Days 26-28

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! I hope everyone's 2017 is filled with love & happiness! 🎉🎆

J was super excited to share the fun things he did at the Academy on Friday. Friday was EVOC all day, and they spent a few hours driving! He said they did the Skid Pan (driving on a slick/ wet surface and learning how to regain control of a sliding car) a couple of times, practiced going to a certain lane the EVOC instructor told them to go to, and practiced braking a little hard while maneuvering left or right. J was super proud of himself because he was able to go through skid pan successfully twice! He said that was by far the most fun he's had at the academy 🤗. They have EVOC all next week too, so I can't wait to hear those stories. Saturday and Sunday were both relaxing/ errand days for J and me. Saturday we went to target to go buy him a few more supplies (a plastic organizer, clipboard, ruler, smell good for their room) then just hung out at home. Later that night we decided to go out to Olive Garden for dinner with my mom and sister. Even though J is on the training table at the academy, he still had 2 or 3 plates of salad 😆. When we got home, we all just relaxed, watched tv and slowly started to doze off. We were all so tired already, there was no way we'd make until midnight. So we "took a nap", woke up around 11:55pm, did the countdown, yelled Happy New Year, then went to bed haha. Today, J and I woke up somewhat early and had breakfast together. He had to finish a memo and showed me the strict guidelines they have to follow! I tried writing my name in one and took me 3 tries to get it right! It is SO specific and really does need to be done to perfection in order to be accepted. Once he was done with that, we went out to go buy him a 2nd pair of boots for EVOC and the gun range. I thought it was pretty awesome that the instructors told them that they could do this. Apparently their boots will get pretty dirty and scuffed up out there in those 2 locations, so they recommended getting another pair so they didn't have to worry about cleaning them everyday. Once we got back, J and I went out for a nice short run together, had lunch, then he packed up and headed back to the academy. I start my new job this week and J will be at EVOC all week, so hopefully these next 5 days will go by smoothly and quickly!! 

28 days down.. 166 to go!!

💚 AJ