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ALUMNI OF PIR 07/06/2012 TG 34 — 10 Divisions (205–212, 815 & 934)

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We are all very proud of our loved ones that are serving our great country. This site is for those of us who want to share their thoughts, feelings and inspiration. We have a bond now so lets hold each other close as that special day draws near.

Website: http://www.navyformoms.com/group/pir07062012
Location: Great Lakes, Illinois
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Latest Activity: Jul 3, 2014

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Comment by katyellen (sh 3 div 208 PIR 7/6) on May 21, 2012 at 7:36pm: momship..are they off sunday as well?

Comment by Momship on May 21, 2012 at 7:14pm

Hello Future PIR Moms, I just returned from my sailors pass in review, it was an amazing experience. I would like to share with you a few suggestions.

We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott on Northpoint Blvd. It was reasonably priced, clean, quiet, very friendly and convenient. Wal-Mart is right across the street.
Next door to the Courtyard Marriott is a restaurant called Anastasia’s. The food is excellent, huge portions & reasonably priced. Especially for male sailors they will love it, big screen t.v.’s abound showing sports.
We went to Sarge’s Meet & Greet at the Sundance Saloon. I can’t even begin to tell you how much information we received there. Sarge also has a transportation service and personally took care of my USAF son flying in for his brother’s PIR. I cannot thank him enough.
We went round and round about whether or not to drive a vehicle on base for graduation. Take my advice, you won’t regret it, take the shuttle for $3 per person each way, save yourself the stress, headache & time.
For personalized items or souvenirs we found this great store that caters to military families in the Gurnee Mills Mall, entrance J which is next to the Burlington Coat Factory. Gifts to Cherish.
Our sailor was so handsome & so happy. We had ideas of what to do, but didn’t make set plans. Wanted to see what he wanted to do. After PIR he just wanted to get pizza & just go back to the room & chill, calling friends & family. Giordano's was excellent, close to the Gurnee Mills Mall (847) 856-6100 7105 Grand Ave,Gurnee, IL
While traveling on the toll roads be aware that the cash lanes are on the right, we missed one toll & had to pay on-line if you don’t pay within 7 days it is a $100 fine increasing weekly.

Safe travels onroute to Great Lakes. God Bless.

Comment by SailorMom_12 (Ship 03 DIV 208) on May 21, 2012 at 6:29pm: Thank you so much ladies.

It was the uniquememorymakers.com site that I was on the other day. I had a bunch of stuff in my "cart" but then got distracted and never finished my order. So look for an order from me soon Lala. I love your cute little sundresses but I only have boys (no little girls for me...). Do you have any cute little sailor type outfits for little boys?

I will check out the t-shirt link from diannep also. I was really just looking for t-shirts to show our support and encouragement. We have High School graduation for my neice in a few weeks so I was going to get t-shirts for everybody and take a pic to send to my SR so he can see how much we love and support him from home. :-)

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on May 21, 2012 at 5:52pm: SailorMom you can also order the ribbons from my website which is now up and running. If you have any questions or need to pay with check or money order just let me know. My email is uniquememorymakers@yahoo.com and here is the link to my website http://www.uniquememorymakers.com/

Thanks juliebelle :-)

Comment by diannep on May 21, 2012 at 5:21pm: division tshirts (with emblem designed by your SRs):

http://www.mwrgl.com/gen_info_rtc_graduation/div_tshirt_order_6_201...

972-347-6655 (Poseiden Sportswear)

Comment by SailorMom_12 (Ship 03 DIV 208) on May 21, 2012 at 2:41pm: Hi all - i know I found a link a while back for ribbons, bags and a different link for t-shirts but I didn't order at the time and now I can't find the links on this site again. Can someone please send me the links or post them here for all of us?

Thank you!

Comment by Twinsmom on May 21, 2012 at 12:05pm: katyellen and diannep--I can also relate....I'm an empty nester now, too, trying to adjust! Both the boys are at bootcamp, and my two daughters are in southern Calif., at least for now. With work changes and graduations, the girls may be back in my area soon. It's just me and the dog! :) I spend a a lot of time on here, though--thanks to all the great support!

Comment by katyellen (sh 3 div 208 PIR 7/6) on May 21, 2012 at 9:09am: ok so i've been reading up on this and your right..no news is good news...but i pray for the ones that are having difficulty as well. I want all of our SR's to make it to that PIR day. Anyways, maybe i will get my 3 week call at the end of this week? Oh and Good morning everyone...have a great day :)