I was born September 21st, 1974 in Edmonton, Alberta. I currently reside in Calgary, Alberta with my wonderful husband, Trevor, and two beautiful kids, Kamden (born February 25, 2001) and Simon (born July 24, 2002). Life is never boring being a stay at home mom (aka Domestic Engineer).

I swam for the N.A.I.T. swim team during the 1995/96 season. Other than that, I have never felt that I was a very active individual. In fact, I felt that I wasn't very good at sports. I graduated from N.A.I.T. in 1996 with a diploma in Office Administration. Shortly there after, I started working a "desk job". I met my future husband in the fall of 1996. We got married in April of 1998 and I moved to Calgary to start our new life together. After being married a few years and not really watching my diet and avoiding any sort of exercise I managed to balloon up to 180 lbs. In my head I thought I looked ok, but the truth is that I was unhappy with myself. The summer of 2003 I decided I don't want to live my life feeling like this anymore (after all I was lucky enough to have a great husband and two happy little kids). I joined Weight Watchers that September. By December 30th, 2004 I received my lifetime membership award. I was down to 140 lbs. I never felt so good about myself. I was proud of my huge accomplishment.

Exercise had become a part of my life. I would pack the kids up rain or shine (or snow blizzard) and take them to the gym with me at least 5 days a week. Other gym members noticed my transformation and would ask what I was competing for. At the time, I knew nothing about body building/figure competitions. However, the more people asked, the more I became interested in it and began doing some research on the internet. I asked people at the gym, which I knew were competing, questions about the sport. The more I learned about it the more fascinated I became. Then I decided that I would do my first competition in 2005. I found a trainer (Bernadine Wallace) that has helped me develop a training program and diet. I had a good five months to put on some muscle mass before I started my competition diet on January 8th, 2005. It has been very challenging, but also rewarding. I love the results I am seeing. I am looking forward to stepping on stage for my first competition on April 30th, 2005 in Kelowna.

...2005 has come and gone and I competed in my first Figure competition at the end of April 2005 and came in a disappointing 11th place. After all the hard work with the dieting and lifting weights, I was pretty upset with my placing. But life goes on...after some careful consideration I decided that I would tackle the whole 16 weeks of dieting once again and compete in the Muscle Beach Fall Classic on November 5th in Edmonton, but this time in bodybuilding. Things the second time around seemed to be a bit better since I knew what to expect, however dieting in the summer is a lot tougher than I thought it would be. November 5th came and went...I came in 6th out of 9th, which was fine with me. I was content with this placement.

2006 is going to be the year where I accomplish big things. I have decided to leave the world of Figure/Bodybuilding...I am glad that I tried it, but it's not for me:( My husband has inspired me to give triathlons a try. I have a few things planned for this year including my first Marathon (26.2 mile run) on May 7th in Vancouver and my first IronMan (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike and 26.2 mile run---all in one day) in Coeur D'Alene, ID on June 25th, 2006. I am also going to be doing a Half IronMan on July 22nd, 2006 in Sylvan Lake. In between these big races I do have quite a few small things planned just to keep me on track.

I am very excited for what this year holds for me and can't wait to get started with the race season...till then I am training hard....2006 is going to be my year:)