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Comment by Karyn on January 23, 2013 at 12:43pm

Rebecca K....I know exactly what you are saying.   Living here in California and my sailor, his family, her family, and boat all being on East Coast, I felt so left out.  At least here I was able to talk it out and pick up tid bits of info to fill in the blanks.  Even after 13+ years, sailor married, it is still hard.

Comment by Rebecca K. (SHIP13DIV247) on January 23, 2013 at 2:32am

....sorry for sounding so corny. Lol.  But, its true. =)

Comment by Rebecca K. (SHIP13DIV247) on January 22, 2013 at 2:49am

I just want to thank all of you ladies for being so supportive and helpful. I appreciate your friendship so very much. I'm thankful we have each other to lean on...so to speak. Lol

Comment by Karyn on January 21, 2013 at 9:53am

Last night I sent two emails concerning our SF Niners going to the Super Bowl and then the other who they are playing.  This morning both went thru as I heard my phone ding (it does that when I get an email).  So I do know emails are coming and going to the boat.  My sailor does not send many emails to his MOM since he got married.  LOL  

Comment by janlee on January 20, 2013 at 3:24pm

God Bless them ALL. I cant wait till they get back and are able to put their feet up for a while (hopefully).. I wrote my son yesterday, and i never mentioned his upcoming wedding at all. I kept it light and boring, which isnt hard, we dont lead very exciting lives...lol..i always assure him hes not missing anything back here...also, refer to the time they have left in WEEKS, it seems to sound better..hehe.:)..i guess i should get ready to send another package. im only sending a small one this time. he was over-loaded the last port because all of my packages hit him at once, so im going to tone it down a little...which isnt easy..:)

Comment by janlee on January 19, 2013 at 11:59am

Im so glad you heard from your son Rebecca..:)) i know its hard to not hear from them. Our oldest son heard from our Sailor via emails a few days ago and he said that he (our sailor) seems to be anxious to get home. He would be more honest with his brother about his feelings than he would me, so it was a little sad for me too. I dont think he wants me to worry. I too thought that the workload was relieved a little after the Dolphins??. I thought they would be able to put there feet up for at least a LITTLE!!...guess i was wrong. Ohhh...my son was on that dink (sp?) duty when he was on land and it was awful. He was on it for MONTHS!!!..its too much. His wife expects him to be home..spending time with her, friends, movies, etc....but he has to work so much, he just fell behind. Dont get me wrong...she is a trooper, she gave everything up to follow him up there, and we love her very much.  Im proud that he made up for the lost time though, and was eventually pinned..:)) I hope your son gets to take a breath, and relax a little. I still say they should put a Navy Mom on every boat...lmao!

Comment by Rebecca K. (SHIP13DIV247) on January 19, 2013 at 2:53am

I finally received e-mail from my son! I also found out why he hasn't wrote us in a while. He fell behind in his studies. I thought after our submariners get their Dolphins that the workload would level off. I guess I was wrong, because he spoke of Quals that he need to study for and pass. Hearing from him was bitter sweet. I hate knowing that he's having a rough time at the moment. I hope and pray that everything will turn out great in the end.

Comment by Rebecca K. (SHIP13DIV247) on January 16, 2013 at 1:20am

Thank you Janlee for the response. Its good to know that our sailors are able to send out e-mails us. On the other hand, I'm still a little worried. As I've said before, when things go wrong for him he tends to be reclusive. This may sound bad, but I hope he's just got a little cold and he needs his rest now more than ever to get well. A cold is easier to mend, then a fractured or broken spirit. * I thank you for trying to ease my worries.* I don't know about you, but my mind tends to wonder and worry,when I haven't heard from my son in awhile; especially when e-mails can get through.  I get trapped in all the 'what if' scenarios.

-Janlee thank you for telling me/us a little how the Halfday Celebration went. I'm glad to hear that your son had a really good time. From what you have shared it seems like the whole crew had a good time, except for maybe the Chiefs that lost the game. Lol. 

I hope in you next letter to your son you can calm his worries over his upcoming wedding(Congratulations by the way). I hope things go smoothly for the crew of the Alex and all our boys will come home as planned, safe and sound. As you said, I'm sure family and friends would understand if there was a delay...Heaven forbid. I can't imagine his frustrations on planning a wedding while being deployed; by wanting to be a part of it but, not able to be there in person.-- If that is what you meant by feeling out of the loop.-- Or did you mean 'out of the loop' with him being stuck in his little world under the sea, away from all his love ones? Either way, I hope his spirits starts rising...and through your love and support (plus, friends and family) I'm sure it will. =)

Comment by janlee on January 14, 2013 at 12:01pm

Thank you fairwinds---and Rebecca..i heard from my son on saturday (emails) i received 2 of them. One was good and one was bad. He said they really had a good time on their Celebration Day. He went into detail as far as what they did. I was smiling the whole time i was reading it..:)...he said they had competitions, and one of the Cheifs lost and had to serve THEM dinner...etc...but his second letter was completely different. But it had more to do with the wedding we are planning....hes afraid they are going to be delayed and alot of people back here might be upset with him...which is not true, they all understand that a delay is always a possibility. i tried to tell him to NOT stress about anything at home. He really feels 'out of the loop',,,and it seemed to be bothering him that day. But to put your mind at ease...my son said they are all doing great!!..:)) hope this helps..:)

Comment by Rebecca K. (SHIP13DIV247) on January 14, 2013 at 1:12am

Since their last port, I haven't heard from my son via  e-mail and its driving my bonkers. Usually, I would hear from him at least once every two weeks. I'm frustrated and I'm worried about his well being. He tends to become reclusive when things are going badly for him. I just hope he and the rest of his crewmates are doing and feeling great.

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