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Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on January 10, 2011 at 9:11am

Yea. I know. I think as long as it's not one of those top secret operations it's okay.

I know of multiple people who have posted up on their facebooks what ship. & as for type of ship I used the oh so wonderful google. He was pretty excited about the type I guess...in his words "it just makes me look like a bada**"......whatever helps him sleep at night i guess!!! lol.

Comment by nicole~a sailors girl(: on January 9, 2011 at 6:02pm

The only reason I mentioned it was because he said it was okay..and posted to facebook. but I deleted it. Hope everyones 2011 is going well!!

anyone have new years resolutions??

Comment by Maureen62 Proudmomofasailor on January 9, 2011 at 1:31pm

Morning and Happy New Year to everyone !

 

Hope this finds you all well.  Its cold here in TN today.  Expecting snow later on today through the night.  Kids are already planning " snowmen" building for tomorrow lol.

Sorry that I havent posted in a bit.  Holidays were so busy but wonderful  Was nice to have D home for two weeks.  For those of you that dont know, he got engaged right before Christmas.  No date has been set .  They are waiting till he gets to his new duty station and settled a bit.  We're very blessed to have such a wonderful future DIL .  

How was everyones holidays ?   Anyone make NY's resolutions ?

I know D will be awfully glad to get out of GL's windy cold weather .  He doesnt mind the cold he said or the snow but the wind is so bad.  He will be graduating A school Jan 25th and Jerry and I are going up there for it.  Will be nice for Jerry and I to have some nice " quiet" time and actually have a conversation without being interupted. 

Mrs B...so glad the baby is doing well and that you are settled in , in SD.  I lived there for two years and loved it.  The weather is just perfect. 

AJ...sorry to hear about your struggles my friend.  If there is anything I can do, just ask.  Even just to listen.  Its not easy.  Being a Navy Mom ( or spouse) isnt an easy thing at all and the emotional roller coaster still continues.  When D goes off to RI, its not going to be easy on us either.  Im thankful he is in the states but its still a long ways from TN.  We all will be okay though :))

Yes, you should NEVER mention what ship someone is on , on line.  Thats a big no no.  Security and all.

Im so glad that many of you got to see your Sailors for Christmas.  Time sure has a way of flying by doesnt it ?

Will be back soon, sending hugs to all.  Here is a pic of the happy couple :)

Comment by Mrs.B_Div 302_Ship9 on January 7, 2011 at 10:11am

Hi Ladies! I thought I would remind everyone of OPSEC and PERSEC...

 

I have been reminded numerous times by others to not say what ship my husband is on, etc, due to the levels of danger that we can put our sailors into. It's for their best interest and ours! :)

 

Thanks!

Comment by sondra_ship09div303 on January 7, 2011 at 8:25am

my sailor finally left GL last night and went to San Diego. didnt get to come home first but was looking forward to warmer weather. He will be training for riverine and was looking forward to all that also. hope everyone is well and happy new years.

Comment by hurleyl8dyShip6Div943PIR9/10/10 on January 6, 2011 at 8:22pm

Hi everyone. HAPPY NEW YEAR! sorry I haven't been on here lately. Was so busy with everything. My oldest is moving to NY next week and trying to help him get his stuff together. His fiance got a new job up state and she is the money maker so he will  follow. Her family is there and only a few hours away so they will have someone there. Now my by has never drivin in snow, he is 32 and only played in it maybe a handful of times and that's when he was little, like 4 years old. Oh well, guess he will have to learn!

 

Matt didn't come home for the new year. He could have, he was off from thursday and had to be back at work by 12 on monday but he has a new GF so he spent it with her and her family. Her dad took Matt to the Gator Bowl game on the 1st. He was home for Christmas and that was great. He likes his job and the Navy so all is good. He is cold though. Yesterday it was 80 here and he is 4 hour north and it was only 48. He works outside doing security checks and he's not use to the weather but he will. 

 

I am so happy so many got to see their Sailors. Moms will always be moms. We miss our kids. Even my husband let it out of the bag he will miss his boys when they all leave and they are always welcome to come home.

 

Sorry, have a headache and will talk later. I will personize it all tomorrow. Love you guys. : ))

Comment by iris - Wahiawa, Hawaii on January 6, 2011 at 1:10pm

Oops - Mrs. B - glad to hear you are settling in and things are normalizing (well as much as the Navy can normalize). Can't wait to see more photo's of that little man of yours. =)

Comment by iris - Wahiawa, Hawaii on January 6, 2011 at 1:00pm

Good Morning Ladies.... so glad to see more posts. I have missed hearing all that is going on with you.

 

So I started typing and the new kitty (Audrey) deleted it. I think she just wants me to play with her. We are still trying to integrate her. Boy is she not taking to that very well. No more pooping accidents but she growls, lays her tiny ears flat and hisses up a storm. Not very social able with the other furry family members. We are still trying. 

