My Box of Chocolates

If you would have said to me last Thanksgiving that I would be in Savannah taking a trolley tour this weekend I might have thought you were crazy. It continues to amaze me how different my life is every year that passes. This year I am truly grateful for the opportunities that have been put in front of me and have been reminded of the wonderful people in my life that I can lean on in my time of need. Thank you all for being in my life. I love you.


This week was a short one. Three days of instruction, one holiday, and one non-instructional day. On Thanksgiving the chow hall fed us a turkey and prime rib lunch which wasn't bad at all. The cranberries were real and the stuffing was pretty good. That evening I was able to do a group video chat on Skype with my family. What else can I ask for?! Other than the food, it felt like any other day. My good friend Lenin and I set off for Savannah on Saturday morning to do a little sight seeing. The first thing we did was take a 90 minute trolley tour of the historic district. The old buildings and all of its history really was breath taking. Of course one of our stops was to Chippewa Square where the famous Forrest Gump bench was. It's not there anymore, but it was still something we both wanted to see. Now the food....Paula Deen is a rockstar! We ate lunch at her restaurant The Lady & Sons. DELICIOUS!!!! Who knew I like collard greens? I sure didn't, but they, along with everything else on my plate, was better than fantastic. If you're ever in the south I highly recommend seeing Savannah.


This week is going to be a busy one with three days of physical conditioning and three exams. When I say that all my life consists of is studying and exercising, I promise you it's the truth! Most of us feel like after this week things should settle in and get easier, but we'll see what happens. At the very least we won't have to process a months worth of information for the exams.


I hope everyone had a great holiday and I will blog at you soon.


xoxo

My Angry Gorilla

I'm not even sure where to start this one...The four days of physical conditioning was definitely a challenge especially because it ended up being five days. Early in the week we were taught proper body positioning for weightlifting and apparently the proper position for a dead lift is looking like an angry gorilla from the national geographic channel. Our lead instructor, we'll call him K for the blog, looks at me and says, "There you go ma'am, there's your angry gorilla!" I preceeded to start laughing and when he asked why I said that I had never been called an angry gorilla before. He walked away holding back his laughter. The following day we were in the gym actually doing the lifts and I was told I was the model for doing a dead lift. Figure that! K was there a couple of days later when we were and says I have a perfect angry gorilla. Just then the bar hits my knee and I start to bleed. So I said, "Sir, I think my angry gorilla just bit me!" He laughed and walked away. I like him! Then comes the running part. I am truly a horrible runner. K and I both believe it's all mental and I cant quite figure out how to get past that. With that said, I never gave up and finished strong each day. I have at least 3 bruises on each extremity from jumping over that 6 foot wall 20 times and flipping tractor tires about 200 feet. Good times! Needless to say my entire body is sore and got a well deserved break today. Tomorrow it's back to the gym.

As far as Georgia is concerned, it's an interesting place. The people are nice and the bugs are in abundance. Next weekend we are taking a short road trip to Savannah to get away from this compound. I think we are all starting to get a little case of cabin fever. Hopefully I will be able to share a picture or two with you all.

Miss you
xoxo

P.S. Happy Thanksgiving!

Only week 2?

At the end of week 2 it already feels like I have been here a month. My body hurts and my mind is on overload! Our Law classes are pretty tough and some of the material is difficult to understand, but I feel like I am grasping the concept. Wednesday we had our first day of physical conditioning and 100% of us were sore the next day. I'm not going to lie, it was tough! A couple of the guys were not able to finish, but I am happy to report that I made it to the end. The run was by far the hardest for me, but I dug deep into my soul and finished. It was ugly though. The PT instructors gave me some running drills to do on my own so that I can regulate my breathing. I'm sure it will work.

Fingers crossed for week 3 because we have 4 days of physical conditioning! It's been on my mind all weekend, but anything can be accomplished in two hour incriments! Wish me luck!

xoxo

Week 1

We walk into class yesterday and see a stack of books that were gigantic! 4 two inch 3 ring binders full of material to learn one page at a time plus a handful of other books. Our class coordinators are firm, but also make us laugh when the time is right. They definitely keep us in line. The rest of the day we met our instructors, received our uniforms, learned the ways of the program, and what is expected of us.

Today was the big fitness qualifying day. I fell during the obstacle course, but got up, reset myself, and kept going. I was ecstatic when I passed! Then came the run which I finished with less than 30 seconds left on the clock. I'm going to have to work on that one. The big thing is getting my lungs acclimated to the cold air. All in all, I'm pleased that I passed!

Hope all is well with everyone. Miss you!

xoxo