Well I got home from work today and the testing center up at UVU called me and told me that they had my test results in. They asked me if I wanted them to mail them to me or did I want to come by and pick them up. Of course I said that I'd come up there and pick them up. There is no way that I could have waited for them to get here in the mail. I'd be going crazy wondering whether or not I passed. So I tried to convince Sheena that she didn't need to come with and drag the kids up there and everything, but obviously that wasn't going to fly with her. She INSISTED that she come along with. So we gathered up the kids and loaded them in the car and headed up to UVU. When I got there and started walking in to get my results I started to get a little nervous and kinda sick to my stomach. I know it sounds kind of blown out of proportion but I was getting worried. I got them and immediately opened them up to see what I got and I was so freakin excited when I saw that I got a 96% overall! I couldn't believe it. I tried to act like I didn't pass or that I didn't know yet while walking back to the car in an attempt to trick Sheena. When I got in the car I just tossed the envelope to her and she opened it up and started crying! She was so excited and it's kinda cool to see someone get so excited for me to do something. She said she was so proud of me for doing it and proving all these people that don't believe in me wrong. I love it when I get the chance to do that, prove people wrong when they think you can't do something. Anyway, so now all I still have to do is get my driving record (probably tomorrow) and get a physical (probably Fri.) Then I have to go have my interview with Capt. DeMille hopefully sometime next week. Then once THAT is all done I have to get a hold of the financial aid people and see if I do qualify for a Pel Grant or what. That's really the only thing now that can stop me from going in Sept. If I don't get financial help then I don't know if I'll be able to go this Sept. The only other option would be a student loan and I'm not sure how long that would take to see if I could get one or if I could even qualify for one. I really hope that after going through all this crap that something stupid like financing doesn't stand in my way. We'll just have to see I guess, but I'm going to keep a positive attitude until I'm given a reason to think otherwise.
So Sheena and I bought 5 lottery tickets today for the Power Ball tomorrow. I don't know if we'll win anything or not but hey, it was only $10 and if not then no big loss. But we were looking at the winnings and it's insane how much money you can win, you don't necessarily have to win the power ball to win decent money. If we won the power ball I would probably have a freakin heart attack! I don't' know how I would handle having that much money all of the sudden seriously. Well I am not going to get too excited until I read that I won! I'm keeping a positive attitude that way hopefully I can "will" some good luck to me right ;) Anyway, I gotta go eat dinner, but I just wanted to update everyone that was reading this blog that I passed my test and I'm that much closer to getting everything done for the academy. YAAY for me!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
So I sold my snake. It's kind of sad, but I think it's a good thing afterall. I don't really have the time to spend with him right now and I know once I start the academy I REALLY won't have the time. I didn't think it was fair to the snake as cheesy as that sounds, because he wasn't getting the attention that he needed. The guy that bought him from me is actually a cop also. I was talking to him and he went through the academy at UVSC (or UVU, whichever) about 3 years ago. He was talking to me for about an hour or so about the different things that go on while your there. I'm actually more excited now than I was before about going after talking to him. He told me a lot of things that I had no idea about, but it was cool. I'm actually going on a ride along with him either this weekend or next weekend. He works for Santaquin Police but he lives in Payson. He was a pretty cool guy, and he told me that if I had any questions while I was going to the academy then I could call him anytime and he'll talk to me about it. I thought that was pretty cool of him. He came over with his family to pick up the snake and his family seemed like a pretty neat family. I don't worry about whether or not they'll take care of the snake, I know that they will give the snake a lot of attention which makes me feel good about it.
I'm working on my running endurance now at the Gym. Talking to that guy the other day he informed me to work on my endurance rather than my time. He said that they're usually pretty good about the Physical part of the academy. They'll help you if you need it, so that's good. I read online that the best way to build running endurance the fastest was to jog for a few minutes then walk for a few minutes, then jog, then walk. The article said that if you just jog and jog and jog then you won't really work up your endurance very well. For whatever reason it seems to build up faster if you jog and walk. So that's what I'm doing. I am just increasing my jogging time compared to my walking time each day, so I think I'll be fine.
I'm kinda getting a little stressed about getting all my stuff done that I need to get done in time. I still have to get a copy of my driving record, my birth certificate and a physical. Probably the most stressful thing is that I have to do all that stuff before I can find out about the financial aid. I just hope that it all works out and I'm able to get financing for the whole thing. I think I can probably get all that done in a weeks time, but it's just kind of stressful is all. I am still a little in disbelief that it's actually happening. I've thought about doing this whole Police thing for several years off and on and now it's actually happening so it's kind of cool. I can't wait to get everything figured out and go get my uniforms and handcuffs and things. I'm trying not to get too excited but it's hard not too.
Well that's all I can really think of writing about today so I guess I'll end it. I'll write more later if I can think of anything interesting or worth writing down.
I'm working on my running endurance now at the Gym. Talking to that guy the other day he informed me to work on my endurance rather than my time. He said that they're usually pretty good about the Physical part of the academy. They'll help you if you need it, so that's good. I read online that the best way to build running endurance the fastest was to jog for a few minutes then walk for a few minutes, then jog, then walk. The article said that if you just jog and jog and jog then you won't really work up your endurance very well. For whatever reason it seems to build up faster if you jog and walk. So that's what I'm doing. I am just increasing my jogging time compared to my walking time each day, so I think I'll be fine.
