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Comment by Earl's_Wife on August 28, 2012 at 11:46pm

It has been rainning a lot lately and the ground is saturated plus the city have a bad drainage system.

Comment by Earl's_Wife on August 28, 2012 at 11:00pm

Best wishes to all of you in NOLA. Here in Norfolk we are under flooding warning, many streets are close and some military housing areas are flooded and with out power. I'm so glad we live in Chesapeake and not Norfolk, but I am keeping all of you in my prayers.

Comment by tackijacky on August 28, 2012 at 10:53pm

NOLANavymom.....Please keep us posted as much as you can, we over here in Houston are really worried about y'all

Comment by nolanavymom on August 28, 2012 at 10:43pm

Thanks tackijacky :)  We are holding tight tonite with Isaac.  We still have power so we're hoping we can get thru the night without the generator!  God Bless all :)

 

Comment by tackijacky on August 27, 2012 at 3:53pm

Hi everybody! 

NOLANAVYMOM.....hope you stay safe in the up coming storm, please keep us posted on your status.....You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers!

Comment by jboysmom on August 25, 2012 at 11:22pm

gonavymom, we will be heading to Norfolk in 2 weeks, too (Sept. 14-17).  I bought ride along Nascar tickets for father's day for my husband, and my son so we'll be going to Richmond speedway while we are down there to watch them all ride along in the Richard Petty driving experience.

Nolanavymom, that is great that you got have your son home for a month.  We'll get to have our son home for almost a month before he has to leave for Italy in Feb - can't wait!  For the past 2 years, we have gone to Norfolk to visit on the day after Thanksgiving and the day after Christmas because my son had duty and couldn't get away to come home for the holidays.  If your son wants to come home for the holidays, encourage him to get his leave chit in as soon as possible.

Blessings,

Lisa (jboysmom)

Comment by nolanavymom on August 22, 2012 at 9:50pm

Jboysmom and gonavymom,  thanks so much for the responses!  I feel right at home now :) Sorry I haven't communicated before now but we have had the luxury of having our son home for much of the last month.   He's been in VA on the Wasp now for over two weeks now and he is reporting nothing but good things to us at home - really glad to hear that.  I do have to get used to not not being able to tune in to this ship on Facebook as we were able to on the GW.  That was a real treat and we even got to see him "swabbing the decks" with about 20 others ..... but I surely knew he was mine!  We hope to travel for Thanksgiving or Christmas depending on their sea vs base time.    Jboys mom .... Italy ~ incredible!  What an awesome opportunity to visit!   gonavymom, our son has a brand new truck and drove from NOLA to VA.  He is Petty 3rd Class ... just recently before he arrived in VA.  Hope to talk to you all again real soon. 

 

Comment by jboysmom on August 5, 2012 at 12:37pm

for Nola: My son has been on the Wasp fo the past 3 years and we have made a lot of trips to visit him, his wife and our 1yr old granddaughter.  They live in military housing about 2 miles from the base.  We live in Kentucky and it is only a 10 hour drive to get there.  I'm a teacher, so I get to visit a lot in the summer.  I just got back last Friday from spending 2 weeks with them.

     I would encourage your son to try to get a car because the base is huge and there's not much on the base.  To walk from the ships to the NEX is about a 2 mile walk.  The NEX is huge, the size of a shopping mall.

     We haven't stayed at the Navy Lodge.  We usually stay at my son's house and sleep on blow up mattresses.  On one trip we got to stay at another couple's house at the end of their street because the husband was on deployment and the wife had gone to MIchigan for a visit.  That was really nice of them and sure saved us a lot of money.

     My mom and I went down last September and due to her bad back, we stayed in a hotel.  We stayed at a Hampton Inn that is only 1/2 mile from the entrance to the base.  It was a really nice hotel.

     There's so much to see and do while in Norfolk and Virginia Beach is only 15 miles away.  We also go a lot to Chick's beach which is near the Chesapeak Bay bridge and not as crowded as Virginia Beach.

     Our favorite thing to do is to visit our son while he's on the Wasp.  We visited last year the week after Christmas and got to have a holiday meal on the ship with him!  On the days when he has duty, we usually go take him supper and visit with him on the ship for a few hours. 

     There is a harbor cruise that tours the whole base that we keep wanting to take, but never seem to find the time to do it.  Colonial Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown are a little less than an hour away, too.

     My son will be leaving the Wasp on Dec. 31st and will be moving to Italy for 3 years.  I will miss being able to see him as often, but we are already saving and planning for a trip to Italy while he's there!  Where the Navy sends him - we will go!

 

Comment by nolanavymom on August 2, 2012 at 5:54pm

Hello from a hot and steamy New Orleans afternoon :)  My son has been on the USS George Washington in Japan for the last couple years and is now headed to the Wasp in 10 days.  Any info that a parent could use from your own experience would be welcomed.  Looking forward to a couple hours plane trip vs. 18 !!!!  Thanks in advance, and looking forward to getting to know you all. 

 

 

Comment by Earl's_Wife on July 15, 2012 at 10:19am

Gonavymom I'm so glad you are having a good time with your girl and yes the video was really funny. My hubby was not on the ship when they film it ( he had class and was left behind and then got an helicopter ride to the ship ) but I am sure if he was there he would be on the video.

Have a great Sunday Ladies!!!!

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