February 2008

Once again I am proving to be very bad and inconsistent with updating my journal. Today is the 25th and February is almost over. Next week I will be starting my Master's with the American Military University. I plan on completing the Master of Intelligence Studies so I can add on to the experience I had with the army. Even if this doesn't lead to my next career choice I think I will enjoy the program. I also plan on completing the program within two years and then most likely start teaching online courses within the law enforcement or military oriented programs out there. The University of Phoenix will most likely by my first choice to teach from as I have connections there and I know they pay well. It will be a way to supplement my income as I continue to work for Mesa Police.

Another huge thin happening right now has to do with Noah and Giselle. Noah's flight school (Silver State) just declared bankruptcy and suddenly closed. Now Noah is going to be moving here to Mesa to live with Anissa and I for 3 months while he starts a new flight school. After 3 months Giselle will finish her schooling in Utah and come down and catch up to Noah. Meanwhile I guess they will find a place to live and will be here for about a year or so! I am so excited to finally live around Noah again. I am constantly thinking of all the things I will get to do with him here. He gets here in a few weeks (middle of March).

Anissa and I (and Noah and Dak and Dad) are preparing for a sprint marathon in early May in Mexico. We have all been running and training and we are pretty excited to see how it goes. Anissa and I have gym memberships and have been consistently using them. Robyn recently had a piano recital and also had the infamous "big talk" about the birds and the bees. She is so smart and mature and it went really well. My favorite quote of the night will be "Now I really don't want to grow up."

As of right now I am working the S-6 shift which means I work Sat through Tuesday from 3:00 pm to 1:00 am. I actually like this schedule the most so far as it gives me the feeling of having the weekend still and allows me to go to church in the morning. I enjoy all the guys I work with and my sergeant is really cool too. I have been riding as a two man unit for most of the last few weeks and I almost always ride with Ed Farrugia. Its been fun and it makes the shift go by faster most of the time. I also enjoy learning and trying to pick up certain traits and methods used by other officers so its been overall a great experience.

Well I'll get around to typing more next week I'm sure. (yeah right...)