I'm kinda getting a little stressed about getting all my stuff done that I need to get done in time. I still have to get a copy of my driving record, my birth certificate and a physical. Probably the most stressful thing is that I have to do all that stuff before I can find out about the financial aid. I just hope that it all works out and I'm able to get financing for the whole thing. I think I can probably get all that done in a weeks time, but it's just kind of stressful is all. I am still a little in disbelief that it's actually happening. I've thought about doing this whole Police thing for several years off and on and now it's actually happening so it's kind of cool. I can't wait to get everything figured out and go get my uniforms and handcuffs and things. I'm trying not to get too excited but it's hard not too.
Well that's all I can really think of writing about today so I guess I'll end it. I'll write more later if I can think of anything interesting or worth writing down.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Not another PLATEAU!!
Well I think I've hit a plateau in my workout. I weighed myself today and I'm at 300lbs even. I was only 302lbs like a week ago. I guess I need to step up the cardio again and maybe switch up my excercises huh? I hate these stupid plateau's but I know that they are very common while trying to lose weight. It get's so hard sometimes to get the "umph" to get up and get going, but i know that these are the most critical times and they are they times when you HAVE to push through. I know that I'll break through and hit another great weight loss in probably about a weeks time, but it's hard to see the scale staying the same. I guess being a pessimist I could say "hey at least the scale is staying where it is instead of going up" right? I just hate working my butt off and then not seeing a difference in the weight. But I know it will happen and I'll get to where I wanna be. I know that if by the time I get into the Police Academy I'm not completely where I want to be weight loss wise I will get there very quickly while attending it. So as long as I can get close then I'm good I think. I just keep crossing my fingers and hoping for the strength to do what I need to do and just keep thinking that things are going to work out.
We watched this show over the weekend about this girl who got a boob job and Sheena said that she wants to get that done. She mentioned it a few years ago but nothing ever materialized from it. I think it would be freaking awesome if she got that done, but it's scary to think about her having surgery. I told her that if it was something that she really wanted to do then I'd support her like I try to do in everything that she wants to do. Today she was asking me how big she should get them...let's just say that I'm probably not the right person to ask this question to. I LOVE breasts and I think the bigger the better (up to a certain point, otherwise it's kind of gross if they're too big.) So we'll see what happens with this new adventure in our life. I love that this kind of stuff seems to be happening just because I enjoy "flying by the seat of my pants" sometimes and it's fun that she feels the same way. By no means are we ever EVER going to take away from our children by doing things such as this, but it's a cool thing to think about maybe happening sometime in the near future.
On a completely unrelated note, I found out that I have to wait 7-10 days to get my results from my entrance exam that I took last Thur. And to make matters worse they MAIL them out to everyone. Who does that anymore in today's day and age with all the technology that we have available. I don't understand why they can't e-mail them to us, but whatever I guess. So I'll be getting everything else done in the meantime. I found out today that a copy of my High School transcript will work instead of my diploma (which burned up) so that's good. I just need to schedule an appointment and go get a physical done (woo-hoo...not), get my driving record and a copy of my birth certificate and I'll be set. So my list of things to do is definately getting smaller but it's still a lot to get done. Oh well, I'll get it done in time I'm sure.
Well I gotta get back to work I suppose, but I'll keep everyone...yeah right, like anyone reads MY blog :( ......updated on how things are going.
We watched this show over the weekend about this girl who got a boob job and Sheena said that she wants to get that done. She mentioned it a few years ago but nothing ever materialized from it. I think it would be freaking awesome if she got that done, but it's scary to think about her having surgery. I told her that if it was something that she really wanted to do then I'd support her like I try to do in everything that she wants to do. Today she was asking me how big she should get them...let's just say that I'm probably not the right person to ask this question to. I LOVE breasts and I think the bigger the better (up to a certain point, otherwise it's kind of gross if they're too big.) So we'll see what happens with this new adventure in our life. I love that this kind of stuff seems to be happening just because I enjoy "flying by the seat of my pants" sometimes and it's fun that she feels the same way. By no means are we ever EVER going to take away from our children by doing things such as this, but it's a cool thing to think about maybe happening sometime in the near future.
On a completely unrelated note, I found out that I have to wait 7-10 days to get my results from my entrance exam that I took last Thur. And to make matters worse they MAIL them out to everyone. Who does that anymore in today's day and age with all the technology that we have available. I don't understand why they can't e-mail them to us, but whatever I guess. So I'll be getting everything else done in the meantime. I found out today that a copy of my High School transcript will work instead of my diploma (which burned up) so that's good. I just need to schedule an appointment and go get a physical done (woo-hoo...not), get my driving record and a copy of my birth certificate and I'll be set. So my list of things to do is definately getting smaller but it's still a lot to get done. Oh well, I'll get it done in time I'm sure.
