We made it!!

I've been neglecting the blog because my life has been full of exciting milestones and I've been party planning!  1st one on the list was our boy's 5th birthday so we had a big party for him at home.  I've been covering at work so I am working full time (which I am NOT used too, nor do I plan to get used to it any time soon) along with the final days of the academy-very stressful , graduation AND the graduation party it has been hectic to say the least. 

It feels so good to say that WE HAVE MADE IT.  Hubby is a sworn officer as we speak.  The graduation day was full of pride, excitement, some nerves, support from close friends and family. I wrote a little something on my phone's notes section so that I can recall it for the blog: "We're here in the hotel room the night before graduation prepping for the big day tomorrow. I feel excited, nervous, anxious and of course proud. Hubby's hat and boots are shined, uniform in perfect condition, his head and face cleanly shaven. We've been preparing for this for over 6 months, I can't believe it's happening tomorrow."  

 It's been about 2 weeks now, he's in more training to learn more specifics of his job and the agency he works for.  Late last week we received his schedule, to which I am pleasantly surprised. NO NIGHTS- at least not yet.  I am happy that while we're getting "our feet wet" with this new career the hours have went in my favor.   Going into this one of my fears(there are many) was to be home at night alone while he was out working and I know that in time, that will absolutely happen but for now its one less thing for me to worry about.  IT does look like however, he'll be working Christmas Day, early morning. This one will be a tough one for me to swallow, but I've got time to prepare and will over come it like we do everything else.

Hubby's graduation party was perfect!!  I had so much help from family and friends setting up and planning, while he received MANY congratulations, gifts and kind words at the party. With about 100 family and friends in attendance him and I were overwhelmed by the generosity of people and feel incredibly grateful. It was really nice and unforgettable  There are no words to express our thankfulness. (if that's even a word?!)

So here we go with it all, lets see what this career brings! 

2 weeks left!

We're in our final days of the academy! With a little less than 2 weeks left at this point, hubby is studying like crazy and keeping his head in the game more than ever. 
 He spent most of Easter Sunday ironing the uniform, studying, shinning boots, studying, shinning his brass, more studying.  He's got 2 more written tests, 1 written final, a few scenario tests and the physical final on Friday.  His name has also been put in the hat to make the speech at graduation, so on Wednesday they'll have a "speech off" - now he's got to write a mini speech by Wed.  To say the least this is a tough week, may be the toughest after the week 1 that is. 

 To make matter's more stressful, hubby's grandma has recently taken a turn for the worse. She's on her last days, just being kept comfortable at this time.  While she'll be in such a better place, we all realize, it doesn't make it easier and hubby is worried about his mom and how she is doing. I'm doing everything I can to make his life easy right now especially at home. I want him to be able to keep his head in this and do well. 

With the craziness of the week, I'm going to look forward to this weekend.  I've planned a night out just me and hubby and Sunday is our boy's 5th birthday, we're going to have a family day out.