I’m bad at this

I realized, I am not very good at this blog thing. But I want to keep doing to share my story and hope that it will reach someone and inspire them to not quit and keep doing their best!

I am in the process of starting my personal training company. I have made the decision to not take any clients until I am complete with school. I want to be able to focus all of my time on my schooling and not worry about outside distractions.

But I have started my company called Patriotic Fitness. I have deigned a logo and everything. Next thing I need to do is set up at website for it. Make sure that I can get everything set in stone so that when I get out of school and get my RD license, I can start out with a bang.

I wont have to worry about setting it all up then. I will have if ready to go and just hit the “start” button to get things going.

That is also why I am trying to get a large following on social media. I know a lot of people that have gotten their clients from instagram and facebook. I want to have a large following so when it is time I can put up a post about my business and people will be sending me a bunch of messages to work with me.

That is my ultimate goal, at least. We will see how things turn out!



Lions don’t lose sleep over the opinions of sheep. -Unknown 

The Troubles With My Legs

These damn legs of mine. They are always doing their own thing. Its starting to get annoying.

I think they might be listening, my leg just spasmed as I typed that. Uh oh! They are working so much better than anyone said, but never good enough for me.

I try so damn hard to get back to where I was before. Not having to walk with a limp, or stumble around like an idiot all the time. I want to be able to strengthen my legs where they are weak, and I want to do it now!!

I am in the gym every day working out. I work out my legs twice a week, but there are so many time issues that I need to fix. Literally thousands! That might actually be an exaggeration, but still, there are a lot.

I think the one biggest thing that I am going to start working on is my flexibility. What my coach told me, just stretch ten minutes a day, and it will get better and better. That is what I am going to start doing.

Ten minutes a day before I fall asleep, or actually, when I wake up. I will roll out of bed and start to stretch. Get those muscles warmed up for the day ahead of me.

I might be a little over ambitious, but maybe I can do both before bed and right when I wake up. I hate to do things that I am bad at, and stretching is definitely something that I am bad at. Gotta get better somehow though. I know that.

“If You Are Working On Something That You Really Care About, You Don’t Have To Be Pushed. The Vision Pulls You.” – Steve Jobs

Busy Saturday

Today was a busy day. Not too much on the physical side, just a lot going on in life.

I woke up and went straight to work to get my Buddhism finished for the week. I have another busy day tomorrow too. At least it's my "rest" day.

After I finished my Buddhism, it was time to eat then off to the gym. Pretty good arm workout in today. It wasn't too crowded, which always makes things a bit easier. I still have a hard time moving around the equipment I need. That alone could be my workout sometimes.

Came home from the gym and ate and had my protein shake. Then I picked up the house a little bit (there is still a lot more to do. One of these days Ill just field day the whole house... hopefully.

Once the house was some what picked up I moved outside and started to work on my lawn mower. It had sat for a while so it wasnt working. I took apart the carburetor and cleaned it all out, put it back together and boom! It started right up. Always make me feel better when I can get something working again on my own.

After the two hours of cutting the lawn (it was terribly overgrown) I came inside and showered of and had my last meal. Ran an errand and here I am. Getting myself ready to turn in for the night. Tomorrow will be full of homework, volunteering, meal prep, and hopefully getting to see my best friend! Might need to get up early to work on my homework though. boo!!

"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." - Carol Burnett

School is stupid

So, as you know I am in school for nutrition. Something that I am passionate about and am really looking forward to learning more of. What I hate is all of this stupid general education that I will NEVER use again! These classes are the stupidest things that are only being forced on us to make us spend more money.

The second half of summer I am taking Buddhism and the history of Islam. Why the hell do I ever need to know this stuff if I am going into nutrition. Why do I care how the Quran was created when I want to help people with their workouts and eating habits?