Well I gotta get back to work I suppose, but I'll keep everyone...yeah right, like anyone reads MY blog :( ......updated on how things are going.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Well I did it. I went and took my Entrance exam for the Police Academy yesterday. I studied really hard all last week and over the weekend and I definately think it paid off. I honestly wouldn't be a bit surprised if I Aced the whole thing. How freakin awesome would that look for me when I meet with the POST advisor. When I got there to take the test I was talking with a few of the people there and they were taking it for like their 3rd or 4th time. They had failed it each time they had taken it up until yesterday. I was starting to worry that maybe my studying wouldn't help me out after all. But then as soon as I saw the test booklet I knew that I had studied the right stuff. It looked exactly like the study guide, picture on the cover and all. So I breezed through the test and when we finished I honestly thought to myself "how the hell could anyone not pass this?" I'll feel really stupid if I don't pass now. I'm not worried about it though, I have NEVER taken a test and felt that good about it afterwards. Not even when i was in college at Snow College. I always felt kind of uneasy when I finished my tests down there, but not this time. Like I said earlier I honestly feel like I very easily could have Aced that whole thing. I think if I did miss any questions that the most I could have missed would've been maybe two. I can't think of any other questions that I was a little unsure about. Most of them were really basic, common knowledge type questions. But the way I figured is if someone can't pass this test by the third time, then maybe law enforcement isn't exactly the right career field for them you know what I mean? It's kind of a scary thought that there is someone out there armed with a gun and having as much authority as an officer does and they can't even figure out what 50 x 2.5 is? The crappiest part of the whole thing is that I have to wait at least a week and a half until I get my results back. I know I'll pass but I wanna know how well I did on the whole thing. In the meantime while waiting for my test results I'm going to be getting a copy of my diploma, my driving record and my birth certificate. Then once I get my results back I can go get my physical done at work med and then I think that's about it and I'll be all ready. How exciting is that!? I can't believe that it's actually happening, it's always just been something in the future that I would someday like to do, but now it's here and it's kinda wierd.
On a different note, last week I had to read about how "bad I am for Sheena" from one of her so called friends. Honestly I am so sick and tired of hearing people that don't like me for whatever reason tell Sheena that I'm a bad person and I'm abusive and controlling. It's ridiculous and anyone that truly knows the REAL me knows that I'm nothing like that. Now I'm the first to admit that I'm not perfect and I do have some issues, but honestly who doesn't have issues at some point in their life? I don't think they are anything that warrants people calling me an abusive husband by no means. It used to really bother me and offend me when Sheena's mom would constantly say things like that about me, but I'm over it. The way I figure is if they ever took the time to get to know me then they would obviously see that I'm nothing like that. But they're too immature and childish to ever take the time to get to know me so all they know is the issues that I had and they seem to just focus in on those and don't ever let them go. I don't know why it's so hard for people to grasp the concept that people can and do change. So that put a damper on my good mood for a few days, but I realized that this so called "friend" is a nobody and she's not even worth mentioning her name. I wasn't going to let her effect me and make it harder for me to concentrate on getting ready for my test. She's a petty worthless person who is miserable for whatever reason and she can't stand to see anyone else actually happy so she feels the need to drag others down to her level. I honestly DO wish that this girl and Sheena's mom would've taken the time and put in the effort to actually get to know me for me, but they obviously didn't and they don't seem to want to now so I'm not going to worry about it anymore. I'm happier than I ever thought I could be with Sheena and I know she feels the same because she's told me so, on many occasions. We've had our "rough patches" but what marriage hasn't had an occasional bump in the road right? We'd never grow or evolve if everything was perfect all the time. I think we have a very strong relationship and a stronger marriage and I wouldn't trade any of it for anything in the world. So basically in a nut shell Sheena's mom and this other girl can just keep on thinking whatever they wanna think about me, because the people that matter to me in my life know the real me and know I'm nothing like this so called "monster" that I've been portrayed as.
On a different note, last week I had to read about how "bad I am for Sheena" from one of her so called friends. Honestly I am so sick and tired of hearing people that don't like me for whatever reason tell Sheena that I'm a bad person and I'm abusive and controlling. It's ridiculous and anyone that truly knows the REAL me knows that I'm nothing like that. Now I'm the first to admit that I'm not perfect and I do have some issues, but honestly who doesn't have issues at some point in their life? I don't think they are anything that warrants people calling me an abusive husband by no means. It used to really bother me and offend me when Sheena's mom would constantly say things like that about me, but I'm over it. The way I figure is if they ever took the time to get to know me then they would obviously see that I'm nothing like that. But they're too immature and childish to ever take the time to get to know me so all they know is the issues that I had and they seem to just focus in on those and don't ever let them go. I don't know why it's so hard for people to grasp the concept that people can and do change. So that put a damper on my good mood for a few days, but I realized that this so called "friend" is a nobody and she's not even worth mentioning her name. I wasn't going to let her effect me and make it harder for me to concentrate on getting ready for my test. She's a petty worthless person who is miserable for whatever reason and she can't stand to see anyone else actually happy so she feels the need to drag others down to her level. I honestly DO wish that this girl and Sheena's mom would've taken the time and put in the effort to actually get to know me for me, but they obviously didn't and they don't seem to want to now so I'm not going to worry about it anymore. I'm happier than I ever thought I could be with Sheena and I know she feels the same because she's told me so, on many occasions. We've had our "rough patches" but what marriage hasn't had an occasional bump in the road right? We'd never grow or evolve if everything was perfect all the time. I think we have a very strong relationship and a stronger marriage and I wouldn't trade any of it for anything in the world. So basically in a nut shell Sheena's mom and this other girl can just keep on thinking whatever they wanna think about me, because the people that matter to me in my life know the real me and know I'm nothing like this so called "monster" that I've been portrayed as.
