The Holidays

It's been awhile since I last blogged. This holiday season has been crazy. I thought that after the semester ended that life would slow down a little. To say the least, it did not.

Since last my last blog a lot of stuff has happened. I quit my swim coaching job at the YMCA and my Baskin Robbins job. As of this time I am done coaching however, tomorrow will be my last day with BR. To keep some sort of income I will be partnering up with mike to work construction. This will be nice because then we will both be on the same schedule for when we want to take weekends off and go biking. My school schedule will allow for me to take 4 day weekends as well. I only have class on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at ASU.

In addition to quitting my jobs, I also got my bike!!! I have been on a few rides since then and I am very happy with the bike setup I have chosen (thank you to Landis). Anytime now the BOB trailers should be coming in as well. I'm excited to see how those pull.

Christmas was rather small at the Schifferer house this year. Sat around the fire place and opened up a few presents this year. Was good to slow down and relax for a day.

As far as New Years goes this year. When I'm not working at BR, I will be packing and it sounds like my brother, dad and I are going to be leaving at 3 AM to start the long drive through the snow to Colorado. Zach is going to be speaking at a conference before school starts so we are going to drive up with him and play a little before we both have to go back to school. We left this trip pretty open ended so we're not sure when we will get back but, it will probably be between 1 and 2 weeks long. We'll see how much fun we are having and how the bank account holds up.

As far as training went... still doing yoga, I've been going on a few bike rides a week both road and mountain bike rides and every Sunday morning before church I go for a hike usually with Mike, my dad and Mychala. This trip to Colorado though should really challenge me as we plan on snow shoeing, skiing and possibly some back country skiing as well. Should be fun.

Haven't decided if I'm going to take my computer with yet but, even if I don't I will try and find a way to continue blogging while I'm there.

Thanks for following!

Finals Week!

Wow! It's been a while since I took the time to sit down and jot down my thoughts.

This week has been crazy as I work through my finals for school. I've got two more this week and then I'll be done. Looking forward to it. My first two went well and I'm looking forward to get the last two done and out of the way.

Awesome news! My bike came in today. However, I probably won't be picking it up until after Christmas. Credit card is set up so that the cut off ends the 24th so if I don't pay for it until then I will have another month to sort out tuition payments and having to pay for the bike. I'm bummed but, I think it's the best move at the moment. Once I do get my bike I expect I will be getting much more exercise then I am now.

I have been doing little things here and there trying to eat better and improve myself. I started doing yoga a couple times a week with my friend Mychala trying to get more flexible. It's been helping a lot and I enjoy it very much. I am incredibly stiff and inflexible in my legs so I can almost touch my toes now. I know it sounds lame but it's a huge improvement for me.

Time to study for me. Need to get some good cramming in before I turn in tonight. I've got a final in the morning... sigh.

First Cold

First morning here where it was decently cold. Nothing like you will hear from my brother Zach's blog but, for here, it's cold. Drove in the open air jeep today for about 30 minutes in 36 degree air. That was cold! I thought I was just being a wimp telling myself that it was probably mid 40's. Definitely wasn't.

I've tried yoga a few times never really got into it. I decided that I'm going to pick it up to stay flexible and keep everything working smoothly. I completed my first session today. I felt it was very beneficial. If you know me at all you know I am not flexible whatsoever. My lower body in particular is very tight. I hope to loosen those muscle groups up some this year. Mike's daughter Mychala has some Christian yoga videos we can do so, it sounds like we are going to try those out. She says they are good so I'm going to take her word for it.

I've got a hike planned for the morning so I've got to hit the hay. G'night!

More Bike Discussion

Classes are almost over. The semester is finally coming to an end. I can't wait until its all over. I will have much more time after that to work on our trip.

I talked to mike today. He said that his bike came in today and when he went to go pick it up they hadn't put the pedals we had talked to them about on yet. So, I'm going to go in and talk to them about what I want on the bike to make sure they have it completely set up when I go in to get it. Also, I need to tell them what shoes I want so they can get those on order as well. That way when my bike does come in they can set up the bike for me so that it will fit perfectly. I decided I want some more casual shoes so that I can get off my bike anytime and go into a store or sit down and get something to eat without looking like a total baboon. I'll put those shoes up on the website with the pair of riding shorts I'm going to get once I get them picked out.

Once again thanks for following the blogs. G'night!

BIKE

Woohoo! Ordered my bike and the BOB trailer yesterday. Landis said it won't get in for about a week or so but I'm still excited about it. I'm going to have to buy some good shorts and some mountain bike shoes. My plan for next semester is ride my bike to school every day. It should be about 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours one way so that will help with saddle time for me. Until then I'm going to look for opportunities to ride my bike through the desert as much as possible. That should start to the break in process nicely. Also, riding my road bike with Mychala should be fun too. Looking forward to this semester ending. Just a couple more weeks. I'm hanging in there.