Wow Texas has the weirdest weather ever. If you don't like the weather here wait a day. Yesterday I had to bundle in layers just to help my dad on the farm. Today I just got through laying out in the middle of the pasture on our farm in a bathing suit while reading a book. This is December! I only have a few days left before I go back to school so I thought I would relax a little. But before I go back to school I plan to go with my college campus ministers team to New Orleans and help build houses for Habitat for Humanity. Doing this will prepare me for all the houses we're going to build this summer. I'll learn how to put shingles on the roof, sheet rock on the walls, and caulk in the cracks. Better yet I'll learn how to swing a hammer without injuring myself or those around me. Well since it's so awesome outside I think I'll go for a bike ride now. Peace.

What I'm doing

So I've decided to trade in my running shoes this summer for a new set of wheels. And I'm not talking about a car. I'm biking across the U.S this summer (Providence, RI to Seattle, WA) with an organization called Bike and Build. Me and about 30 other people my age (who come from all different parts of America) are doing this to help with affordable housing. We are required to raise $4,000 but it will go to help the cause. What's really cool is we get to stop along the way several times to build houses for people. So I'm really excited about all this and if you have any more questions just ask me. I'll probably add more stuff about this in the future.

So today I decided to bike instead of run. It's getting closer to time so if I want to be ready for this then I really need to start biking a whole lot more and give my running shoes a little break. I thought I'd do a 2 hr. bike ride because it was nice outside. I realized the hard way that 1.) dogs hate bikers with a passion and will try bite despite trying to talk to them in that little doggie voice 2.) Hills are fun. The downhills at least :) and 3.) I really need to buy some bike shorts very soon. It hurts to sit. But it was a really fun ride and I think I'll have a good time training for this thing.