The only reason that I am in school right now is because I have the GI bill that is paying for it. If I had to pay for it myself I would not go because I can get the same information, if not more, by doing my own learning. What I want to do is basically a trade job. I could go to a trade school to learn this stuff with minimal bills and then turn it into a successful career.

My best friend is from Austria and she was telling me that her schooling has nothing to do with general education. She has 3 degrees that took her the same amount of time that it would take to get one degree here in the states. Something need to be changed with this crap.

Okay, rant over. I hope everyone has a great week!!

“The Way Get Started Is To Quit Talking And Begin Doing.” – Walt Disney

July!

Well, first half of summer school is done. That was a little tough because I am not really into writing. That is what one of my classes was. A standard college writing class. Granted, I did learn some good stuff but I’m not a writer. Hopefully I did okay on my final project. We will see.

My second class was a physiology class. It was awesome. Great to learn the physiology of the human body. And my professor was one of my favorites.

I’m still having a lot of trouble strengthening my left leg. If both of my legs worked like my right, I would be running around, playing sports, doing what I wanted. Maybe in time I can get that back. I think if I lengthen them and stretch my muscles, they might be able to grow better. I guess we will just have to wait and see. I also have an electric stimulation machine that I should start using more. We will see how it goes though.

I’m off! Have a great weekend everyone!

Good. Better. Best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better, and your better is best. — St. Jerome

Almost time

First off, its almost my favorite holiday! The 4th of July! Hell Yeah America! Land of the free, home of the brave. I am so thankful that I was born and raised in such an amazing place. There are MANY people that take their freedoms for granted. I wish they wouldn't.

Anyways, tomorrow is the last day of the first summer section for school. I am going to make this short because I have a lot to do.

I realize, it has been difficult for me to get through this schooling. I have been doing a lot of classes that I dont care about. It has really gotten me down. Starting in the fall, I will be doing 95% major related classes. I am really excited about that. I came to school to learn nutrition. Thats what I want to learn. Not history, or english. Everyone has their own passion. Those are not mine.

Still in the gym every day trying to overcome these issues that I have with my body. I can touch more on that in the next post. But, time to get back to homework. Keep pushing forward everyone!


Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later. - Og Mandino

Busy busy

First off, happy birthday to my wonderful friend Tori! I hope you have a wonderful birthday today! Go follow her on instagram! @torimarie_fitness

This upcoming week is the last week of the first half of summer classes. I have a test on the last day, as well as three papers to write. It has been a very busy weekend. I am hoping to have all three of the papers written by tomorrow so that I can use the rest of the week to focus on studying for my physiology test. I think I will be able to get them done. I am 2/3 of the way complete with one of the projects and about 1/3 of the way complete with another.

I have decided to switch coaches, as I am trying to do a body building competition. The current coach I have isnt bad, I just dont get enough communication from her and I think its time that I switch it up and find someone that is going to be much more communicative and hands on.

It is my diet that I need the most help with. Not deciding what to eat, but holding me accountable for what I'm supposed to eat. I have no problem with the workouts, those are "easy" for me. I just have a problem staying on track with the meals. I think when I have someone that I am more accountable to, I will be able to really get into a grove and stay on track. Just need to get there first.

Off to do more homework!

The past can not be changed. The future is yet in your power. -Unknown

What a day!

Today was a long day. It wasn't super busy, just very monotonous.

I am going to be applying for the SDSU Didactic Program in Dietetics, to become a registered dietician. In order to make my application look the best I am doing different volunteer work that would apply to the program. Today was an orientation for a nutrition volunteering at a post-acute care location.

It was an interesting, yet very boring orientation. The standard orientation about HIPAA and other hospital type of things. The tour of the facility was good, but I was ready to leave about an hour into the 3.5 hour orientation.

After orientation it was off to school. taking physiology over the summer. I have an awesome teacher, but because it is only a six week class, everything moves very fast. The good part though, is that I am interested in the class so it is helping me keep my attention on the work!

Gym was right after. You know, just like every day!

