Thomas leaves for his month of training in California this Saturday. I will be getting up at 3:15AM on my first day off to drop him off. I think Ana's going to miss him the most. All of this week he's been getting off right after morning PT, so she hasn't had to be home alone for more than an hour all week.
He came and ate lunch with us today. He showed up just as I was finishing up our first PT test. I came in 3rd place :) 2 guys in front of me and 3 guys and 1 girl behind me. I came in 2nd on both the push-ups and sit-ups. Things are lookin' good for me! I ran a 13:02 mile and half and I want to be at an 11:59 or better by the time I graduate the academy. That minute is a lot because I already feel like I could pass out :) It's SOOOOOOOOO hot here.
Well, I have to shower and get my swanky suit back on because we have "family night" tonight. There is only one other person with a spouse so it will just be Thomas and that guys wife. All the recruits have to go though because the Captain's coming to talk to us. We have to be there in an hour.
So far things are going great. Things I've learned.....
1) I do not like shining boots. It's HARD work. My arms get way too tired.
2) Marine's shine the heck out of their boots (we have a Marine recruit). I think I could see myself in his boots.
3) My stomach growls so loud the people sitting next to me can hear it.
As my fellow recruits learned today, I may be the smallest but I can hold my own. They don't have to worry about me!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
culture shock
I'm in a bit of "culture shock" right now. I have not had an alarm wake me up for a couple years now and let me tell you, I had it gooooooooood. 5AM comes WAY too fast. How do you guys do it? Seriously! Granted, my days are extra long right now because we're trying to get set up, but I'm exhausted!
Today is my third day and although I LOVE it, I'm ready for the weekend ;)
I would not think that after only two days I could have hit so many road blocks. There are 6 other new recruits (from this police department) going to the academy with me and I am the only one that has had "issues" so far. Allow me to explain.
Yesterday we were issued our gear. We arrive at the Police station, go down to the basement, and are handed boots to try on. They take one look at me and say, "wow, you're kinda small." That was the beginning of what would be a LONG day of hearing that. End result, 6 recruits get new boots, 1 doesn't.
Next stop, the uniform place to get fitted for our pants. Similar story. 6 recruits get pants, 1 can't fit any :(
Employee: What size are you?
Me: I don't know, I don't buy men's clothes.
Employee: Try these (30 inch waste).
Me: I think these are too big, but OK.
I walk out of the dressing room looking ridiculous. By this time I'm the last one trying on pants so everyone is lined up watching me.
Employee (plus my two training officers): Hmmmmm.....
Training officer 1: Will they stay up?
Me: If I don't have to run, jump fences, or for the most part do any police duties.
Training officer 2: Lets try women's pants. Are you a 6 or an 8?
Me: Try a 2 or a 4.
Training officer 2: Damn. Forget that.
All of this would have been pretty funny if I wasn't STARVING hungry (aka.....getting even smaller) and if I didn't NEED these pants THAT day. We have to wear our uniforms today, no exceptions.
So, they finally found one pair of 28's and they had to order two more. So, I'll just be doing a lot of laundry until my other pants come in. I also got boots at that store, but they had to be authorized by the department because they were more money since they weren't issued by the departments stock room.
Don't even get me started on the vest!!!
I made it though.
Today is my third day and although I LOVE it, I'm ready for the weekend ;)
I would not think that after only two days I could have hit so many road blocks. There are 6 other new recruits (from this police department) going to the academy with me and I am the only one that has had "issues" so far. Allow me to explain.
Yesterday we were issued our gear. We arrive at the Police station, go down to the basement, and are handed boots to try on. They take one look at me and say, "wow, you're kinda small." That was the beginning of what would be a LONG day of hearing that. End result, 6 recruits get new boots, 1 doesn't.
Next stop, the uniform place to get fitted for our pants. Similar story. 6 recruits get pants, 1 can't fit any :(
Employee: What size are you?
Me: I don't know, I don't buy men's clothes.
Employee: Try these (30 inch waste).
Me: I think these are too big, but OK.
I walk out of the dressing room looking ridiculous. By this time I'm the last one trying on pants so everyone is lined up watching me.
Employee (plus my two training officers): Hmmmmm.....
Training officer 1: Will they stay up?
Me: If I don't have to run, jump fences, or for the most part do any police duties.
Training officer 2: Lets try women's pants. Are you a 6 or an 8?
Me: Try a 2 or a 4.
Training officer 2: Damn. Forget that.
All of this would have been pretty funny if I wasn't STARVING hungry (aka.....getting even smaller) and if I didn't NEED these pants THAT day. We have to wear our uniforms today, no exceptions.
So, they finally found one pair of 28's and they had to order two more. So, I'll just be doing a lot of laundry until my other pants come in. I also got boots at that store, but they had to be authorized by the department because they were more money since they weren't issued by the departments stock room.
