Week 15 & 16

Well week 15 was just crazy! So like I stated last time, John had started his 2nd driving test. It was a close one. He did his 2nd attempt for it on Tuesday which went okay but he still needed more practice. So he was going to be doing his 2nd attempt of the arresting (5am) and his 3rd attempt of the driving test (1pm)  the same day, Thursday. So I figured if he was still at the academy when I woke up he had passed his arresting. And he was so he did. But I didn't hear from him till late Thursday night and he told me how bad his 3rd attempt of driving was. So Friday (before Christmas) he was taking his last attempt on this driving test. He was a huge ball of nerves because of the bad experience his 3rd attempt was. But we were both staying strong for one another, or at least trying to. I just started texting everyone I knew to start praying! And then Friday came along. It was the longest day of my life! Luckily a few of my girls went out o lunch with me to distract me a bit. So I figured if he passed he would call me after 5p since that's when they get out for the weekend. My phone rang at 3:11p. I dropped to the floor I was so scared to answer but I did. All he said was "I passed, I have to change but I wanted you to know". I just started yelling at him for scaring me like that lol. But when we hung up I just started crying! It was just a huge accomplishment for him! I just know whole-hearted that this is what he is suppose to do but getting that close to it being over is just crazy. They actually lost like 8 people to that test that week. 

But now it's week 16 and it's been a great one. He only had to be there on Monday till 5p and the whole family came up for Christmas. It was so night to just spend time relaxing with him! And we had a Christmas at my Aunt and Uncles home not too far from Sacramento and it was just perfect! Be I with our family, especially part that we don't get to be with often because of the distance. We couldn't be more grateful, thankful and blessed to have the Swanson family so close to here and so supportive through this crazy part of our lives :)

Then he went back Christmas night and he will be out for the weekend tomorrow at 5p. But today I got to meet up with 2 other cadet's wives which was so nice! The only people who understands this are people how have gone or are going through this. We chatted for 3 hours!  And we could have kept talking! It was just so great to make a connection and have so much relatedness. It's going to be great to see them again at Graduation :)

So another week almost done again! And the junior class is almost here too! That's the next big step for him because they get to breathe just a little bit when more cadets come. But I can't wait till tomorrow night at 5p so I get to kiss my husband again! 

Until next time! Thanks for all the love and support and keep the prayers coming because we have 10 more weeks!!!

On to week 15 we go!

Wrote this on Sunday and forgot to upload... Enjoy :)

Week 14 was a long one but pretty good. Passed the written tests. This week he had some questions about handing Deaf people in certain situations. and of course thanks to his knowledge of the Deaf community he passed that part with flying colors. Cant say the same about one of his roommates. He was rushing through a questions and answered a Deaf questions in a awful way but I am going to spare hima bit. Lol I'll have to teach him when I get to meet him at graduation. But he did start the next step of driving finally! He had his first attempt at it the same day they teach it to him. He said no one passes the first time but he feels pretty good about doing it again. They get 4 chances at it but I have some confidence that he can get it done tomorrow :) and he is pretty surprised he has his 2nd attempt so fast. No one else from his group is taking their 2nd attempt tomorrow. I think it's jsut because they know he won't have a problem with it so they want to get him out of the way. ;) He also has his second attempt, Thursday, at the arresting techniques that he messed up on lt time. He is only given 2 chances for this but he practiced on me a few times and knows what he did wrong last time so again we are feeling pretty good about it. 

But Sundays are always hard when I come to visit. At least this time I got to fly in and out so we got to spend pretty much the whole day together. Normally when I take the train I have to be there at like 2 so we don't get much time to just enjoy each other. But we had a great weekend of resting, Christmas shopping for our families and studying for this next week. I love feeling like I get to really help through things being here. We got through a good group of Spanish and I am awful at it! But at least my white girl self makes it fun. lol and it's fun to listen to him because he has been practicing so much it just flows now. He actually sounds like he speaks Spanish! And then we get to practice getting arrested. That's always fun. Makes me really know I never want to go through that. It can hurt! But I do what I have to do to help him. But again as Sunday rolls around, it just gets hard knowing we don't get to see each other for only a week this time. But we got over the mindset of he has to go back to the acadmy and are really focusing on he gets to go back. Many people don't get to say that but he does. And every week that he does is a huge blessing! So even though it's so hard to say goodbye it's only a short time and we are more than halfway there!

So lots and lots of prayers are greatly appreciated this week! Like always, thanks for all the love and support during this crazy, exciting, stressful yet amazing time!!!

Week 14 and a mindset change

Last week was a hard week he said. He is on the bubble for missing 2 of the 6 arresting techniques they were tested on. But he has been practicing and knows what he did wrong so I'm not worried about it. Besides, he has had a huge mindset change which should make these last 13 weeks a bit easier. With last week being so hard, he was just felling like he couldn't keep up. It was just so much information to remember and he is such a perfectionist. But one day while he was practicing something in one of the patrol cars it really hit him that so many people dream of being able to do what he is doing and something just switched. When I got to talk to him yesterday he sounded so confident about the day! His voice wasn't stressed at all like it normally is. Yes, he was busy doing other things  while trying to talk to me but he's voice was so much more like the confident man I know! I am so happy that he is feeling better and feeling like he is finding a groove again. :) 

I am flying up to see him this weekend so I will share more after then! Thanks for all the one and support! Keep prayer were more than halfway there!

WE'RE MARRIED!!!

Coming to you as a new Mrs. :) Last Friday we finally said "I do"! It's a bit crazy, weird, fabulous. But anyway let's start before that.

So last week he had a crazy 3 days before coming home. He passed his first test on Monday and then he took a midterm and wrote a report so were not sure about those yet but he said that he felt pretty good about them. I know he did just fine. And his company is now on to another stage of driving. They had already lost I believe 3 from the first group that got to go. I know he is a bit nervous because this is what his roommate went home on last time he was there but cars are something he really understand so I think he will be just fine again. He is doing pretty well just listening and trying to learn as much as possible. He said it is overwhelming at times taking it all in and keeping to all straight but he's got a groove and just has to sticks with it.

Then he came on on Wednesday and it was a great weekend! We stayed at the Disneyland resort for the weekend, watched the fireworks on our balcony, shopped  and played all day Sunday... All in all it was an absolutely perfect weekend. And even when he had to leave on Sunday, as weird as it seems, it felt normal to say goodbye for now and get back to work on Monday. It's a good thing that this feels normal because we have 15 more weeks of it but I never thought it would feel okay to say goodbye to him. We also have planned seeing each other every 2 weeks for the next 2 months so maybe that makes it a bit easier too.

Didn't get to talk to him much last night but he did tell me he took his PT mid-test yesterday and his run was a minute faster! So proud of that because he alway felt his run was his weak point. He also said overall he did better on everything. His score when he came in was a 68 and he got an 80 yesterday :) He did say that he felt like he hurt his ankle during the test so pray for his healing, quickly!

Guess that is it for now! Very excited to get through this week and next to get back to Sacramento and see my husband :) keep him I your prayers :)