I got to talk to a friend of a friend I met at the gym. She just finished a bodybuilding show. She did great! I am trying to do a show too but I am having a really hard time with my nutrition. I love to cook, but I dont like to meal prep. I know thats weird.

I asked her if she liked her coach and she said that she loved her. I think I am going to switch coaches and talk with hers. We will see how it goes. I just want to prove to myself that I can do it. I dont think it is the kind of life that I want to continue does though. We will see.

Time for homework! Hope everyone has a great Wednesday!

"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough."--Og Mandino

A year has passed

The blog thing is hard to do. I am not very good at talking about myself and trying to make up topics to talk about. I am going to try to post more. Im going to try for twice a week. We will see how it goes.
A lot has changed in the last year. I am now going to SDSU for nutrition. I am slated to graduate in spring of 2020. I cannot wait. I am not a huge fan of school and I want to get it over with as soon as I can. It will be another 6-9 months after that when I will be doing an internship. Then a few months to study, and time to take my Registered Dietitian test. I cant wait to get that completed in order to be able to continue to follow my dream to be a personal trainer.
On that note though, I am well on my way. Not only am I over half way done with school, I am a certified personal trainer. I did my training program through National Association of Sports Medicine, or NASM. It took me almost 7 months to complete the certification, but I am complete with it. One less stress that I have to worry about.
I am in the process of setting up my own company, Patriotic Fitness. Which happens to be my screen name on instagram. @patriotic_fitness. Please give me a follow and invite anyone else who is interested in fitness to follow me as well. I post a lot of fitness things that can be copied and used on  your own to do your workouts.
Until next week, back to studying!

Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it. --Charles R. Swindoll

Its been a long time

Hey everyone, its been a long time since I last posted. I got a bit discouraged by the fact that I was not making any real progress so did feel like there was anything for me to write. An update for everyone. I just finished another semester of school on my way to San Diego State University to study food and nutrition as well as fitness. I just took Anatomy and Chemistry. Still doing prerequisites, so it isn't really anything that I am super interested in. I did like anatomy. Learning how the body works and what things do what was actually quite interesting to me. I have already taken things that I have learned in that class and applied them to my daily life. On Monday my summer class is starting up. Microbiology. I am not looking forward to having to learn everything in 8 weeks, but it has to get done in order for me to stay on track to transfer as planned in Spring of 2018. I am sure that some of the things I learn in micro will be able to be applied to life. Just don't know what yet.
As for the physical side of life. Things are about the same as the last time that I wrote. I still struggle with my leg workouts. I know that I am getting a little bit stronger in my legs, but no where near where I want to be. I still have issues with my dorsiflexion, or drop foot. I think along with working out all the time, I need to start doing yoga. I think if my flexibility was better, I would have a greater range of motion and be able to use my muscles in ways that are lacking, in order to fully build back the muscle that I lost.
A HUGE thing that I have to say, I just underwent stem cell therapy. Therapy is a bit of an overstatement. It was just a series of IV's that put the stem cells in my body. That happened about a month ago. The doctor told me that the results probably wouldn't be seen until about 6 months after the injections. It takes a long time for the stem cells to adapt to my body and the needs that I have. We will have to see how it all goes. I will definitely try to write more and keep everyone updated on any progress that I have. I am very hopeful that this will all work out, but there is always a chance nothing will happen. Thats okay, I had to try anything that I could.
I will try to go into greater detail about how the stem cell treatment actually went in another post. Time to get back to the grind!

Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out. ~John Wooden

Busy, busy, busy

Oh man, I have been busy lately. Ive had lots going on with school and my training to get a service dog. Most of the times have been enjoyable though. Especially the time I get to spend with Lisa. In case you guys don't know, she is my girlfriend. Yes, someone actually puts up with me!
School is going pretty good. My biology class has been the hardest because my teacher isn't the best, but I am making it through. These are still just pre-requisite classes for my actual major. Although, I am taking a nutrition class that I am loving learning all the basics. It has been a great experience so far and I am looking forward to learning even more!
Training with Manny has been great! He is such a great dog. Sometimes he has trouble listening because there are so many distractions around him, kind of like me I guess you could say. We went to the dog park this morning so at the moment, he is passed out on the floor. I am going to give him some time to rest before we train for a little while. He has been helping me not have to use so much of my energy on the little things. He helps me pick things up off the ground, and while walking he has been helping me balance and stay on a straight path. I am not sure if it makes sense, but he is definitely helping me out. He has a dog bed that I think I am going to build him a little hutch for. That way I can store all of his toys and treats where they will be organized.
There hasn't been much going on with my house lately. I have actually not been spending much time around the house. I am here for homework and to sleep sometimes. Otherwise I am out and about doing things. It is fun, but I do like being in my own home because, well, its mine! Until later.

Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. ~Anonymous

So far, so good

Well, its been two weeks of school and so far its been going well. At the beginning of the semester I was signed up for three classes. I signed up for a biology lecture/lab, sociology, and food and nutrition. For all the classes, I signed up online. Through the school I am going, to the online registration is supposed to only let you sign up for the classes that you are "qualified" to take. This means that some of the classes have requirements to take before you can enroll. Well, the friday before classes started I get an email from the nutrition professor saying that I do not have the requirements to take the class. Normally, I would not be able to even enroll in the class without the requirements completed, but this time it let me. So the professor told me that I was dropped, so I went to the counselor and signed up for a statistics class, that way I am still taking three classes. Well, the tuesday after I started class I get an email from the nutrition professor saying that because the system let me sign up, that I would actually be able to take the class. So, now I am in 4 classes. Lucky for me, only the biology class is in seat. All the other classes are online so I can usually knock out all of the work in one day, and not have to wait to complete everything. I have to admit though, I am a bit worried that I am going to get overwhelmed with the work later in the semester. We will see how it all goes though. I hope that I am not going to be too busy with school to still be able to workout. The weekend I should have off because I will finish all the schoolwork by friday. Ill keep everyone updated about how its going.



I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. ~Thomas A. Edison

Back to school

Well, I have been off for about a month from school, and its time to start back up. The fall school term starts on monday the 22nd. I will be taking a bio class/lab and two other online classes. I am working on my prereqs to do nutritional science. I am going to transfer to San Diego State to get my undergrad in that subject. I am hoping to be done with everything within three years. We will see how that timeline hold up.
I just finished my associates in general studies. I still have a few general education classes to take, which I am not too excited about. All those classes are are studies that I don't really care about. That is the problem with general studies, they are useless after school. It is true that some of the classes are used for certain degrees, but not mine. I think the education system is a bit screwed up. You should only take the classes that apply to your degree. There is no reason that I need to take a world politics class to get an undergrad in nutritional science. But, I guess I just have to grin and bear it to get to the classes that I am actually interested in.
I am taking an intro to food science class this term. I am looking forward to learning all of these things. Not just to make a career out of it but I want to learn it to apply it to my life as well! I may workout a bunch but I do not eat the healthiest and I want to change that. I need the knowledge to be able to apply that to my life. Transforming my body will help to show my future clients that it really does work. I am really excited to get started!

The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one’s destiny to do, and then do it. ~Henry Ford

Montana!

