Good bye my home !!

Well today we went to the Mandarin and I might say it was really good . It was so much fun to spend the last day outside of work. Cindy, Dan and I went out for a bit. After this I had to say godbye to Dan and again it was soo hard. He is like a brother to me and I am going tomiss him so much . When we arrived back at the village I got to go on one more trip to headqaurters. I spent my time in records and to be honest it was so cool. It was really cool to see how everything comes together in the officer. I got to see where all the records were kept and let me tell you IT IS SOOO MUCH !! After 2:45 I headed back to the village to say goodbye. I said my goodbyes and cried again... to be honest sir it was like leaving my family. It was so hard.. the hardest part for me was not being able to say goodbye to Bruce. I think that almost killed me . He is like a father to me and he always took the time to talk and see how I was doing , or share that laugh with me.. I am going to miss him very much. Now to Cindy... I do not think I let go of her.. she was the person who got me through , who guided me , who pushed me to go that extra mile and for that I cannot thank her enough. Without her .. my life would not be the same .. I AM GOING TO MISS IT HERE SO MUCH !! I am even crying writing this message !!

Wednesday.. never a right time to say goodbye...

I tihnk today was the most HARDEST day for me. This was the last time I was going to see jodi at my co op . I walked in and she just said .. this is m y last day I get to see you and she hugged me and I knew I had to hold back the tears for now. Cindy and I did not do very much today .. just fixed up some books while she went to headquarters. The next thing I knew Jodi walks in the room . And I knew it was time. I had to say goodbye. I started to cry my eyes out. This was extremely hard for me. Along side with Cindy she is like my second mom. She just hugged me and then pulled back for a bit and I began to cry even more and she huged me once more and then left, which I think was the right thing.. kind of like going to the airport to say goodbye...you knwo if you just stay it is going to make things worse. Jodi has touched my life in so many ways and I am going to miss her very much . However .. it is just goodbye at the co op. Her and I still stay in contact and are planning to spend some time together .. MAYBE EVEN A RIDE ALONG :P !!!

Tuesday with brenda boo and marryy!!

Sadly I did not get to teach with Cindy today. HEr husbands aunt past away from cancer and the funeral was today. I was sad that I did not get to teach my last class with her. While she was gone I did some paper work for her, restocked the shelves for next year. I did get to teach class with Brenda and Mary. It was kind of cool to see the different reactions with the children . They are alot more quiet when the KNOW it is a police officer. I had alot of fun with them today and they did such a good job for nto knowing what to do .Brenda says as long as you know the basics your set.

Monday !!! June 11

Today I only spent and hour and a half at my co op, but I have to say that it was one of my best days ever. I felt that I needed to do something for my second family. What I did was got everyone a gift. I got them something that truly represented them and what they did for me. This is what I got for each officer.

Bruce: A Frame with the meaning of his name , it talked about his personality to a tee, A picture of him and I that I drew, and a card saying how he was like a second dad and how much I was going to miss him. He truly gave me a new found confidence.

Laurel: I got her a card, and angel ingraved with her name , candels and a picture of her and I.

Brenda: I got her an angel figurine, a picture with brenda and I, and an angel ingraved with her name. She is such an inspirational figure to me !!

Drew: For Drew I got a candle that was engraved and said thank you for lighting up my life, and a card

Mary: She is like a second sister to me so I got her a candle that was ingraved with a poem that said , sisters; share each others secrets and laughter and always there for each other. Her and I also love Third watch and I got her a poster made. Along with a card that explaine how much she meant

Jodi. For Jodi I got her a single rose, A frame with her name and the meaning of it, again it had the description of her personality. Hers was exactly the same as her persona. I also drew her a picture of her and I and a card that told her how much she meant to me and how she was like a second mom.

Pam: I gave Pam an angel engraved with her name and I gave her candle holders, with a card.

Cindy: Cindy was the one who took me under her wing and guided me over the past months. I think I wrote on both sides of her card. I brought her a single rose , the frame with her name in it and the description of her personality. And lastly I drew a picture or her and I together.

Dan: Dan is the best, I am so happy Cindy picked him to do the morning co op . I got him a single rose and I got him the card that was talking about everytime we spent together.

I love them all TOO MUCH ! And it is going to be so hard leaving my family

Second last weekly post !!

I never thought I would say this... but I am going to miss doing these blogs. This week my relationships with Cindy, Jodi, Bruce, Brenda and Mary have gotten alot stronger. I realised that I am going to have a really hard time saying goodbye and letting go. My dad is Bi Polar so he cannot be arround large groups of people and my graduation is coming up. My mother is going to be there for sure but I had one extra ticket. I was going to invite Cindy but her daughter graduation is the same day, I told her she was invited. I then asked Jodi, She is my role model and a second mother to me and it would mean the world is she would be there. Honest to god I thought she was going to hug me till I died. She was honored that I asked her but she was unable to make it. Sir these people are so influential to me and I love them with all my heart. This is going to be the hardest thing for me to let go of this experience and the people. Although is had come to an end I know I am going to stay in touch with all of them . As a matter of fact I am coming to visit them all on prom night. I walked past their calenders and all I see is annmarie's prom night !! This made me so happy!!

