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Summer begins!
Jun. 2nd, 2023 12:55 pmI'm just home from the annual Crossing Guard End-of-Year BBQ, and OMG, our new Sergeant provided a taco bar. Las opciones de carne eran pollo, bistec y cerdo. We had salsa fresca, salsas picantes, cilantro, sour cream, and flour tortillas straight off the grill.
I will not need to eat again for a while. So freaking good. The only complaint was the sodas were all cherry. At least there was water. It was also good to reconnect with my friends, who offered support for me and Kirsten in this trying time. I also got to catch up with some of the people I've trained, and I'm happy to see they are thriving in the job.
We got a lovely speech from the Chief, and the new City Manager showed up to thank us, which was nice. A couple of service awards were handed out. I'll get my five-year pin in August at the back-to-school meeting. But for the most part, it was us eating, chatting, and watching with amusement as some small kids chased the geese. Some geese even came to visit our party!
The only thing that needed to be added was the cerveza. The Chief laughed when I suggested this and said we'd do it next year with four motor units outside Central Park's carpark. He knows us so well. We learned that we have at least two new motor officers, and they will be working the schools heavily for the first two weeks of school. Huzzah!
I ultimately failed to take pictures.
After the party broke up, I walked over to the library. I found two decent history books, one about the reigns of the first three Edwards in England, and the other a history of Empress Theodora, who deserves a Netflix series as she is far more interesting (as well as intelligent and powerful) than Cleopatra VII ever was.
Then I had two mundane tasks. Kirsten and I had prescriptions ready, mine at Rite Aid, hers at Costco. I picked them up and headed home, where I am nursing an oddly sore ankle.
I will not need to eat again for a while. So freaking good. The only complaint was the sodas were all cherry. At least there was water. It was also good to reconnect with my friends, who offered support for me and Kirsten in this trying time. I also got to catch up with some of the people I've trained, and I'm happy to see they are thriving in the job.
We got a lovely speech from the Chief, and the new City Manager showed up to thank us, which was nice. A couple of service awards were handed out. I'll get my five-year pin in August at the back-to-school meeting. But for the most part, it was us eating, chatting, and watching with amusement as some small kids chased the geese. Some geese even came to visit our party!
The only thing that needed to be added was the cerveza. The Chief laughed when I suggested this and said we'd do it next year with four motor units outside Central Park's carpark. He knows us so well. We learned that we have at least two new motor officers, and they will be working the schools heavily for the first two weeks of school. Huzzah!
I ultimately failed to take pictures.
After the party broke up, I walked over to the library. I found two decent history books, one about the reigns of the first three Edwards in England, and the other a history of Empress Theodora, who deserves a Netflix series as she is far more interesting (as well as intelligent and powerful) than Cleopatra VII ever was.
Then I had two mundane tasks. Kirsten and I had prescriptions ready, mine at Rite Aid, hers at Costco. I picked them up and headed home, where I am nursing an oddly sore ankle.