Sorry everyone, forgot that I said I was going to post about my trip to Montana with my girlfriend Lisa and her family. Been pretty busy lately.
Lisa and her family were gracious enough to invite me to their family reunion that they have every year at their place in Montana. It was fantastic! I had soooooo much fun. It is the first time that I have ever been to Montana and I hope to go back because the place it truly amazing! We went for a week, Thursday to Thursday. We got in a day earlier than everyone else so we had some time to tour around ourselves. The house the have is a bit away from everything, which is truly perfect. We got in at midnight on Thursday and got to see the night sky without the light pollution of a big city. I have see a night sky with, literally, zero light pollution. When I was deployed and the ship I was on was running dark at night, the sky is truly amazing. You can actually make-out the milky way with your naked eye. That was the same way at the house in Montana. It is so amazing and I absolutely loved it.
The next day we slept in a bit because, hey, its vacation! When we got up we went about 5 miles up the road to a spot on the Bitterroot River (it actually runs right by their house) and brought some inner tubes. We parked the car and got out and floated down the river. It was so nice and relaxing, just the two of us hanging out, talking and smiling. As we got close to the house we saw some of her family getting there. We stopped on the shoreline for about 5 minutes and said hello, then floated the rest of the way and hopped out of the water. The river was so nice and cool on a hot day. We walked up to the house and prepared to go get the car back. It was great!
The next day more of the family came in and we had a great relaxing day hanging out and welcoming more family members in. There wasn't too much that went on that day except for everyone getting settled in. On Saturday, everyone that was there went to the artists farmers market to hang out and shop. I didn't shop but most of the other people did. It was nice to walk around and see the crafts that people had created. More of the family came in mid day and we were able to meet up with them for lunch before heading back to the house to relax and help the "newcomers" settle in. That night we had a great family dinner with awesome conversation!
The next day we didn't have too much planned so it was a lot of conversation and joking around at the house. I was able to make it to the gym that they have about ten minutes from the house. It was a beautiful gym and I had a great workout. Then went back to the house and got some lunch and did a little reading while relaxing on the porch outside. Later that day more of the family showed up! there was only one more day where people were going to get in. The total of family that was there was 23 people, I believe.
On Monday we drove into Missoula to a white water rafting company. They drove us about an hour away and dropped us of in the river to get going. It was so much fun! The full trip was 11-5 and the distance on the river was about 12 miles. The rapids were awesome but the wind was crazy that day. Normally the river would propel you down but the wind was stopping us in place. If we weren't paddling we weren't moving. It was such a great time though. After we got out of the river we went back to the house where the last of the family had gotten in. Another family dinner that night. I love the family dinners, sitting around talking about everyone and everything. It made me so happy to hang with them.
Tuesday ended up being a golf day for most of the guys. That was the first time I had ever played actual golf. I had hit the driving range a few times before but never played actual golf. I, of course, wasn't good at all, but it was great to spend time with the guys making jokes and learning to play correctly. we all got finished and went back to the house to recover from the day and another fantastic dinner!
Wednesday was another first for me. We went fly fishing!! I had practiced with Lisa's dad a few days prior but was still terrible. The guide on our trip really helped me out with the things I wasn't really understanding with the casting.  I was able to catch a few fish on the trip down the river. We stopped for lunch half way through and talked about everything with our guide. Oh, forgot to tell you, it was Lisa, the guide, and me in the boat. Lisa is a phenomenal fly fisher. I was watching her, trying to get tips on how I should be fishing. Side note, Lisa is incredible at all the things that she tries. Its amazing to watch her do her thing. Back to it. the biggest fish I caught through the day was about a 7-8 inch fish. It was so much fun. Right as we got to the boat pull out i cast one last time to try my luck. Guess what?? I caught a 16 incher at the last second. It was so cool!! I had so much fun that day and I appreciate it so much that they invited me to go!
On the last day, we just spent our time hanging with the family and reminiscing on the week that had just passed. It was such a blast and I had the best time with everyone there. I can thank them enough for letting me join in the festivities. My girlfriend and our family are absolutely amazing! They are all so loving and giving. I felt so welcomed by all of them and I appreciate it more than I can say. Off to my day now! Keep on keeping on!

