Thursday, Week 27!
Kev got his badge number yesterday and graduated with amazing placement in the class! I am so proud of him! I can't believe he has a badge number!!! He also finished his very last test this week. We did it!!
The Academy squeezed in one last PT session for the Seniors and let them play dodgeball. Since the cadets have been running miles and miles in preparation for the Capitol run, this was a nice way to wrap up their last day of PT. Kev said they had fun nailing each other with the balls but when they went back to their mat positions it was finally time to 'empty the bank'! AKA - the 10 push ups added to the bank for every time someone in their class dropped a baton.. remember that rule? The class had 400 pushups to do! Kev said they did 20 pushups followed by a PMA tactic until the bank was cleared. 400 push ups later!! Apparently, 400 was one of the lighter banks the Academy has witnessed too!
Kev also came home last night! It was the first time I walked in the door from work and he was there! It was amazing being in our new home together. We ran to Whole Foods for a healthy dinner and grabbed a Red Box movie but ended up passing out together before we could watch it. We were both beat from the week. It was so hard leaving him for work this morning. My sweet cadet was so happy 'sleeping in'. It was nice too because he didn't mind the lights while I got ready. I guess the Academy prepped him well in that regard too. I definitely have some retraining to do though - my boyfriend has been living with 10 other guys for 6 months. He is going to have to relearn courtesy flushes and holding his cheeks around the house! The scent of my pumpkin spice candles dissipated last night!
8 days left!!
It is a surreal feeling to be this close to the finish line and yet sad in a way too - I never thought I would say that about finishing the Academy! However, even though the Academy was a stressful experience at times along the way, it really was special. Kev made great friends and had the opportunity of a lifetime. Before falling asleep last night, we talked about the last 6 months. Kev has grown so much since he started the Academy. He is stronger and sharper, both physically and mentally. He loved the hands on training at the Academy and lived in such a high energy, regimented routine for so long, that the transition to Officer is exciting but he will miss the daily action of clearing buildings and navigating high speed tracks. It will likely have a heavy load of report writing as he kicks off life as an Officer on probation. The Academy has been stressful, exciting, and tiring. However, it was an incredible experience for Kev as a cadet and for me as a cadet's girlfriend! We are so grateful for the opportunity and are coming out of it in a great place in our relationship and as individuals. Good luck to those of you who are fortunate enough to take the road through West Sacramento's California Highway Patrol Academy too. The experience is what you make of it!
- Mimi
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