9/19/2007: 14.21-mile biking, 49:59, 17.1 mph
9/20/2007: 14.22-mile biking, 49:09, 17.4 mph
9/21/2007: 14.21-mile biking, 47:50, 17.8 mph
9/24/2007: 14.23-mile biking, 48:25, 17.6 mph
9/25/2007: 14.21-mile biking, 48:42, 17.5 mph
9/27/2007: 14.22-mile biking, 49:43, 17.2 mph
9/28/2007: 14.24-mile biking, 48:39, 17.6 mph
10/01/2007: 14.25-mile biking, 45:51, 18.6 mph
As you can see, I still make it to work most every day via my bike...I just don't take the time to blog about it. Yesterday my bike time was helped by mildly favorable headwinds and the fact that I wasn't on my feet teaching all day. All of my classes had their first exam yesterday - which means I got to sit down for most of the class. Other factors that could have contributed to my faster time are: recent weight loss, my body adapting to my biking, improved cardio system due to my biking. I do think it was an anomaly. I normally sit in the 17 mph range and probably will until the weather forces me to slow down a little.
All of my classes are going great! I still love teaching and the students seem to enjoy my classes and the way I teach. I am also enjoying teaching seminary. Waking up at 5am is hard, but starting my day teaching the Gospel from the scriptures is great.
I don't think I mentioned it before, but about 2 weeks ago we went out looking at some houses. We saw a total of 4. We would not even consider the first and the last that we saw. The second was OK, but it had a pool which is a "deal-breaker" for us. The third was practically perfect in every way. Well, not really, but it would require minimal work for us to move in. The updates we would want beyond that could wait for at least 5 years (possibly ten.) The list price is a little high for our budget, but our realtor says its overpriced. By the end of January she thinks it will come down into the upper end of our price range. In the meantime, I am continuing to browse the listings and preview homes with the realtor. As we find houses that we think my wife would like, we bring the whole family for a look-see. Of course, all the houses I am looking at now are being held up to the standard of that third one we saw that we fell in love with.
That's all for now, I have to get back to being a professor.
Add "happy" to the title up there,
Brad
2 comments:
So, is this house-hunting really serious? You talk about hoping to see prices fall in the next few months. Do that mean you plan on buying next year? Or are you like me and just fantasy-house-hunting?
Yes, this house-hunting is serious. We hope to find a house in time for us NOT to renew our lease in July 2008.
However, we are just fine where we are. So if we don't find something just right, or can't work the finances yet, we can stay where we are for another year or two.
But I really want the house!
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