So this weekend I did a little shopping for Cindy and all the officers. I got them something that would intially thank them for what they have done for me. I have never been so happy in my life before, I have never seen people do so much for one person. I feel so special. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity and now I must keep following the road ahead of me. I am just escited to walk into Cindy's office in my uniform in the next 3-4 years. It was wierd the other day I was just deciding to wait a few years to become a police officer .. but then I thought .. oh my goodness I am having such a hard time letting go and now I want to be doing this job AS SOON A POSSIBLE .. so no waiting for me !!

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FRIDAY !!

Wow.. I just realised that this was the last friday I will have ever spent at the safety village.. this make me very sad ?Today I finished all the medals and got to see all the new people that were applying for the positions for next semester. You can tell how really wants it and who is there for just the heck of it. It is just sad to not see people want it really bad. I am going to mis it so much. In the mean time while Cindy was interveiwing Dan and I got to spend some time with the officers. Him and I love being with them. I got to talk to Jodi and Brenda and Bruce and make them laugh as usual. And we all decided to play a little prank on Mary. Her and I hate ants and my mom the other night placed this huge fake ant on my head and I started to scream. So I decided to take the trusty ant to co op. Jodi and Brenda were all like place it in her lunch box. So I did, but I thought it would be a little to extreme. Mary came back and had her lunch .. she was all happy and opened her lunch box and all of the sudden she stops and takes a good look. WHAT IS THIS !?!? And she dropped her lunch bag and start to kick the ant . It was so funny. I then went to go teach the bike program along side with Cindy, again the kids were getting out of hand. I just remember to stay focused and reinforce the rules. I found that this worked alot better !! And I did it. Ten minutes to three Cindy had to run to head quarters and left me behind to greet the co op student that was being interviewed. He was soo cute and so polite. I told Cindy that I approved of him... you could tell that he really wanted it. When Cindy arrived back I went in the officer and waited with Mary. She and I just talked about everything and I asked if she wanted to get together outside of co op and she just said MOST DEFINATELY !! Mary is like my second sister and she is EXACLTY like me !!

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Thursday .. stressful day !!

oh my goodness.. I am not going to lie the classes are getting a little harder to teach as the day go on. To be honest I think they should stop teaching classes a week earlier, Cindy and I find that the students to not pay attention. They are not listening to Cindy when she is trying to teach and when they are outside they do not obey the rules. We have had a few close calls this year and it is really starting to stress me out. When being outside you cannot just stay in one spot. YOU ALWAYS have to be moving. And literally there is not time to take a a 5 second break and breathe... you have to keep on moving. I walked in after the class and Mary saw me and was like : oh my gosh annmarie breathe. I was just in shock .. I have not had that many students before and it was a little difficult, but I am glad I did it . Cindy ALWAYS reassures me that everything is going to be ok and that I can do anything.. and it is so true, I think I can't. When we create no in our mind we are creating our own roadblocks. She has taught me to believe in myself !! I am so proud of myself.. I can do anything !! And it is because of Cindy.. my second mommy !!


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GRAD LUNCHEON !!

was not at co op today.. was at the grad luncheon .. however Cindy and the other officers helped me pick out my dress :P

Tuesday june 5 !!

Well today I got to spend time with Cindy!! Well what we are doing now is getting together all the medals for the dare Grads. While Cindy goes to teach a class I am busy away counting all the medals for the officers. Let me tell you .. everyone thinks it is so easy.. but really it is very time consuming . When doing this you have to make sure that you have the exact number of medals and label all the medals counted for the officers. I will do this for about half an hour( that is how long Cindy will be teaching for). After this I head out side to help teach the bike safety program!!

Monday !! A day with Jodi<3

Today I got to spend the day with Jodi!! Besides Cindy.. she is my favourite and she is my second mom. I was so excited that I got to spend three hours with her !! What her and I were suppose to do was watch Jodi teach one of her DARE classes. She is leaving the unit to go back onto the road. Each officer has a set of years they can spend in a unit.. that would be 5-6 years. And it is so wierd becuase Jodi and I are leaving at the same time. Sometimes I think I was meant to meet her and that i was meant to be picked for this co op position. However Jodi and i went to Alexander Public school and I was so excited to see her teach this class, but we forgot one thing... EQAO TESTING!!! So Jodi and I never got to go teach.. as fast as we got in ..we walked right out. But this did not stop us from spending the day together. She took me to Tim Hortons and got a coffee and we talked. She told me how much I meant to her and that she wants to keep in touch. Jodi again told me that out of all the students she has seen I never let them intimidate me, and that some of the students walk into this unit and say they want to be police officers but never follow through or do nto have the passion, she said I was going to be that student who would follow through with my dream !! It meant soo much and again I started to tear up.. I am just not use to hearing all this wonderful stuff. After timmies Jodi needed to drop some things off to schools. On our way driving there she turned on the Radio to the station I listen to . And she started to sing and dance and I was in shock .. cause that is EXACTLY what I do. So here Jodi and I are singing and dancing to Bon Jovi ,Mary J blidge , and Black Eyed Peas. After the day we spent together she dropped me off at home and was in shock. All I hear is " OH MY GOD ANNMARIE YOU LIVE BESIDE THE POLICE STATION?? Turns out Jodi is working behind my house and promised me that she will be visiting me !! She said people will be wondering why a police car will be sitting in your drive way!