Trust because you are willing to accept the risk, not because it’s safe or certain. ~Anonymous

Been a long time

Well, its been over a year since I have posted a blog. I have had some personal things that have been going on that have prevented me from writing. Those are over and in the past and its time to get back to this.
An update on me in the past year... I have been going to school for a while now. I was able to finish my associates degree and I am now working on my prereqs to get in to San Diego State to get a degree in nutritional science and fitness specialist. Just one more step on the road to become a personal trainer/nutritionist. I am starting to get into the classes that I am actually interested in learning. As I have said before, those general education classes are really boring. I was not interested in any of the information so I was just trying to get through them the best I could. But now I am getting into the good stuff. I just finished a summer school class that was an intro to exercise science. It was pretty cool and some good information to learn.
Besides school, I have been working on my rehabilitation still. It is definitely not an easy road but I am continuing on it with the help of my wonderful girlfriend. She pushes herself just as hard as I do and it is an inspiration to me that keeps me going. For a while I was training to compete in crew at the Paralympic Games in Rio this year. They were in desperate need of a rower in the trunk and arms classification. Let me explain, there are three classifications of adaptive rowing. There is arms and shoulders, trunk and arms, and legs, trunk and arms. Arms an shoulders are for the people that are unable to support themselves with there trunk muscles. They get strapped into the seat and row with just their arms. Trunk and arms in for those that have a substantial weakness in at least one leg. That is the classification that I was going for. Leg, trunk and arms is just like regular rowing except not as much power as the other professional rowers. Well, I was training for about two months thinking that I was going to qualify for the trunk and arms because of the deficit I have in my left leg from my spinal cord injury. As it turns out, I have too much strength in my legs so I was unable to compete in that classification, which was the only one they needed a team for. I am not upset at all that I did all that training. It was fun, and a great workout after all. I was a bit bummed that I wasn't going to compete, but thats okay. It was a great experience.
I am reading a book called "Original Strength- Pressing Reset". It is all about taking your body back to its infant stage of fitness and working from there. I highly recommend it to everyone. One of my therapists, John, recommended it to me. I was a bit skeptical at first but after reading the book I cannot wait to get started resetting my body. I hope that it will help me overcome a lot of the issues that I am having from my spinal cord injury. I don't think it will, but that won't stop me from trying! I am going to make my girlfriend Lisa work through it with me. I think it will help both of us out tremendously.
Thats a bit of an update from me. I will post another tomorrow or Sunday to tell everyone about the fabulous week I just had with Lisa and her family in Montana. Until then, keep pushing!

Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out. ~John Wooden

Back to the Grind

Well, today is the start of my second week of school. So far so good. As I said before I was never good at the academic side of school so I have to get acclimated to it. I was able to do all my homework on time but thats about it. I even finished it earlier than the deadline. I hope thats not just the start of the class, and I will change once I get into it more. I want to continue to get my homework completed early so that I have time to go over it and make any corrections that are necessary.
As it turns out, I am not as good at grammar as I thought. I am not terrible, but not great. Thats okay though. That is why I am in english classes. I don't really like that though because I am not really someone that ignores bad grammar. I am sure that a lot of my posts have bad grammar. Like I said, I am not as good as I thought I was. Oh well, I'll be okay. If my grammar annoys people as I am writing, sorry about that. I will work on it.
I have a big day of looking at houses tomorrow. I believe that I have about 8 or 9 properties to look at. I think I have narrowed down the location that I want to live. Or at least the area. I am looking at northern San Diego. The areas are better up there than they are down south, or even out east. It is way too hot out east to want to live there. Ill have to let you know how the house hunting goes after tomorrow.

• When it starts to hurt, thats when the set starts.

More work than I realized

So, I've been in the market for a house to buy for about a month now. I still haven't figured out exactly where I want to look. I have tried to look at a few places and I think I have narrowed it down to a few places north of San Diego. I think I am looking at the Escondido, San Marcos area. It will be a drive to school but, it will be worth it. I will be able to get a nice house that I can work on to make into an amazing house.
School starts this week. It is going to be a big change for me but I am ready to start a new chapter. I just went to one of my best friends graduation today. I have to say, I am looking forward to doing that some day. I know that I would be able to do great in school, I just have to make sure that I don't slack off. In high school it was more for the sports and friends than the academics. I am hoping that because sports is not on the table that I can make sure I focus on the school work. Wish me luck!

