Closer

t keeps getting closer to the big drive. I've been frantically checking the forecast along the route and things are looking pretty good. An occasional snow shower but nothing like the big ice storm that just swept thru the midwest. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it all stays good for the trip.

This weekend I have to empty out the car and then repack it with the stuff I'm gonna cart across the country. Let's see, my bike, bike trainer, helmet and a limited amount of other bike crap. I'm gonna need some nice business clothes for an upcoming Europe trip in January just in cast. I need to pack all my workout clothes and a good set of normal clothes for duffing around the house while I "work". I'm gonna pack a bunch of ZipFizz to keep me awake late in the day on each part of the drive. It should work great because I'm totally off the caffeine since mid-summer. I've plugged in a few key points into my phone's GPS so I'll have that help guide me along as well as the directions from Google Maps.

I have to unplug and get all my electronic stuff ready. I need to take back the cable modem and cable box. I'm not sure if I'm gonna be able to catch up on all my Heroes episodes sitting on the DVR but oh well, I can always view them on the NBC website. It seems with this writers strike we won't have much TV to watch very soon.

I hope I don't get too fat with all the days I'm gonna take off from working out and possible fast food on the road. I think I'm gonna bring a few clif bars and just eat them to keep me going. We'll see I'll try to stick to Subway since it's pretty healthy compared to Big Mac and fries from McDs.

I wonder how my swimming is gonna be affected by the long layoff. It will probably take me a bit to find a pool when I get out there so it may be a 10 days off from swimming. I'm hoping I won't lose much and just come back stronger. I guess we'll see. I've been slowly getting ready for more structured workouts in swimming which will come in January. I'm still amazed at how fast people can swim as compared to me. I'm getting a little faster but there seem to be tons who can just bust out fast times. I'm still looking for the magic...