Still Alive

Greetings from the north pole (aka Galt, CA), well with week 3 complete I am slowly falling into the program. Although it is a lot different then I expected, it is also worth it. In the past few weeks we haven't done a lot of hands on stuff. Mostly leadership courses. In the next few weeks we are scheduled to work on our weapons qualifications. Should be a hard few weeks. I appreciate everyone's support and look forward to coming home for good in April. Anyways, outside of my school time I have been trying to find out what is around the academy. Know what I found? Farms as far as the eye can see. Kinda nice in a way. For those who would like to write me, give Liz a call and she will get you my mailing address. Otherwise you can always email me and Liz will print it out and mail it for you. Well that's all for now. Hope everyone is doing great and miss you all. Hope to hear form you all soon.

Kelly

Home This Weekend

With 2 weeks down, and only 14 to go, Kelly's coming home this weekend. Although we both wish it was under better circumstances, he's coming home for his grandmother's funeral. We had planned to spend the weekend in Sacramento since we had such a great time the day we spent there. We figured we'd explore the city some more, catch some of the historical sites we didn't get to see and eat at some yummy restaurants. In the few hours we were there we ran across PF Chang's, CPK and The Melting Pot. We'll just have to do all that another weekend, maybe in March. Our goal is too see each other at least every three weeks. But that will all depend on Kelly's schedule. He's now started his classes, so that means exams. It sounds likes he's enjoying the whole experience much more, if only he wasn't missing being home.

End of Week 1

So that means there are only 15 weeks left until Kelly completes the Academy, and most importantly, comes home. But he is doing well and getting to know Galt, Stockton and Lodi. His weekdays are full with classes, so he only has the weekends to explore is "home" for the next 15 weeks. Kelly's first couple of days last week was filled with paper work and "rules." I could tell by the tone of his voice that is wasn't very exciting. He also says he hasn't seen the sun all week, it's been gloomy and rained a couple of days. We have a trip to Sacramento planned at the end of this month, so we'll get to spend some time together then. Until then, I look forward to his daily phone calls where we get to catch up on each other's days. Thank you all for your words of support, Kelly and I appreciate them very much!

Back from our Road Trip

I'm back from our road trip up to Gault, Ca (which is 30 miles south of Sacramento). On the way there, where Kelly will be for the next four months, we made stops in Morro Bay, Hearst Castle, Monterey, Gualt and Sacramento. Kelly and I had so much fun, it was truly an "adventure." We survived driving PCH after dark, the hurricane-like storms and the blackout. But I made it back home safe and Kelly is settling into his "home" for the next four months.

Celebrating the New Year With a Win

I couldn't ask for a better way to start 2008! USC trounced all over Illinois in the Rose Bowl...it was great. We got together at my mom's house, made a prime rib lunch and cheered on SC to victory. Thought I would share some of our celebratory pictures.

Ringing in the New Year

Happy 2008! Kelly and I rang in the New Year at Carrie and Robert's house. They had their annual New Year's Eve party with friends and family. We had a great time and are ready for 2008!