 

AJ - so glad to hear from you. I'm sorry things have been rough for you. You should know we are always here for you and you can whine, bitch and moan and we will listen and send you hugs. So tough adjusting, I know. All you want is to have your sweet, snugly kiddo back, but they are growing up and this is the selfish years. They can't even comprehend what it is like. I remember my mom had all three of us girls leave within months of each other. Did we call often, or visit, no... sadly. Years later she expressed what she went through and man did I feel like such a smuck. But at the time I never even considered someone else. I was young and free to do as I please. Try to keep that in mind, he loves you dearly, just doesn't understand what you are going through. We do, so use us as your sounding board, gather strength from us and take solace that it will be okay, we care and will be there for you. So hang in there sunshine. Hugs.... lots of them. Try to keep smiling.

 

I'm still waiting to get the official date that Haley will be home. She's going to try to have her due date to report, pushed back so she can spend a little more time here with us. Can't wait. Looks like around the 24th, but who knows. Until she graduates and her paperwork is completed, we just hang out in limbo land.

 

Mary - oh what horrors. How can you be so cruel to that poor defenseless child. Lol.... Such drama, huh! Want to watch them glaze over fast, start telling them what you had to do as a kid. LOL....  I grew up on a ranch with only us three girls as the ranch hands. Talk about labor. Man we had chores after school that took us hours to complete. And during the summer we only had Sunday's off. We worked from 0700 - 1600 bucking hay, working cattle, building fence, cleaning the barn out and such, then we had to milk the cows, feed the animals and change the irrigation. Long ass days, but you could bounce a quarter off my ass. Now it wouldn't bounce, but probably sink in. Lol.... yeah, I know, don't hate. Anyhow, my biggest issue with chores is that I feel bad about it. Crazy huh. It's not like I'm giving out too much to accomplish. In fact Cody's chores are only 30 minutes at best. But I still have horrible guilt feeling for making him do something I'm quite able to do (most days). Anyhow, crack that whip and don't feel bad, picking up after himself is fine.

 

Boy did I go off on a tangent. I better go hit the shower. I'm hoping a friend of mine can come over for coffee and conversation.

 

Keep writing ladies. I love hearing from you.

 

Hugs (guess what? - it's still soggy here...LOL)

 

 

Comment by AJ on January 5, 2011 at 1:01pm

Hello friends and Happy New Year to you all!  I've thought of each of you every day and kept up reading your newsy bits.  I've not been absent, but definitely silent.  Christmas was rough to get through without Aaron being around .... read that the first year is the hardest ... I don't know how the subsequent years will be, but this holiday was harsh.  The trip to Disney World was a distraction, but not much more .... and it was freaking cold while we were there.  With layers of a tank top, a long sleeved shirt, a long-sleeved sweater, and a light jacket, I was still freezing walking around Magic Kingdom and bought a blanket to wrap up in!  Never would have guessed that in Florida ... and I'm from Colorado and used to cold. The 8 year old autistic child that we were with was amazing to watch and he brought me such amazement in watching how he experienced Disney.  Definitely the highlight of my holiday.

 

On Christmas Eve, we all received word that someone in their family had committed suicide ... and let's just say that the news was difficult to integrate and took a toll .... and it happened in Tampa, so our guys had to go over and handle the situation on Christmas Day.  Love and light to all those who struggle with such despair that this seems the only option.

 

Aaron came home late on December 30 and is here until Jan. 10.  I saw him the first couple of days, but haven't seen him since Sunday afternoon and I'm going through some difficult feelings around that.  He is staying at his dad's and is spending most of his time with his brother, Matt.  They did get to go snowboarding and had a great day and are now up where Matt lives and are going snowboarding again tomorrow.  I know intellectually that it is selfish of me to want to see him more than I am getting to .... but the heart doesn't seem to understand that.  There is a desperate sense (only from my side) that time is so short .... and we don't have any idea when we will see him again .... and, and, and, ............. I want him to have a good time while he is home ... and I'm just feeling some mom time would be nice too.  I have to find the new way that being a mother of a 19-year old male Sailor requires ... and I have not found that magic combination yet.  We were always so very close and everything is changing swiftly and dramatically.

 

Yesterday was the anniversary too of the sudden passing of one of my best friends .... died in his sleep at 52.  I miss him so much and the vacancy that he left behind has not softened.

 

So, this is not the way that I want to start a new year .... and not the way that I want to share news with you ....... and so I have been silent ..... trying to find my way in the storm .... trying to find strength .... and not wanting to be a downer.  I was then feeling bad that I wasn't posting anything ........ but didn't want to come on and pretend something that wasn't ....... so here I am .... and here I go until I can offer something of value ... and something more optimistic and supportive for you guys.  God Bless everyone ...... and I hope I get to see my son again before he leaves on Monday.

Comment by Mrs.B_Div 302_Ship9 on January 4, 2011 at 3:07pm

Hi Ladies! Just wanted everyone to know I am moved into a nice new home in San Diego and my husband is now at work. I miss him a lot, but things are going well. Our house is awesome and we are enjoying FINALLY living together. They won't be going anywhere until later this year, and that will be for training exercises, then sometime next year they will be going on a very short deployment to pick up another ship somewhere and then they will be bringing it back to have it in dry dock for at least a year. :) So I will have him for a long, long time with maybe 2 months of separation over 2 years time, or so. Maybe just a little bit more time, but that's ok. I can deal with that. Hope everyone is doing well. Baby TJ is doing good...when I have my own computer again (using the hubby's right now) I'll upload a few pics.

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