It's official, we know where we're headed.
R will be joining an office in the Golden Gate division!
We're very excited because it puts us less than 2 hours away from home and we've heard good things about the CHP team in the Bay area. We also have quite a few friends living in the East Bay area. We were ecstatic to finally receive confirmation to share with family and friends.
It's also nice to finally talk about graduation. Funny thing about R is how superstitious he is. For instance, last year we had to keep our Christmas tree up until early February because the Denver Broncos were winning all season while we had our tree up so it HAD to be up for the Superbowl. He's just a superstitious guy by nature. So for most of his time at the academy, we would talk about graduation in whispers only, so we don't jinx him. But as of week 18 when we received the dream sheets, we've started talking about what life will be like after graduation. I've been able to ponder aloud about how break-in will be and a possible mini graduation trip we're thinking of taking.
That's not to say there aren't more tests to pass in the next 7 weeks, there definitely are. There are still lots of reasons to send R good vibes and prayers to power through to the end. But after nearly 4 months of speaking in hushed tones, I'm so happy to be able to talk about graduation as a tangible event, happening in 48 days!
In terms of scenario testing this week, so far R has passed them all on his first attempt. He was particularly worried about the Crim Law scenarios yesterday but he passed them all and came home on liberty to have dinner with me so we could celebrate. They have 2-3 scenarios to do today and then Company A is done with them.
The downside of it being Week 20 is that it became a big week of cadet dismissal, with them losing 6 more cadets in their CTC this week to EVOC. My heart breaks for those cadets and their families, for the long journey they've taken, only to have it cut short. But I hope and pray they find the strength to come back to the academy, if they're called to do that.
Continue to keep R in your thoughts and thanks for hanging in with us on this journey!
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