19 days to go.

I love how the number is shrinking.  I also love the fact I have worked my last weekend day for at least a month.  B. was up at the Academy this past Saturday driving the new CHP Ford Explorers.  He said they had a lot of fun driving the vehicles like they stole them.  It will take several years before they get their hands on these Ford Explorers as the Crown Victorias will be passed down. 

I had to work another Sunday opposite B.'s Saturday.  We had dinner as a family on Saturday night and all ended up sleeping fairly early.  I dreaded waking up at 6:15am on Sunday.  I had to look on the bright side.  I have nine more works days until I'm off for ten straight.  I'll be off beginning the Monday of graduation week and won't be returning to work until March 24th.  I haven't had that much time off since my maternity leave with #2. 

We missed out on having dinner with B.'s roommates and girlfriends last Wednesday.  B. wasn't feeling well and didn't want us to drive all the way there.  We did meet him for dinner on Friday.  People are not kidding about the traffic on Friday.  I hit the freeway by 3:00 pm and it still took nearly three hours to get to West Sacramento.  I was so tired and hungry by the time we got there, we ended up eating at the Panda Express across the street from the Academy.  It wasn't exactly what I had in mind for Friday night dinner, but it worked.  There isn't much else to report for right now.

 Once again, sending my thoughts and prayers to the Law and Gonzalez families.   Rest in Paradise. 

25 days until Graduation!

Sorry I've been MIA for a few weeks. Thank you CHP Cadet Fiancé for checking in on me tonight. I'm still here. I've been working at least one weekend day since the middle of January. It doesn't help that B. has had something on Saturdays every weekend in February and I've had to work the Sundays. We have hardly seen each other during the weekends.

It seems like a billion things have happened since I last wrote. Ride Along weekend was two Saturdays ago. It hadn't rained in months and it decides to rain hard on that day. I was working that same day, but I was thinking about B. All day and how he was doing. He said he had a great experience. He met a few of the officers and were all very cool to B. He was amped after his Ride Along and had a ton of energy when he got home. 

My little app tells me there are only 25 days until graduation. 25!!  Never in a million years would 23 weeks go by so fast. At the beginning of this journey, 27 weeks sounded like an eternity. CTC II-13 had their first graduation practice this week. I know graduation day is a very special day and you want to be able to share it with everyone, but like I've heard and been told by CHP wives, this day is about your Officer and the family who has supported them through this journey. You won't be able to please everyone or even include all those who want to be there. 

Looking forward to meeting up with B.'s roommates and girlfriends again. Glad we've been able to make the connection and hopefully we can keep it going after graduation. Like I mentioned in a previous post, the bond you make during your Academy days will stay with you forever. 

Sending my prayers and condolences to the CHP Fresno families for your loss this morning. RIP Officers Gonzalez and Law