Days 84 & 85

Let's talk about Sunday! Sunday was a "fun" day for the cadets... And I use that word rather loosely. Sunday, we woke up around 6am and my mom and I got ready and hit the road by about 6:30am. The drive, when the roads are clear and the weather cooperates, was BEAUTIFUL! We got back home right around 2 hours later, and just relaxed until I had to head into work at 1pm. J went for a run when we left, packed up all his bags and got ready, then his roommate picked him up and they reported back to the academy. They had to report at 12:30pm so they could get... Wait for it..... TEAR GASSED at 1pm! 😳. He said when A company came back from theirs that they all said it was horrible AND they took volunteers to get shot at by rubber bullets. Naturally, J said he'd volunteer. When he was done, he said it was the worst thing he's ever experienced in his life! He felt like he couldn't breathe, and that it felt like he was drowning in fire 😬. J did say that being shot at with the rubber bullets didn't hurt as bad as he thought- especially since they were hit in the back of the leg. He does have a nice welt/ bruise to prove it haha. 

J passed out really early Sunday night, which was good since I know he doesn't get a whole of sleep while he's there. Monday morning I woke up to my daily text from J, and feeling a little stuffy. I went for a run, relaxed then picked up my mom from work and we worked out in the garage. I heard from J around 7pm or so and we chatted on the phone. His day was pretty stress free- for now. The seniors are graduating on Friday, so it'll just be CTC IV-16 at the academy for 2 weeks, so they're expecting the staff officers to be ALL OVER them. I can't believe in one week J and his class will have the opportunity to earn the title of seniors! It feels like just yesterday they reported! Anyways, like I said, their day was pretty stress free. Their PT session wasn't their usual- they had a sort of testing- jumping over walls, etc. Then they had classes on victomology and domestic violence. While I was talking to J, he was shining his brass and boots. He finished everything he needed to do and decided to go to bed early again. I can't blame him- any opportunity to get more sleep, I'd take it too! I can't wait for this 3 day weekend soon! 

85 days down.. 109 to go!! 

💚 AJ