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Comment by Allison on February 5, 2020 at 10:02am

Anna - I am so glad your daughter made it through the Pensacola shooting safely. That must have been very emotional for you!! I feel badly for the families who lost their sons. Would your daughter know of any way to send our condolences to them? Maybe a Navy office that would forward a card? I am sure they are struggling and could use some support.The months after a death can be very hard.

Comment by M's mom on February 4, 2020 at 10:25pm

Anna,

Asheville IS nice!   Make sure you visit Biltmore while there, if you haven't already.    I have relatives near Charlotte.

When we were in Newport for son's graduation from OCS, we toured the Vanderbilt's "summer cottage" on the bay!  Not at all like what we call cottages here in Indiana, but I suppose compared to Biltmore, it was a shack to them!   Way bigger than our humble house, but they were roughing it in Newport!!!   haha

Comment by Anna on February 4, 2020 at 10:06pm

M's Mom,

It's funny but we have to been to so many places that it is so hard to pick a favorite.  But we do love mountains and big bodies of water.  Hard to find those places without also dealing with lots of cold, snow, stuff like that.  So we are thinking of Asheville, NC.  Also kind of central location for all the kids, although the Navy still moves 2 of them around!!! Doesn't get a lot of snow and we found apartments that will give us a great view of the mountains without being too far away from them!!!!!

Comment by M's mom on February 4, 2020 at 9:56pm

Anna,

Yes, I suppose there is ALWAYS home maintenance, no  matter what kind of home one has!  

Where do you think you might settle down and have a "home base?"    I imagine since you've been everywhere, you have a good idea of your favorite places!

Comment by Anna on February 3, 2020 at 10:06pm

M's Mom,

Yes luckily she was not at work yet that morning!!! I miss living in Annapolis and getting to visit all the historic places!!!  You're funny - we may not have landscaping issues (except ant hills and ants getting in the trailer). leaking windows when it rains and the fact that the slide outs leave good sized openings where walls don't completely seal up!!!! Talk about drafts!!!! But not every one can hitch up their home and go somewhere new so . . . . 

Comment by M's mom on February 3, 2020 at 9:20pm

Anna,

Oh my gosh, I heard about that tragic shooting in Pensacola, but didn't mentally connect the dots that your daughter might be there.  So glad that she was not directly involved. We worry about our kids when they are deployed, as I did when my son was on a ship in the Persian Gulf for 10 months, but we assume they will be safe at the stateside bases.  Not true anymore.  So sad.

Yes, we had several family vacations to the Annapolis/Baltimore area when our son was younger.  We took a tour of the Naval Academy when he was in high school. Saw the crypt of John Paul Jones being guarded by midshipmen.  Feasted on many blue crabs!    Have been to Ft McHenry and all the fun stuff at the harbor. 

Son and daughter-in-law now live near Woodlawn/Catonsville on the west side of Baltimore.  They are now experiencing the "joys" of home ownership: lawn and landscaping maintenance, leaky faucets, sealing drafty windows, etc.   Things YOU no longer have to deal with on the road!   haha

Comment by M's mom on February 3, 2020 at 8:32pm

MariaP:  Congratulations to you and your new Ensign!   Now the adventure begins for her (and you!)  

Anchors Aweigh!

Comment by Anna on February 3, 2020 at 5:59pm

M's Mom,

Yes that sounds like so long ago!!!! Hard to believe Jenn is coming up on 10 years since her initial enlistment!! She didn't get the instructor position she was initially hoping for but she is back in Pensacola teaching Aviation Safety at the school here where she had her Aviation training right out of OCS.  She gets in lots of traveling as they teach this program all over.  She just came back from a trip to Japan.  Biggest problem she's ever had to deal with was the recent shooting in Pensacola.  It was at the Aviation School building.  Her and her co workers were not able to even go in that building to get their stuff out of their offices until well into January.  They are in a temp building now as the Navy will not open that old building up again.  What a sad, terrifying time for the entire aviation community here. Hubby and I are still doing our travels across the country.  We decided to come to Pensacola to stay with Jenn for the winter months and next month we're getting back on the road to head west!!!  Thinking of settling down later this year and doing single travels but having a home base to come back to.  We've been to all 48 states and took a cruise to Alaska!!  So glad to hear your son is doing well. Jenn is expecting to get her masters and is working on all those boxes as well. Her first look is 2021. Hope they enjoy their time in Baltimore!! So much there to see and do.  Have they visited Annapolis yet???

Comment by MariaP on January 30, 2020 at 6:24pm

Hello, OCS Moms:

My daughter just graduated Jan 24th and will be attending Navy Supply Corps School this April.  Feel free to ask if any of you have any questions and I will be more than happy to help.  The best advice I can give now is to join your loved ones OCS group on FB.  Navy OCS Class ( your LO class no)  Family Friends and Support.  Very helpful and it felt good knowing that you are not alone.

Good Luck to all your new Candidates.  Go Navy!

Comment by ProudMom on January 30, 2020 at 2:45pm

Here is a link to a Pinterest page with Candio Box content ideas if anyone gets stuck on what to send.  Congratulations to you and your candidates.  BZ

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