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Comment by sjtina on April 1, 2012 at 6:50pm

For the dads, notice the Bass Pro Shop. Its huge.

Comment by Smile09 AD/HM Mom on April 1, 2012 at 5:06pm

Love the eggs! That is so cool!

Comment by modaPIR5/11Ship12Div147 on April 1, 2012 at 4:30pm

@Lala  beautiful!

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 1, 2012 at 4:21pm

For those who saw the pic I posted a few days ago, here is an update:

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 1, 2012 at 3:23pm

Gurnee Mills Mall is huge and has so so many stores. Just pay attention to the time when you are there with your Sailor. It is Z shaped and if you walk from one end to the other you have to go back the same way you came. No pass through stores or halls. And for the girls, the first stop Victoria Secret for new undies, No more granny panties lol

Comment by diannep on April 1, 2012 at 10:15am

Yes, we liked Residence Inn also...but it's been a while since we were there. We had no issues with it.  But everyone has different feelings and needs in a hotel!  So what's good for one may not be good for another. We liked the space we had...had older son with me so he could have his own room, yet we were in the same unit. 

On the extra guests waiting now to be seated, could be that they are enforcing the waiting at the Visitors Center until all others are seated now.  Maybe some "on the lists" complained?  I don't know, but regardless, they should all eventually get in, extras included.

Comment by Betsy, mom of Stennis sailor on April 1, 2012 at 10:08am

rluv, I do know that there is a nice mall in Gurnee and some hotels around the mall.  It looks like a very nice area with lots of restaurants too.  I'm sorry t o hear that you weren't happy with the Residence Inn, as we had a really nice experience there.  Our room was very nice and the staff couldn't have been more accommodating to us.  I don't know about the breakfast though, because we did eat out while we stayed there.  

Comment by Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons on April 1, 2012 at 8:16am

Some people do have their extras put on someone else's list. Just make sure you know the recruit's full name for the guest on his/her list. I will see what I can find out about any extra guest having to wait and how that worked for them we had a couple of large groups recently and we have another one coming up April 13th. The March 14th group had 14 divisions and that is the largest I have seen. I am sure they let the guests on the list go on in and the others have to come in after everyone is seated. Maybe they were unable to save them any seats. But I can tell you if I was going as an extra guest and I had to sit on the side I would still go and be very happy to be there. It is so amazing it would be so worth it. And some families who are sitting right in front of their division, upper or lower section cannot see their Sailor in a sea of White or Blue lol. Especially if they are not in the first couple of rows. It does help if you know where your Sailor will be. Like, 4th row on the far left or last row on the far right or right in the middle of the group. There may not be anything to worry about if this group isn't very large :-) But, if it is, my best advice is get up early and get in line. When you get to Great Lakes check out the streets and your route to the base. The far right lane ends and everyone will have to merge to the left one lane. So avoid that far right lane and stay one lane over. It will save you some wait time and you will get in quicker. Hopefully this will be a group with 11 or 12 divisions and all the extras will get in quickly and may not have to wait :-)

Comment by rluv76-ship09/div144 on April 1, 2012 at 2:40am

Nancy, at one point I wished I had a wheel chair because they where going ahead. I have a lot of men in my family the same way :-) . Good luck to you!!! I am sure it will all work out.. sadly we are all waiting for the liberty call anyway so we can rush the floor :-) . I thought they should have let us see them first so we could actually care what there saying... I bet that sounds horrible...LOL. oh and triple checking is always good!

Comment by rluv76-ship09/div144 on March 31, 2012 at 11:27pm

Lala, they said there was 1765 or 1865. Somewhere around that number. The hotel residance inn in waukegan I think that the correct spelling. Said it was a large group. We got there @700 am we had to sit on the second level. We were lucky and in front of 808 which is what we wanted. Than almost right at nine I saw the line come in of the people I saw waiting??? I just felt bad for them cause they where waiting a long time. And the went 2nd floor very end. Seemed impossible to see your loved one unless they were in the end division. So many white hate :-/ . My sis in law did not join this sight and she missed out on some good info.thanks for all the help!we are gonna be a big navy family so hopefully ill be more helpful one day soon. I can say residance inn has shuttle we didn't use it. I wasn't that impressed with the hotel. I am thinking of staying in Gruenee. Have u herd anything good about that area.

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