Friday, July 11, 2008
This weekend.....and other stuff too!
Well I guess my mom is taking our kids for the weekend. Sheena got a call from her earlier today and my mom asked Sheena if she could come pick up the kids Sat. morning and take them down to the family reunion then keep them til Sun. evening. I obviously didn't argue, I mean I love my kids, but a weekend without them every now and then is sure a nice treat. It hasn't happened very often, so now that it's happening I have absolutely no clue what to do with Sheena. I would like to do something fun, but it just seems like everything is so freaking expensive and not really worth what you have to pay you know? I'm sure we'll figure something out, just the fact that we will have a night without them will be good enough even if we don't go out and do anything different. I miss them when they're gone, but it sure is nice once in a while to get a little break from both of them and have some "us" time. Like I said, it's been so long since Sheena and I have had the opportunity to actually have a weekend to ourselves that I don't even remember what it's like ;)
I can't really think of any movie that is in the theater that I would like to see either. There are only a few that I can think of off the top of my head and I think all but one of them are movies that I'd rather wait and take Chelsea to like Wall-E. I'm sure Sheena wouldn't argue with going and seeing that new Angelina Jolie move "wanted". Sheena absolutely lusts after Angelina Jolie, I can't say as though I blame her though...yummy! Sheena has told me on many occasions that she would totally "do" her....I laugh inside whenever I think of that. How cool of a thing to say eh? Those are the only two movies I can think of that are out now that I would really want to see. We'll just have to see if they are playing anywhere and don't cost an arm and a leg just to get in. Who knows if all else fails we can stay home and watch porn right? Just kidding by the way Sheena....unless that IS what you wanna do hehehehehe ;)
So I'm reading these books for the Police Academy and so far they are basically just going over grammar and things like that. They are talking a lot about writing reports and different things like that where grammar plays a part in Police work. I'm having a hard time staying awake right now to read them. I'm sure it's mainly because I have been to the gym and am tired. I'm really sore today too, which is wierd. Maybe I pushed myself a little too hard yesterday who knows. I'll be fine though. Like they told us in the Army, "Pain is only weakness leaving the body!" How true that statement is. It sucked hearing it at the time because you knew you were in for something that wasn't going to be any fun at all. I'm still way excited for the academy, I can hardly stand it. I hope all goes well with it, and I'm able to do everything that I need to do in order to graduate. How cool would it be to graduate in the top of my class? I would freaking love that! The one thing I keep thinking to myself when I start to get a little worried about the academy is that at least I get to come home every night. When I was in basic training for the Army I was in Oklahoma so obviously coming home each night was NOT a possibility. Not like they would let you go home anyway even if you lived close by. But with the academy it's only in Orem, so I'll go to work, then after work I'll head up there till 9:00 PM each night and then head home. Knowing that I get to go home each night will make it that much easier to deal with the crap that they give us or the stress that comes with it I think.
Well I'm going to go now, but I figured I'd write a quick note in here touching on a few things that came to mind while reading those study guides. It's almost time to go home...yaaay it's Friday!
I can't really think of any movie that is in the theater that I would like to see either. There are only a few that I can think of off the top of my head and I think all but one of them are movies that I'd rather wait and take Chelsea to like Wall-E. I'm sure Sheena wouldn't argue with going and seeing that new Angelina Jolie move "wanted". Sheena absolutely lusts after Angelina Jolie, I can't say as though I blame her though...yummy! Sheena has told me on many occasions that she would totally "do" her....I laugh inside whenever I think of that. How cool of a thing to say eh? Those are the only two movies I can think of that are out now that I would really want to see. We'll just have to see if they are playing anywhere and don't cost an arm and a leg just to get in. Who knows if all else fails we can stay home and watch porn right? Just kidding by the way Sheena....unless that IS what you wanna do hehehehehe ;)
So I'm reading these books for the Police Academy and so far they are basically just going over grammar and things like that. They are talking a lot about writing reports and different things like that where grammar plays a part in Police work. I'm having a hard time staying awake right now to read them. I'm sure it's mainly because I have been to the gym and am tired. I'm really sore today too, which is wierd. Maybe I pushed myself a little too hard yesterday who knows. I'll be fine though. Like they told us in the Army, "Pain is only weakness leaving the body!" How true that statement is. It sucked hearing it at the time because you knew you were in for something that wasn't going to be any fun at all. I'm still way excited for the academy, I can hardly stand it. I hope all goes well with it, and I'm able to do everything that I need to do in order to graduate. How cool would it be to graduate in the top of my class? I would freaking love that! The one thing I keep thinking to myself when I start to get a little worried about the academy is that at least I get to come home every night. When I was in basic training for the Army I was in Oklahoma so obviously coming home each night was NOT a possibility. Not like they would let you go home anyway even if you lived close by. But with the academy it's only in Orem, so I'll go to work, then after work I'll head up there till 9:00 PM each night and then head home. Knowing that I get to go home each night will make it that much easier to deal with the crap that they give us or the stress that comes with it I think.
