The Countdown begins...

10 DAYS TILL I GET TO FINALLY COME HOME FOR GOOD! Almost in the single digits...  It will be a bittersweet departure. Can not wait to get home, and my full heart and life is there- but I truly feel I have made some great friends out here, and have had a great experience at an amazing CrossFit gym.  So much so that I hope to one day open my own CrossFit gym.  Retirement plan I suppose!  But getting home is going to be great!  For my birthday last month my AMAZING girlfriend had gotten me a one hour private golf lesson out here at a course I constantly talked about with her on the phone that I wanted to try out and play.  It was a very thoughtful gift and she put some time in coming up with it and getting it taken care of all the way in WI.  Well today I got to use it- and it was a really good time.  Absolutely beautiful golf course as I expected- and the guy who gave me the lesson was fun.  An old Marine/PGA tour pro... made for a lot of good stories.  As for my golf game, I found out my swing "needs a lot of work"- which I knew already!!  Gave me some fun pointers and we will see if my game ever gets any better!  Love softball/baseball too much to ever get that perfect golf swing!  Speaking of softball the boys back home are in my favorite tournament of the year this weekend.  Really missing being there- but again will be there soon and can't wait to take the field...  GO SLAMMERS

First CrossFit Competition

Yesterday I participated in my first (of many more to come) CrossFit competitions.  Team CrossFit Anacapa consisted of Richard, Alex, Cam, and myself. The 2 workouts were as follows. Morning WOD: 15 rope climbs - move a pile of 340#'s 200 m - 150 box jumps @ 24 inches - 150 ground to overhead w/ 45# - and partner carry for 800 m ...  In this workout the whole team went at the same time trying to complete this workout as fast as possible.  We ended up taking 1st place overall in this workout!  The second WOD was each member completed one of the benchmark workouts in order of "Annie" "Grace" "Cindy" and "Randy".  I did Randy and had a personal best time. Our team ended up taking 3rd overall in that workout.  So based on points we came in second overall, but first in the coed division! Was very happy with home the team did and had a great time.  Can't wait for more!!!

Brooke's Visit

Been slacking on my blog updates lately mostly due to technical difficulties! Brooke came out to see me for the first 9 days of June- then after that I house & dog sat for Richard and Alex while they were on their honeymoon, sadly with no internet access. So the long post to update you all begins...

Brooke and I had a great time while she was out here. Minus the fact I had to be at school during the day, a perfect vacation. The first weekend we headed up to Topanga Canyon to hike all day and spend the night at a bed & breakfast. Hike was gorgeous and the B&B very cute nestled in the hills. Brooke treated me to the best meal of my life that night as well. All local and organic meat and veggies. Amazing. The next day we rented a Harley for the day and cruised along the beach to Santa Barbara and Ojai. Beautiful scenery as usual. Then during the week we had great dinners at various places with the friends I met out here, one big dinner on the beach with the sunset, and Brooke got her first taste of CrossFit. I think she liked it and am looking forward to continuing it with her at home. Friday night Becky and Dan came and stayed with us, had dinner and hung out. Was great to see them. Then Saturday was Alex's and Richard's big day, and then she was home on Sunday. Quite the jam packed 9 days for Brooke! We didn't get to do some of the tourist stuff I was hoping- but she definitely got a look into a day in the life of Tim out here...

As for house sitting for Alex and Richard- it was very nice to get out of the hotel for a bit! Pippa (their dog) was fun- makes me start to think long and hard about when to get my next dog... They have a beautiful house and was the perfect place to watch the Heat win the title!

School update is that I am doing well. Feels like it is SLOWLY going by- but 18 days left! Can't wait to be done! Got a 100% on my big test today for Block II. Maybe be able to get the Honor Grad... We will see! Below are some pictures of the last couple weeks.