Don't even get me started on the vest!!!
I made it though.
Friday, April 2, 2010
She loved it!
We found an island an hour and a half from our house that allows dogs, so we loaded up the car and hit the road. Ana ran straight for the water and went all the way in! She conquered those waves like a pro!!!
She loved the water, especially since it was over 80.
She looks so cute :)
Beach rules state that dogs must remain on a leash. Besides, we wouldn't have been able to catch her if she had been set free.
So refreshed.
I don't love the water as much, so this was the only time I held her leash.
We even got to watch dolphins! A few got really close to shore. If Thomas had been in the water he could have almost touched them. It was so much fun. This beach was a hit......although....my poor husband looks like a tomato :( He's so red it hurts just looking at him. We even slathered the sun block on. Our beach outings are on hold until his sun burn goes away.
She loved the water, especially since it was over 80.
She looks so cute :)
Beach rules state that dogs must remain on a leash. Besides, we wouldn't have been able to catch her if she had been set free.
So refreshed.
I don't love the water as much, so this was the only time I held her leash.
We even got to watch dolphins! A few got really close to shore. If Thomas had been in the water he could have almost touched them. It was so much fun. This beach was a hit......although....my poor husband looks like a tomato :( He's so red it hurts just looking at him. We even slathered the sun block on. Our beach outings are on hold until his sun burn goes away.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
coming soon
Our new camera arrived! Thanks Dad. Pictures of our afternoon at the beach will be up soon. It's so wonderful living only 30 miles from the beach. It was 90 here in Savannah and 80 at the beach. Perfect weather.
I made a bet with Thomas (silly me). If he jumped in the water, and went all the way under, I would make him breakfast and secret kiss cookies tomorrow. I REALLY didn't think he'd do it because even though it was warm out the water felt cold. Well....I was wrong and as a result I'll be making his favorite sausage/egg/cheese on english muffins and cookies tomorrow.
We're also taking Ana to the beach tomorrow. There's a beach an hour from here that allows dogs so we're going to see how she likes it. I'm sure my slightly retarded daughter will not be too fond of water that chases her, but we'll have fun laughing at her. We'll be sure to take the camera. She may or may not hate us after tomorrow's trip ;)
I made a bet with Thomas (silly me). If he jumped in the water, and went all the way under, I would make him breakfast and secret kiss cookies tomorrow. I REALLY didn't think he'd do it because even though it was warm out the water felt cold. Well....I was wrong and as a result I'll be making his favorite sausage/egg/cheese on english muffins and cookies tomorrow.
We're also taking Ana to the beach tomorrow. There's a beach an hour from here that allows dogs so we're going to see how she likes it. I'm sure my slightly retarded daughter will not be too fond of water that chases her, but we'll have fun laughing at her. We'll be sure to take the camera. She may or may not hate us after tomorrow's trip ;)
not a joke
I realize that this is the worst day of the year to post any kind of news, but we found out today that the Army is not going to honor Thomas' dwell time. This means that he will be going back to Iraq in July, instead of October. Long story short, the Army reads it's rules to benefit themselves and even though it states in Thomas' contract that he did NOT sign a waiver (to waive his 12 months of dwell time) they don't care. He's NOT a happy camper. He leaves next week for a month of training in California so I have two months with him before he leaves again. I would NOT joke about this, but I'll post again tomorrow to assure you I'm dead serious. He will be leaving the first week in July. He should receive orders when he gets back from California.
I am 99% sure that my academy graduation is going to be June 25Th (Friday) and that is the weekend that a lot of family is going to come and visit. If you would like to see Thomas before he leaves I highly recommend that weekend because he's going to try to get a four day pass. That means if you flew in Thursday night, you could stay through Monday and he should have it off. We thought we had a lot more time than we do, but it's the Army.
I have an email with a list of hotels that are right across the street, so if you'd like that list just let me know and I can forward it to you.
Hopefully he's not too cranky to enjoy his last couple months with me. He tends to get understandably moody when they screw him like this. Maybe lots of days at the beach will cure the blues :)
On a much happier note: Happy day late birthday to Sara and happy birthday to my mom today!
I am 99% sure that my academy graduation is going to be June 25Th (Friday) and that is the weekend that a lot of family is going to come and visit. If you would like to see Thomas before he leaves I highly recommend that weekend because he's going to try to get a four day pass. That means if you flew in Thursday night, you could stay through Monday and he should have it off. We thought we had a lot more time than we do, but it's the Army.
I have an email with a list of hotels that are right across the street, so if you'd like that list just let me know and I can forward it to you.
Hopefully he's not too cranky to enjoy his last couple months with me. He tends to get understandably moody when they screw him like this. Maybe lots of days at the beach will cure the blues :)
On a much happier note: Happy day late birthday to Sara and happy birthday to my mom today!
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