Well I'm going to go now, but I figured I'd write a quick note in here touching on a few things that came to mind while reading those study guides. It's almost time to go home...yaaay it's Friday!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Yahoo!
I'm in such a good mood today. I've recently witnessed Sheena's "coming out", and I've FINALLY got my study guide for the Police Academy. It all seems like it's real now, it's kind of scary but I'm excited.
I was worried that Sheena was going to kill me when she read that I posted about her being bi-sexual, but I was pleasantly surprised when not only she commented on my post that she wasn't mad but then she went ahead and posted her own blog stating the exact same thing! How freakin lucky am I? I've got what pretty much every man in America wants, a wife who is not only faithful to him 100% but she's bi-sexual and likes girls too! I've got the best of both worlds some could say. She and I have talked about it a few times over the past few days about her recent admission. She says that she feels really liberated to finally come out and admit that she was like that. I think it's awesome not only for the OBVIOUS reason but more than that it's because I like to see her be truly happy and I knew she was keeping something "buried" for all these years. She said that she was worried how her friends would take the news. Then she said that if they were true friends then they'd still be her friends regardless of her sexual preference. I totally agree with her on that note. Then to her excitement one of her newer friends ( this girl that works in the same business complex as us) named Cali e-mailed her and told her that she thought it was so cool that Sheena had the guts to admit that. She said that Sheena was "rad", which made her feel good obviously. Anyway I'm excited and I can't wait to see where the future leads us in this "endeavor" :)
Now about the Academy, I finally got my study guide and started reading it. It's really mostly pretty basic knowledge. In fact in the book it says that most of "law enforcement" is common knowledge. I took one of the little pre-tests that is in one of the study guides and only missed one question. It's the guide to the test that I have to take prior to applying for the academy. I know for a fact that I'll have no problem passing that. It was pretty basic stuff like Grammar, Math and Reading Comprehension, and fortunately I'm pretty good at all of those things. I also got in contact today with the guy who's kind of in charge of the Academy at UVSC and he told me a little bit more information that I didn't know but was happy to hear. He said that they usually are able to get everyone in the academy that puts in there application. He told me not to worry about it and just get my stuff done, like the test and studying and then get a hold of him when I'm ready to go interview with him for the academy. I didn't know there was an interview for it, but I am assuming that it's basically just to find out why you're going and what your goals and stuff are, who knows... I also found out that there is no physical requirements to go to the academy, the only requirements are the ones when you graduate. So by then I KNOW I'll be in good enough shape to pass everything.
When I went to the gym this morning I tried the 1.5 mile run on the treadmill. I'm supposed to be able to run it in 15:54. After not running for about 4 years I was able to do 1.25 miles in the alloted time. So I think with a couple weeks training and conditioning I'll be fine. I can do almost all the push-ups and almost all the sit-ups. The only thing I'm still unclear on is the vertical jump. You have to be able to jump like 16 inches or something. I dont' know if it's a running jump or just standing still. I could EASILY do it if it's a running jump, but if I have to stand still then I will have to work on it some more for sure. I can't imagine why you wouldn't want a running jump considering while being an officer when would you need to just stand there and jump. If you needed to jump you'd be chasing someone and you'd be running. We'll have to just wait and see on that one as well I guess.
Anyway, I wanna knock on wood cause life seems to be falling into place really well right now. Sheena is happier now then I think she's EVER been in our marraige (I think alot of it has to do with her recent "thing") I'm getting closer to getting in the academy. We're both losing weight and feeling better about ourselves. I think that one has probably the biggest impact on our marraige. When both people feel good about themselves and aren't constantly making fat comments about them it makes it so much easier for the other person to be happy. Plus working out always makes us happy. I am just super excited that things seem to be going really well and I don't think that I've ever been this happy in a long time. Sheena's new admission I think was the thing that just sent it over the top though. She's so much more fun to be around now that she's not constantly worrying about what other people are thinking about her. She has also started to "check herself out" in the mirror and stuff, commenting to me how she's "hot" and stuff. It's such an awesome thing and it really makes me........well let's just say "happy". You can take that last word however you want ;)
I was worried that Sheena was going to kill me when she read that I posted about her being bi-sexual, but I was pleasantly surprised when not only she commented on my post that she wasn't mad but then she went ahead and posted her own blog stating the exact same thing! How freakin lucky am I? I've got what pretty much every man in America wants, a wife who is not only faithful to him 100% but she's bi-sexual and likes girls too! I've got the best of both worlds some could say. She and I have talked about it a few times over the past few days about her recent admission. She says that she feels really liberated to finally come out and admit that she was like that. I think it's awesome not only for the OBVIOUS reason but more than that it's because I like to see her be truly happy and I knew she was keeping something "buried" for all these years. She said that she was worried how her friends would take the news. Then she said that if they were true friends then they'd still be her friends regardless of her sexual preference. I totally agree with her on that note. Then to her excitement one of her newer friends ( this girl that works in the same business complex as us) named Cali e-mailed her and told her that she thought it was so cool that Sheena had the guts to admit that. She said that Sheena was "rad", which made her feel good obviously. Anyway I'm excited and I can't wait to see where the future leads us in this "endeavor" :)
Now about the Academy, I finally got my study guide and started reading it. It's really mostly pretty basic knowledge. In fact in the book it says that most of "law enforcement" is common knowledge. I took one of the little pre-tests that is in one of the study guides and only missed one question. It's the guide to the test that I have to take prior to applying for the academy. I know for a fact that I'll have no problem passing that. It was pretty basic stuff like Grammar, Math and Reading Comprehension, and fortunately I'm pretty good at all of those things. I also got in contact today with the guy who's kind of in charge of the Academy at UVSC and he told me a little bit more information that I didn't know but was happy to hear. He said that they usually are able to get everyone in the academy that puts in there application. He told me not to worry about it and just get my stuff done, like the test and studying and then get a hold of him when I'm ready to go interview with him for the academy. I didn't know there was an interview for it, but I am assuming that it's basically just to find out why you're going and what your goals and stuff are, who knows... I also found out that there is no physical requirements to go to the academy, the only requirements are the ones when you graduate. So by then I KNOW I'll be in good enough shape to pass everything.