• Good is not enough if better is possible.

No luck

Well,  the first day of house hunting was a bust. I saw 5 houses and so far, only one that I liked. I wasn't expecting to fall in love with the first house I saw but was hoping for something a bit better. Thats okay though. No worries. I am not in a super rush. Id love to find a house soon, but if not, its not the end of the world. I would love to find a house that I can work on. Something with a bit of square footage that gives me a bunch of options. Plus, Id love to be able to have room to keep my jeep down here and work on it when I can! Basically, I am truly excited to have my own home!
I am also looking into Stem Cell injections for my back. Just to see if it would help out at all. I would absolutely love to get my legs back to where they were before, or even better. I have emailed a person about a trial, I don't think I qualify because I am not a complete SCI. I hope that I will get some more information We will see how it goes!

I like to use the hard times in the past to motivate me today.

Dwayne Johnson

Starting the search

Well, my older sisters wedding was two weeks ago and it was amazing! It was so much fun an the place looked truly incredible. Now that all of that is over, its time to start looking for my own house to buy.
Not because they need their own place, but its just that time in my life. They are actually still going to live with me for a while until they find their own place to live. I am pretty damn excited to own my own place. Its almost like I am a big boy, all grown up! Well, those of you who know me know that isn't actually true, but thats okay!
I am looking for a single family house. Looking for a 3+ bedroom with 2+ bath. The important things are a back yard and a garage. A two car garage is what I am looking for. Well, dream garage would be about a 5 car garage, but that is for my next house. I don't really want to have to deal with a home owners association though. Those are such a pain in the ass and I don't want to pay any stupid fees that don't do anything for me.
Also, school starts in a few weeks. Im not really looking forward to it but I am hoping that once I get started and get into it that I can transition smoothly. We will see. All in time.

I like to use the hard times in the past to motivate me today.

Dwayne Johnson

Snowboarding

This vacation has been awesome! I have been snowboarding twice and also went and rode a snowmobile.
The snowmobile wasn't too bad. It would have been way more fun if there was more snow on the ground. Up here in Aspen it is almost the end of the season. Every day has been in the low 60's. Thats way to warm to keep the snow where it is. That being said, they actually truck in snow for us to ride on. They put it all over the road and let us play on it. It was a great morning actually.
As for snowboarding, its been awesome! I am really not very good at it but I am learning and actually getting better. I ride goofy because my right foot works much better in the front. Ridding goofy means that you have your right foot in front instead of your left. It also works because, well, so am I. Like I said, its been warm out here. My first day snowboarding I had to take my jacket off because I got so hot that I was dripping sweat. Not just because it was warm in the sun but because I was working so hard. The second half of the day I was in just a t-shirt and my snow pants. It was much better that way. Made me fee much better. Today, it was a bit cooler out but I still only wore a long sleeve shirt. I brought a jacket at first but I didn't need it. Same reason as before, the sun and I was working really hard. Snowboarding wasn't much work, it was all the time that I had to get up off the ground after I fell. I got a lot better today. I was actually able to make a few turns before I fell. But it was so much better than the first day. I have one more day to get even better. I am hoping that I will be able to make an actual run without falling. I don't see that happening but I will for sure try my hardest.
Tomorrow I am going to the natural hot strings that are around here so have a nice soak. Maybe let my muscles relax themselves. Ill try to do some stretching while I'm in there. I have been stretching every morning but with the cold temperatures out here my muscles are always stiff. It makes it harder to keep limber. I think its going to be a great and relaxing time tomorrow. What a great week this has been. Im definitely coming back next year!


Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. ~Pablo Picasso