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THE WEEK !!!

Wow... two weeks left. I am just in shock that it is almost coming to an end. I am going to give it my all these next couple of weeks. This week really opened my eyes to the many different opportunies policing has to offer. I am very excited. The k-9 unit has been something that I have been interested for several years now and I think it just might be an option in the future. I am really excited about the road ahead and the different doors I can open.

The people I have met are so great! Bruce is my second dad , Cindy and Jodi are my second moms, Brenda is such an inspirational figure and Mary is like a best friend. I do not want to leave but I know they are always going ot be there.. I may not be able to see them all the time but I know in my heart we will stay in contact. I am pretty sure Cindy and Jodi and I will keep in touch !! And I will visit Bruce , Mary and Breda... The funny thing is they might see my transformation of me becoming a police officer. I am so excited. Time just flies by so fast and I can't stop it. But what I can do is live out my dream !!

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FRIDAY JUNE 2 K-9 UNIT !!

I had the most coolest experience! I got to meet the k-9 unit and take part in a demonstration. It was incredible. I got to ask her questions and she was really impressed at our interest. I asked about how long the dogs are working for and that is about 5-7 years, I also asked if they could get another dog. Halton has a one dog policy , just due to the fact that other officers are entitled to a turn. It is just a shame becuase they have all this experience and after this they must go back on the roads. I was thrilled I got to ask Tori( the dog handler and police officer) these questions. She is so great and such a sweet person. I also got to take part in a demonstration. They placed me on the roof of one of the buildings and Baron ( the dog ) found m. I was in shock . These dogs are incredible !! Well not every day are you on a roof for co op !!

P.S Did you know that halton does not have drug dogs ! Police Dogs are only used for tracking , so this would be to search for missing persons, criminals and abandoned vehicles.

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Thursday !! June first

Wow .. only two weeks left, I am actually very sad . Today we did not have a class to teach. However I did get to help Cindy with the new applicants for next semester. There was alot of Holy Trinity applicants.. I am not sure why , maybe becuase of my good advertsing ? I am joking ! But I must say one thing, as soon as Cindy was done her last call , I started to cry. She asked me what was wrong and I just said I am so sad it has come to an end. And all of the sudden she said NO YOU HAVE TWO WEEKS LEFT !! Bruce walked in and was like " CINDY WHAT THE HECK DID YOU DO TO HER" , he is just not use to seeing me cry, that lasttime I cried was when I got the scholarship. I am just so sad the end is approaching. Cindy and I went into head qaurters as well and Joan the girl who works in human resources came up to me and said to me ... annmarie we will never find another girl like you and you did so much ! This made me feel so happy !! I am just having a hard time letting go !!

annmarie

wendesday May 30 !!

Today Cindy got to have time off so I was at the village on my own today !!Well... not exactly .. BRUCE BABY SAT ME :D :D !! I had to do a few things while I was waiting for my baby sitter to arrive. While Cindy was gone I had to put the boxes away from the golf tournament, sort out books for the classes on friday, rewind tapes , and count out DARE certificates for Brenda's classes. Then Bruce came and I got to spend the rest of the afternoon with my second dad !! I do not think I have ever laughed so much in the hour that I was with him . I laugh like tickle me elmo ... ask anyone and Bruce was shocked ! Everytime I would laugh he would start and then I would laugh even harder !! It was soo funny, I had such a great time .. I just missed Cindy today!!

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GOLF TOURNAMENT !!! Tuesday may 29 !!

So today I was not at my co op I actually got to take part in the golf tournament!! What this event did was raise money for the DARE program. This money is then used to buy needed supplies or pay for other costs that need to be taken care of. What I did today was watch a hole in one. Here if the golfer got it in the hole he or she won a car !! Not a leased car but a CAR free of charge. No one actually got it in that day but Dan and I ( Dan was a tthe hole with me ) saw someone come close. NO JOKE the ball was prababley 2 centimeters away from the hole. He and I were in shock, however the golfer did not seem to suprised. He just non chalantly walked down the hill and acted is if nothing occured.

Dan and I must have sat at this hole for about a good 6-7 hours. We started to go crazy , literally, both of us got up and started to pace back and forth. Bruce and Mary came by to keep us company at times which was great. I had the most incredible evening !! I was with the people I love most ... my family and that is all that matters ... I am just sad that it is coming to an inevetible end.

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