May Update

Been slacking on my blog updates lately. Sorry Mom! All has been well. First the visit from Dad and Grant went real well! Great way to spend to spend Dad's birthday and very glad they came out and had a good time. Below is a picture from the Dodger game. We will always be able to say that we saw baseball's latest young star's first game. Kid is 19 years old and played a great game in the outfield and got his first hit- smashed a double to deep center.

School update- this school is way too long. We could cover the same amount of material in about 1/2 to 2/3 of the time... But it is still going well, worth while, and am learning a lot. Currently have a 94% average on all the exams. We are in Chassis phase right now, and in 2 weeks we will be moving schools and getting into the higher level and more specialized training so I am looking forward to that.

Crossfit update- Did my first "Hero" workout today and it kicked my butt. All the workouts in Crossfit are normally girl names- and an average workout typically takes anywhere from 10-20 min to complete. These "Hero" workouts are pretty much double the work load, and are named after Male fallen soldiers. These workouts typically take 30min to an hour. Crushers and they use these workouts as benchmarks. Definitely am addicted...  This weekend we are all jumping in the van and heading to the So Cal Regional competitions were the top 30 men and women of the southern cali region are going to compete for the honor to go to the crossfit games in July and fight for the grand prize of $250,000. Top 3 men and women for each region go to the finals. Will be fun to watch and spend the day with all my new crossfit gym friends! Below is also a picture of Richard and the van all loaded up with his new flooring. As mentioned before I have been helping him and Alex around the gym getting things together and also at their house. This last weekend we tore up some carpet and are putting down new hardwood floors. Will look awesome when complete!

To all the Mother's out there happy early Mother's Day! I have one of the greatest Mom's out there! Wish I was home spending the day with her- but also these days I have been thinking about another Mother. Everyone please keep my Aunt Julie, Uncle Keith and the girls in your prayers. As many know Keith is overseas in a hot zone with the Air Force, and they had quite an unfortunate experience recently. The base where Keith is stationed was attacked, and Julie got to witness the attack and some of the aftermath live on Skype. Not a pleasant situation I can imagine! And then about a week later there is a story all over the news of an Air Force officer who was skyping with his wife who was shot and killed when his base was attacked, and his wife got to watch the whole thing. How terrible.... So please keep Keith in your thoughts for a safe duty and return!

Much love to all and am REALLY looking forward to getting to come home over Memorial Day weekend and seeing all my great family, friends, and amazing girlfriend!