, squat clean 145#, handstand walk 5 steps, do handstand pushups without an ab mat (!!), and connect multiple pistols. As we head into regionals, I feel confident in our team and know we are absolutely bringing our A-game. We compete for 3 days. The top 3 teams make it to The Crossfit Games in July.

3) ITF 280 member's - The Hill family - introduced me to Chaz a few months ago at a Bring-A-Friend day. They told me they had someone perfect for me...little did they know, we seriously are the male/female versions of the other person. Our first date (the 3rd week of the 3rd month) was to pizza (I know, I know...totally not paleo. BUT I had just qualified for regionals and it was a celebration dinner.) We have practically been inseperatable since then. Chaz is one day older than me, he's just as stubborn, is as much of a neat freak as I am, owns and wears way too much Lululemon, is obsessed with crossfit and paleo (He goes to Crossfit Rebellion - we WILL convert him to the Tribe soon...no worries), loves the Lord, and makes me feel like the most important woman in the world. He is kind, compassionate, and giving. He is a health teacher and a wresteling/soccer coach for Mountain Brook school system - how lucky am I to have found someone to share my love of teaching/coaching others?! Chaz understands my crazy days, crazy workouts, crazy eating and always wearing casual clothes. The month of May is crazy for us together - we are traveling 3 weekends - to ATL, to Nashville and to Baltimore.

Literally, (ask Chaz) a week ago I was ranting about how I hated odd numbers - especially ones that had a 3 in them. I think I have changed my tune about that number - I just may be onto something here...

3...2...1...GO!