When I went to the gym this morning I tried the 1.5 mile run on the treadmill. I'm supposed to be able to run it in 15:54. After not running for about 4 years I was able to do 1.25 miles in the alloted time. So I think with a couple weeks training and conditioning I'll be fine. I can do almost all the push-ups and almost all the sit-ups. The only thing I'm still unclear on is the vertical jump. You have to be able to jump like 16 inches or something. I dont' know if it's a running jump or just standing still. I could EASILY do it if it's a running jump, but if I have to stand still then I will have to work on it some more for sure. I can't imagine why you wouldn't want a running jump considering while being an officer when would you need to just stand there and jump. If you needed to jump you'd be chasing someone and you'd be running. We'll have to just wait and see on that one as well I guess.
Anyway, I wanna knock on wood cause life seems to be falling into place really well right now. Sheena is happier now then I think she's EVER been in our marraige (I think alot of it has to do with her recent "thing") I'm getting closer to getting in the academy. We're both losing weight and feeling better about ourselves. I think that one has probably the biggest impact on our marraige. When both people feel good about themselves and aren't constantly making fat comments about them it makes it so much easier for the other person to be happy. Plus working out always makes us happy. I am just super excited that things seem to be going really well and I don't think that I've ever been this happy in a long time. Sheena's new admission I think was the thing that just sent it over the top though. She's so much more fun to be around now that she's not constantly worrying about what other people are thinking about her. She has also started to "check herself out" in the mirror and stuff, commenting to me how she's "hot" and stuff. It's such an awesome thing and it really makes me........well let's just say "happy". You can take that last word however you want ;)
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Pretty Exciting Discovery!
So today I was thinking about losing the weight I want to lose before the Police Academy and I got curious so Sheena and I sat down and pulled up Google. We looked at a few different products that are out there that help with weight loss. But for some reason this one in particular stood out to us. Sheena clicked on the link and we got to reading about the product and it sounded pretty good. So we found a testimonial page with before and after pictures on it and it was just flabbergasting (what a word eh?) the pictures and stories of these people that are using this product. The product is an all natural herbal weight loss pill that is guaranteed to make you lose at least 35 pounds in one months time! How insane would that be?! So after reading through all the material we could find about this product we decided that we'd order some and split it. We each will have just under a months worth (about a half a week less than a month). I'm so excited to get it and try it. Some of those stories were absolutely amazing, almost to the point where you don't know whether or not to believe it. But then you look at the pictures and you can easily see that it is in fact the same person and they look amazingly different from before they started taking this product.
If I lost the 35lbs in one month I would be so excited. I figured it out today in my head while I was working that I have about 1 3/4 months till the Police Academy starts. So if I can lose the 35lbs a month I would have one full month and then another 3/4 month to use it. So if I could lose let's say 45lbs I would start the Police Academy weighing in at a lean mean 260lbs! I would be in the best shape of my life! I would look so ripped, Sheena wouldn't be able to keep her sexy little hands off me. She was saying that if she could lose 40lbs then she'd be almost the same size she was when we started dating (yummy!) I remember how much happier with herself she was then. I think she is super sexy now, but I can't even begin to imagine what it's going to be like having her all slim and sexy like when we were dating. Talk about not being able to keep MY hands off her. I can't do that as it stands now, imagine how it's going to be when she's all tiny again! YAAY! I'm so dang excited, I really hope it all works out like it should.
While I was reading about this product I noticed that a lot of the people that lost a bunch of weight weren't really excercising too much and they still had amazing results. Sheena and I go to the gym everyday before work and then I go alone on Sat. So I'm going 6 days a week and she's going 5. So we should get awesome results I think. Also the people talked about how they had to start eating healthy and quit eating fast food and junk all the time. Well Sheena and I already have a leg up on that too. We NEVER eat fast food anymore, and we hardly ever get a snack either. We eat really healthy food and we live a very healthy lifestyle.
