Meanwhile, over At West Point

Hallie is cruising toward being done with her first year at West Point.

Can I get a resounding AMEN?

On the West Point Moms page, there are new Class of 2022 moms showing up, bragging on their soon to be new cadets "appointments" and all I can say is......hold on for your lives, dear moms, your whole world is about to be shooken Hard.    (look what I did there)

Hallie had a hard start.

First the broken toe.

Then the stress fracture.

Then 23 hours and volleyball season

Then the APFT.

Then the tests.

It was all weird.  Different, hard, time management nightmare.

Inspections.

Formation.

No sleep.

Just a tough tough first semester.  In her physical portion, she did good on the sit ups and pushups and then had to run 2.2 miles.  She is allowed 18:55, she ran across the finish line at 18:56.  So that was a fail.

For the whole semester.

For this overachiever, that was just almost the blow that took her down.

So fast forward to this semester.

Totally on top of her classes, now that she knows what to expect.

Did 33 pushups, 71 sit ups (timed in 2 minutes) and ran that 2 miler in 16:40.

Like she was the stinking boss of it.

So she had a pretty good valentines day....except for that whole HOMESICKNESS that hits her like a brick between the eyes.

And she had me somehow BLOCKED on her phone and thought I was either ignoring her, or locked in a bedroom away from children.

She was almost right on there.  :)

The volleyball girls went and supported the Men's Basketball at one of their games, and the coach's baby came too.   So cute.

And West Point also has a DANCE MARATHON for Children's Miracle Network, and she and her friends went and powered through to dance FOR THE KIDS.  Lacey was especially touched, because everything about Children's Miracle Network is all about Laynie for us.   Just super super special.

So the girl is doing the dang thing.  Making super excellent grades this semester, gearing up for Spring Season in volleyball, I'm excited that she will actually be playing this season, and will be returning to the middle position, where she kicks it in the face.

So it's a good semester to be Hallie.  (remembering with a smile when everything goes her way, her favorite saying, "It's a great day to be Hallie")

Proud much?

You bet.

Keep on kicking it, girl.

We are all right behind you, cheering you on, solidly believing in you.