Week 10, Day 2

Luke Update:
Not much to report. Completed and passed his midterm DT skills test, but we weren't worried about that one since he attends all the extra DT sessions each morning. He is an actor for the senior class during their mock scene finals. Basically he and others will be posing as the bad guys inside of dark buildings and will try to beat up, run from, or just cause trouble to the police officers. He's pretty excited to dress and act like a punk. Thursday he will be sitting down with TAC Officers and will be informed on how they think he is doing. What they say will be relayed to his department whether it's good or bad.

Saturday Luke and I enjoyed a delicious (and expensive) dinner at Anthony's while Kelsey and Annie babysat Gwen. We went all out and purchased happy hour drinks, soup, entrees and dessert. I was pretty nervous about the bill, but throughout dinner Luke kept saying "Go all out". Once he got the bill and saw the amount a big smile spread across his face and he sad:
"There. I made up for taking you to the food court last week". (Note: I asked him to take me to the food court. They make the best Indian food this side of the border)

After dinner we walked along the pier and stumbled across at least two, but maybe three weddings. Back at the car Luke insisted he give me a Field Sobriety Test before driving. I kept giggling which he claimed meant I was guilty about some other crime. He gave me the test three times before he was convinced I could drive. I never did make it through a complete one without laughing, but I did get us home safely.

Sunday morning came and since I was still getting over a cold we went for a walk at Boulevard instead of attending church. Of course the walk led us to Fairhaven, which led us to Skylarks, which led us to a delicious breakfast under the big tree along the cobblestone path. After breakfast we headed back to Boulevard and spent an hour or so barefoot walking along the grass and playing with Gwen. I also told Luke that if I were to die, he needed to remarry as soon as possible for Gwen's sake. I then gave him a list of girls he could marry that I thought would make a good mother to Gwen. He thought the whole conversation was completely ridiculous, but I felt better knowing my baby would always have a Mommy. I also asked him if he had a list for me and this was his reply:
"Yeah, no one I know".

Eventually we left and I quickly made Luke his favorite Blueberry coffeecake to take back with him to the academy. I wish every weekend could be as lovely and simple as this one. Friday can't get here fast enough!

Luke giving Gwen a crawling lesson

Week 9, Day 2 - Ramblings

Luke Update:

As of this very hour he is halfway done with police academy! From here on out it is downhill (in a good way). He and his class are doing very well and even earned "coffee in the classroom" privileges before the senior class did. He is still regularly attending all the extra DT (defensive tactics) offered by the officers. It's weird that my once chill, nothing could rile him, non-competitive husband is turning into a lethal weapon! Still can't get him to be competitive in basketball though; that will probably never change. He is still being sweet and takes the time to tell me everything he is learning. He even gives me his instruction manuals once they are done with a topic. I have now read everything and anything to do with domestic violence, guns and ammunition, traffic citations, traffic enforcement, gangs ect. It is probably some of the most interesting reading I have ever done. If he is getting behind I will read to him over the phone while he is driving either back home or to the academy. It saves him a lot of time and it makes me feel ever so useful!

Gwen went to her first church campout this past weekend and did great! Other than pooping through every outfit I put her in or puking on everyone who wanted to hold her (sorry guys), she was an angel. It was definitely different camping with a baby and I admit, not as much fun. We will most likely continue to attend each year since I don't want to get in the habit of saying no to something that is so fun for kids just because it is not as fun for me. Also a good friend told Luke it was important to be there and relax in a safe place without having to look over your shoulder constantly. 

My little sis Kelsey comes home this week for a brief visit! Since Luke is gone I should be able to see her quite a bit. My number 3 prayer right now is for all my sisters to move back to WA. I want us all to buy houses on the same block and share a HUGE backyard and a HUGE garden. Our kiddos would be safe since we would own the whole block and we would save so much money on produce. Not to mention we would have so, so much fun. There would be a cop, marine, piano teacher, engineer, dental assistant, and three nurses on the block. Ahhh, that would be absolute perfection. 

I have a stack of paperwork that I am slowly taking care of. 401k's, wills, retirement, new insurance, IRA's, ect it takes so much thought process to pick out plans that are best for our family. I wish I had paid more attention in my finance classes!

I am finally taking Gwen to the doctor. Her first visit since she was born! I've been putting it off because I didn't want to deal with the whole vaccine issue. I still don't want to deal with it, but I also don't want to be irresponsible. She is happy, healthy, and growing and I'm so scared to mess that up for her. I have exclusively been breastfeeding her in the hopes that will keep away sickness until I make a firm decision. She now grabs and sucks on her little toes and she likes to roll over to her stomach while in her crib. She does this because she knows I will come in and switch her back to her back! Yesterday she got her leg stuck in the crib slats and I couldn't get it out! I almost called the fire department because I could see it was cutting the circulation. Thankfully I was able to pull apart the slats. Poor thing  had a red and a little swollen leg for the rest of the day. She barely cried though; that's my tough little girl scout!

Luke and I are discussing our next vacation and we decided on Mexico again. We also decided to always take vacations together instead of separate which is a growing trend among couples. Gwen won't be joining us since she is to young to remember anything at the moment. We are planning a huge Disney World vacation when she is six.

I'm slowly starting to put Luke's graduation party together. I have no idea what to include in a police academy graduation except dancing and cake. It's all a little intimidating to me, but hopefully I'll be able to pull it off!

And that is the end of my rambling; if you stayed with it for this long, wow! Thank-you. :)