I'm so super excited to get this product and try it out. I have been using Riccor for a while now and I've gotten great results they've just been taking a long time to get. I'm kinda looking for something that with my dedication and "umph" can give me results a little quicker. If this product works out I think Sheena and I will probably quit the Riccor program just because we pay $40/month for that and if this other works better than we'll just apply that $40 towards buying this other stuff. Nothing against the Riccor stuff, it's awesome stuff and it's helped SO many people. But I just think that if this other herbal program works better than I'll stick with it instead. I'm also going to try this new one out for a month and then if I've gotten great results I'm going to refer my two sisters to it. They've both been struggling with weight loss for quite some time and I think they'd be happier if they could shed a few pounds not to mention that they'd be healthier and stick around for a while longer. My brother in law might use it if he sees a difference in me. He's bigger than I am, and I know he wants to lose weight I just think he's gotten to a point that he thinks it's impossible so why try. I've been there before, so I can totally relate. But if he really wants to lose it, he'll give it a try and hopefully it will work out for him.
On a completely different but somewhat related note I guess. I am the luckiest guy in the world I've decided. I've always known that I was lucky to have Sheena as my wife but over the past few days I've seen it in a whole new light. She's probably going to kill me when she reads this but oh well :) I think she's finally come to grips with the fact that she's bi-sexual or bi-curious whichever you want to say. This was the COOLEST thing I've heard her say by far! I always knew she was kinda that way but she's started dressing like it, acting like it and it's freakin awesome! She told me last night that once she got to the point (weight wise) that she wanted to be then she thought it would be cool for us to go to a club and find some hot chick and take her home with us, I about fainted! That was probably the SECOND COOLEST thing I've heard her say ;) Well she's going to be embarrassed and hopefully not mad at me for saying that, but she's the one that tells me to start writing and just write whatever comes to mind, so there you have it. Plus, the way that I figure and I think she's finally gotten to this point, why hide who you really are and why try to pretend to be something your not. Who cares what other people think of you or the way that you feel or act you know? "Power to the Lesbians Sheena!" :P I think it's freaking awesome and not only for the obvious reason. I just think that it's really cool that in today's judgemental world she's finally not afraid to show her true self and just be "her". She's been such a cool person to hang around with ever since she's started acting this way. She doesn't seem to care too much about what other people think of her as much anymore and that's a huge turn on to me. Whether or not anything materializes from this whole "bi" thing or not, I think the thought that it's always a possibility is just as hot sometimes.
Well I can't believe that I just wrote about that, hopefully I'm not in trouble with her. If so then she'll probably kill me and this will be my last post on here. So if you don't hear from me for quite a while, then apparently she got angry and killed me :) I'll update you with more about the new weight loss program as I get more info about it.
If I lost the 35lbs in one month I would be so excited. I figured it out today in my head while I was working that I have about 1 3/4 months till the Police Academy starts. So if I can lose the 35lbs a month I would have one full month and then another 3/4 month to use it. So if I could lose let's say 45lbs I would start the Police Academy weighing in at a lean mean 260lbs! I would be in the best shape of my life! I would look so ripped, Sheena wouldn't be able to keep her sexy little hands off me. She was saying that if she could lose 40lbs then she'd be almost the same size she was when we started dating (yummy!) I remember how much happier with herself she was then. I think she is super sexy now, but I can't even begin to imagine what it's going to be like having her all slim and sexy like when we were dating. Talk about not being able to keep MY hands off her. I can't do that as it stands now, imagine how it's going to be when she's all tiny again! YAAY! I'm so dang excited, I really hope it all works out like it should.
While I was reading about this product I noticed that a lot of the people that lost a bunch of weight weren't really excercising too much and they still had amazing results. Sheena and I go to the gym everyday before work and then I go alone on Sat. So I'm going 6 days a week and she's going 5. So we should get awesome results I think. Also the people talked about how they had to start eating healthy and quit eating fast food and junk all the time. Well Sheena and I already have a leg up on that too. We NEVER eat fast food anymore, and we hardly ever get a snack either. We eat really healthy food and we live a very healthy lifestyle.
I'm so super excited to get this product and try it out. I have been using Riccor for a while now and I've gotten great results they've just been taking a long time to get. I'm kinda looking for something that with my dedication and "umph" can give me results a little quicker. If this product works out I think Sheena and I will probably quit the Riccor program just because we pay $40/month for that and if this other works better than we'll just apply that $40 towards buying this other stuff. Nothing against the Riccor stuff, it's awesome stuff and it's helped SO many people. But I just think that if this other herbal program works better than I'll stick with it instead. I'm also going to try this new one out for a month and then if I've gotten great results I'm going to refer my two sisters to it. They've both been struggling with weight loss for quite some time and I think they'd be happier if they could shed a few pounds not to mention that they'd be healthier and stick around for a while longer. My brother in law might use it if he sees a difference in me. He's bigger than I am, and I know he wants to lose weight I just think he's gotten to a point that he thinks it's impossible so why try. I've been there before, so I can totally relate. But if he really wants to lose it, he'll give it a try and hopefully it will work out for him.
