Begging this great new experince

Beginning this great new experince

Hello all! I just got my first bike the other a day (a brand new DRZ 250). This is not only my first bike but my first time "on" a bike. I've ridden it a couple times already and its a blast! Still getting used to the whole clutch/shifting when I need to thing but it will come I hope. :confused: Main reason for getting a bike was because my dad and brother both got brand new TTR250s and of course I couldn't be left out.
Any ways I've taken the rather aggresive approach to learn how to ride as we have some excellent trails out behind our house. The only problem I'm having is with the muddy terrain with rocks and logs through it. I'm sure it will come with practice so I'm not concerned.
I've already dumped the bike pretty hard once. Taught me not to hit the front brake to hard on the trails though :)
Oh well. I was just saying hi to you all and am glad to be a part of this great sport!

Why actually High Lord it was :) (First forum I've found where it actually wasn't taken already)
Back on subject, glad to be aboard. Was looking for a place like DRN for a while now....finally found it :)
Looking forward to getting some great advice from you guys, but before I start asking tons of questions I'm just going to go out and ride. Figure practice is the best way to learn.

Ok so along those lines of good habits what you guys here say the most common faults are with new riders?
The things I'm going to try working on later this week will be freaking turning around in a tight circle for one (not a lot of rooms on the trails to slowly turn around). Also, getting used to shifting while standing as been a big pain in the arse any pointers there would be great. Read some previous posts on this that might help.
Last question at this point at this point would be any pointers to handle, muddy rocky areas with the occasional small wet log in them. These have been a real hurdle for me as I always end up stopping some where in the middle of 'em which isn't fun.
My personal though on this is that faster is better but I dont have the confidence yet so that may be it. Oh well..thanks for the support and help. And I'll look into finding some classes around here if there are any. :confused:

EDIT: One more thing I forgot to mention. My dad raced endors on an old Yamaha IT 175(?) when we were little so he knows what he is doing which will help me out. So I hopefully wont have any real bad habits to break.