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Comment by Andi6109 on May 18, 2011 at 11:13pm

i want to know that too...my boyfriend seems to never have money. but he has automatic payments set up trying to pay off his student loans, car insurance, etc...which is why he claims he has no money. but at the same time he does seem to drop a nice chunck every weekend when he goes to the bar...hmmm o boys. i will never understand them

Comment by mommajo on May 18, 2011 at 11:03pm

elizabeth~reminds me of the camo sled I got for my birthday.  Big enough to carry a 1/4 elk!  Didn't know if I should laugh or cry  so LOL

TN  be seeing you soon!!

 

 

Comment by elizabeth77(USS SAN FRANCISCO) on May 18, 2011 at 10:53pm

Emily when does the Navy start to make them money?  Right now I think my son is just even.  Boy does he know how to spend it as fast as he makes it.  If you ask him it's the car, insurance and phone that takes all his money. However, he keeps talking about this pawn shop where he finds things he likes and can't live without, ex. pool cue.  Yesterday was his girlfriend's birthday.  He bought her a fishing rod.  I think that's kinda cute.  She went fishing for her first time with him down there and she liked it so he bought her her own rod.  I thought that was kind of funny.  She is going to Germany for the whole summer in two weeks when her college semester ends.  I told him a necklace or bracelet would be nice so when she wears it she can think of him.  But, no he buys her a fishing rod......men.  But it's still kinda cute. (She lives in Charleston.)

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on May 18, 2011 at 9:49pm

Whoaa!! HOW COOL!!
We have seagulls that hang out at our pool (because its less than a mile from our sanitation plant) if that's any comparison. :P

Comment by Andi6109 on May 18, 2011 at 8:16pm

after reading back 5 pages, I saw the post on "pub crawls." well as soon as my sailor got out of phase one and was allowed to drink again he called me from the dive so excited because they had guinness on draft!! his favorite beer!! (we are both almost 24) when i was there on spring break we drove into downtown and parked the car down by the harbor, then walked all over the historic district. found this really fun bar that brews in house so of course he insisted we stop there. then had dinner somewhere and tried their house brew, then as we were walking to the car it started raining. so we randomly stopped in a "pub" to wait it out and since my stomach was kinda bleh i let him drink more and of course the one pub we duck into had guiness, and i drove back to my hotel. we did stopp at ONE more pub on the way back before as well, ending the night at some restarant/bar near base. He had a great night haha I had a great night just being able to spend time with him. i usually end up being his DD anyway which I am ok with. The only place I remember the name of was king street bar and grill. the food was GREAT! sadly i didnt pay attention to any of the names of the other places or the place that brewed their beer in house. definatly a good place to check out if you get a chance. it was near market street and across from the place with the rooftop bar

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on May 18, 2011 at 5:30pm

Yes, Aaron did say that Power School was harder than A school. They do 3 subjects at once instead of one, so that may have something to do with it. He did a lot of studying. My favorite thing he ever said was "Now I know why they call these the dark days. You go in before the sun comes up and go home after the sun goes down. You never see the light of day"

He did a lot more studying in Power School. But nothing that would kill him. :P

His roommate worked a LOT harder than him-- Most nights he didn't even get out of the building till 11. It just depends for every person. :)

Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on May 18, 2011 at 5:23pm

Cheryl, my son is at home right now for his 10 days leave between A-school and Power School.  When he gets back he will be on t-track for one month and then starting Power School at the end of June...so can't really tell you.  However, I know that Emily's fiancee just completed power school and maybe she can comment.

 

Thanks, Emily.  Yes, my son is doing everything possible to be the best he can be.  He's not satisfied with just getting by and is taking his "job" seriously.  Yes, he called A-school and Power School his job !!!  lol  John is now talking about going boomer so that he won't be away from Lauren for months on end, instead home every 3-4 months.  However, she knows that isn't really his first preference - fast attack subs - where they explore the world and many ports.  We'll see who wins!!  lol

Comment by Emily-aaronsgirl11 on May 18, 2011 at 5:15pm

Penny, how cool!! :) The Navy can really take you places or it can just make you money and make you miserable. I truly believe that the experience in the military is what you make out of it. Sounds like your son is going to do great things in the years to come. :)

Comment by Cheryl Mom Nuke ET on May 18, 2011 at 4:41pm

Penny, my son wants me to drive from SC to Baltimore, MD with him right after graduation so he'll have his car while he's home for a week.  That will be an interesting drive, but I'm looking forward to having him all to myself for 9+ hours.  Washington State is definitely too far!  Has your son said that Power School is a lot harder than A school?

Comment by Penny_Nuke_MM2_NimitzNuke on May 18, 2011 at 4:37pm

Okay, I'm jealous.  Didn't attend my son's A-school graduation mostly due to distance and the fact that he left right afterwards to fly home to Washington State.  But Cheryl, enjoy it for me as well.  I can tell you this, I surely will be there for Power School. 

 

Emily, by the way, my son was given a beautiful coin for being Honorman and also a wonderful letter from the commander in chief calling him "Number One" !!! 

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