On a completely different but somewhat related note I guess. I am the luckiest guy in the world I've decided. I've always known that I was lucky to have Sheena as my wife but over the past few days I've seen it in a whole new light. She's probably going to kill me when she reads this but oh well :) I think she's finally come to grips with the fact that she's bi-sexual or bi-curious whichever you want to say. This was the COOLEST thing I've heard her say by far! I always knew she was kinda that way but she's started dressing like it, acting like it and it's freakin awesome! She told me last night that once she got to the point (weight wise) that she wanted to be then she thought it would be cool for us to go to a club and find some hot chick and take her home with us, I about fainted! That was probably the SECOND COOLEST thing I've heard her say ;) Well she's going to be embarrassed and hopefully not mad at me for saying that, but she's the one that tells me to start writing and just write whatever comes to mind, so there you have it. Plus, the way that I figure and I think she's finally gotten to this point, why hide who you really are and why try to pretend to be something your not. Who cares what other people think of you or the way that you feel or act you know? "Power to the Lesbians Sheena!" :P I think it's freaking awesome and not only for the obvious reason. I just think that it's really cool that in today's judgemental world she's finally not afraid to show her true self and just be "her". She's been such a cool person to hang around with ever since she's started acting this way. She doesn't seem to care too much about what other people think of her as much anymore and that's a huge turn on to me. Whether or not anything materializes from this whole "bi" thing or not, I think the thought that it's always a possibility is just as hot sometimes.
Well I can't believe that I just wrote about that, hopefully I'm not in trouble with her. If so then she'll probably kill me and this will be my last post on here. So if you don't hear from me for quite a while, then apparently she got angry and killed me :) I'll update you with more about the new weight loss program as I get more info about it.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
My scale MUST be broken!! :)
So I've been using this program that my boss Rock Draper formulated to lose weight for about two and a half months now. He lost 120 lbs in 8 months using this program so I figured what the heck, why not give it a try. Lord knows that I've tried just about every other diet "fad" out there and had little to no success. I've used the "Enforma System", "Alli", "Hydroxycut" just to name a few. I never really lost much weight with those programs and I always felt jittery whenever I used them, so naturally I ended up not taking them anymore. Oh yeah, and let's not forget the worst one of all, the nasty "Heart Healthy Soup Diet" which did make you lose weight but only because you couldn't eat anything other than that disgusting soup all day, every day!
Then I got this awesome job working for this really cool guy named Rock Draper! He told me about his struggle to lose weight for so long and about this new product that he had used to lose 100+ lbs in 8 months. I was excited to try it but of course I was very skeptical as well just because of all my failures at losing weight up to this point. I figured I wasn't going to be any worse off if I tried it so I figured what the heck and gave it a go. Well at first I couldn't stomach the taste of the Green Drink, so it was difficult to follow the program. The FUEL drink was great but I just couldn't get that Green Drink down often enough to make it do what it's supposed to do. After a few weeks of not drinking the drink as often as I should have been I finally just decided that I was going to "choke it down" even if it killed me! Well after drinking 3-4 glasses of it a day it's not so bad now. I drink the Green Drink and the FUEL religiously and go to the gym 6 days a week before work (p.s. Rock, we've switched gyms so I can go home and shower before coming to work, so you don't need to worry about me stinking anymore :) )
Well starting out on this program I weighed in at just a snitch over 328lbs and when I stood on the scale this morning I about fell off. I couldn't believe that I had lost as much weight as I had. The scale measured an amazing 301 lbs! I thought to myself that this was only in two months time, imagine how much I could lose if I stayed on this program for another 2 months! Needless to say, I WILL stay on this program and continue to lose the weight that I've been struggling with for the better part of 10 years. Thank you Rock for your inspiring words and your continued motivation. It sometimes seems like you are just as excited as I am when I call you and tell you how much weight I've lost. You've given me a new look on life and I know now that I don't have to just live with being an overweight person for the rest of my life, THANKS!!
Then I got this awesome job working for this really cool guy named Rock Draper! He told me about his struggle to lose weight for so long and about this new product that he had used to lose 100+ lbs in 8 months. I was excited to try it but of course I was very skeptical as well just because of all my failures at losing weight up to this point. I figured I wasn't going to be any worse off if I tried it so I figured what the heck and gave it a go. Well at first I couldn't stomach the taste of the Green Drink, so it was difficult to follow the program. The FUEL drink was great but I just couldn't get that Green Drink down often enough to make it do what it's supposed to do. After a few weeks of not drinking the drink as often as I should have been I finally just decided that I was going to "choke it down" even if it killed me! Well after drinking 3-4 glasses of it a day it's not so bad now. I drink the Green Drink and the FUEL religiously and go to the gym 6 days a week before work (p.s. Rock, we've switched gyms so I can go home and shower before coming to work, so you don't need to worry about me stinking anymore :) )
Well starting out on this program I weighed in at just a snitch over 328lbs and when I stood on the scale this morning I about fell off. I couldn't believe that I had lost as much weight as I had. The scale measured an amazing 301 lbs! I thought to myself that this was only in two months time, imagine how much I could lose if I stayed on this program for another 2 months! Needless to say, I WILL stay on this program and continue to lose the weight that I've been struggling with for the better part of 10 years. Thank you Rock for your inspiring words and your continued motivation. It sometimes seems like you are just as excited as I am when I call you and tell you how much weight I've lost. You've given me a new look on life and I know now that I don't have to just live with being an overweight person for the rest of my life, THANKS!!
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