| A WORD OF THANKS |
| First and foremost, thanks to John & Nikki Bernor, the East End Barbell Crew and Ultimate Fitness East for hosting their first full meet. The meet ran really smooth. Everyone that I talked to (and I love to talk) said that they really enjoyed the meet. Kudos to you for pulling it off. A full meet can be full of chaos and you all pulled it off without a hitch. Incredible people make incredible meet directors. It really was an amazing day for me to lift with both the girls on the same platform. I don't think I could have done this just anywhere. You gave us a place where we could feel comfortable and bring our best to the platform. We laughed between attempts. We had the support of your entire crew, as did everyone. Huge thanks to you all! My first personal thanks goes to Zane. He really worked hard to get all 3 of his girls ready for this meet. He went through the days that we were lazy and didn't want to train. He worked through the days that either one of us were having emotional meltdowns, me more so than the little asses. He was so prepared for this meet. He knew exactly what we were all doing for warmup weights. He was very well prepared for this meet and proved himself once again to be a great coach, a great dad and a great husband. Thanks coach! I gotta single out Lenny Spero in the thanks as well. I think I have adored Lenny since the first time I met him. He has offered Kelly to defend my belongings. He has been so great to my kids, as well as Zane and myself. I asked him to backspot Little Evil on the squat, and he ended up being there for all 3 of us. When I went through the videos for the meet, I could hear his voice throughout all the lifts. Even though he has been dieting, he still tried Little Evil's Lemon Bars. He's always encouraging on the boards and on the platform. We all adore you Lenny. I can see why Kelly lowered her standars so much...LOL. You both are amazing. Big Tone Barbaccio and the Jersey Iron crew. You came out to represent well once again. I think the only time Tone strayed from the platform was to spend time with Chele and Jilli. You're a great guy Tone, and you have a great crew behind you. Shawn Lattimer, thanks for being there. I love how you throw the bench shirt in the bag "just in case"....LOL. Great lifting. Joe and Natalie Ceklovsky. Thanks for bringing such a strong presence into our gym and into our lives. Thanks for boarding the bus to Long Island and being right beside us the entire way. Natalie, thanks so much for taking pictures. Sarah and I both appreciate it so much, and the pictures were awesome. Jim Farina, 655 is a sweet bench, tie that in with a 500 pull....wow....the progress you have made. Great work. Mike Romeo, way to come back and put some stank on it. Great lifting. Thanks for sporting the tee on the platform. You can't possibly imagine how good that felt to see, and Meg is dead sexy in the red baby tee. Jules, although we just love busting your ass, I'm sorry this meet didn't work out for you. I can't wait to see you bring your game to the full power platform. It's gonna be a great day! Oh and......HOW YOU DOIN'? (sorry...it just comes out). Back on the subject of tees, it was really amazing to look out through the crowd and see so many Iron Asylum Gym tees. It was like the junior high phone tree...."What are you wearing to the meet?" How can you not have a great day when you look out and see your passion throughout the room. Wow! You guys rock! |