we have arrived safely in GL The drive over was long! We hit a snow storm in IN and was at a standstill for about 30 minutes! We are at the Springhill Suites a very nice hotel and the staff is super nice.
The MnG was AWESOME!!!! HAD A GREAT TIME EVERYONE! I think my daughter met a lifetime friend! Bonnies daughter is so cool. They got along GREAT! Can't wait till we all sit together at the graduation! It is 10:30 here. WAAY past my bedtime Florida time! See you all bright and early tomorrow!
Ladies, yes the Meet n Greet was AWESOME. It was so great to meet with the people I have bonded with for the last 9 weeks. We all definitely have to keep in touch!!! I can't believe we are 10 hours away from seeing our Sailors walk through those doors and 11 1/2 hours from actually getting to hug, touch and talk to them in person. This has truly been a roller coaster ride like Lydia, Lynne and diannep warned us about in the beginning. I definitely feel like I am at the peak of the tallest hill on the ride waiting to be thrust down to the bottom before one of those wicked twisty turns, haha. I probably won't get much sleep tonight, getting ready for that 7am shuttle can't get here fast enough for me.
Lydia- you truly were missed tonight, but I am pretty sure you picked up on that from the phone calls you received throughout the Meet n Greet, haha. I know I could not have survived this journey without your daily words of wisdom and your constant caring for each and every one of us. I wish you and your "B" all the best and will continue to pray for you both.
FIinally got back to my hotel room from the meet and greet and dinner!!! So excited!!! So great to put faces to all of you!!! Thank you everyone =- tonight was amazing!!!!!! So glad to have my family here!!!!
hooooooooooooooooooooooyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa for the Sailors and their parents today. Its 5:00 am and I know you all are up and riproaring ready to go scream your lungs out and get Sailor hugs... DON'T FORGET THE TISSUES!!!! hahahaha !! love yall............ I had fun at your Meet and Greet too. Thank you all for speaking to me and shouting hi to me over the phone! Yall are the best! God Bless ya!!!!!!
I am up and ready to go. Great night , wasn't it girls? What a mix of emotions. It was great to meet my new friends and cant wait till the rest of the day. I know its gonna fly by. God Bless you all!!
Ok graduation is over, No D, public affairs didn't help much said he passed his run but they don't"think" he graduated...very confused and trying to figure it out....Congrats to everyone that got to see their sailors today. : ) Precious how is it working out for u?
Ok graduation is over, No D, public affairs didn't help much said he passed his run but they don't"think" he graduated...very confused and trying to figure it out....Congrats to everyone that got to see their sailors today. : ) Precious how is it working out for u?
Julie --- Probably because he passed the run but they have to do Battle Stations - that was what I was afraid of when I posted to yoiu and Precious. Usually if the fail test 3 - they retake but they get pushed to BS and PIR at a later date.
Im sooo sorry Julie - I know your heart is breaking right now!!! I hope they will find him and let him see you.
Okay --- Im really worried about Julie... can someone find out what is going on with her please... if I were there I would .... I know everyone is stoked and busy with their Sailors but if you are staying where she is... please check on her!!!
Precious.... awesome... what about Julie... did your child PIR or roll back a few weeks??? Im happy soooo happy for you!!!!
Bonnie - hoooooooyaaaaaaaaaa... I wore my shirt all day today... got lots of comments on it !!!!!! sweet....... OMG for Becky ---- that is toooo funny... prob not then but funny now!!! Man Im glad you and Jan and daughters are new buddies... awesome!
navymom - yes!!!!
Okay yall.... love you ... happy .... HEY who won the loudest screams at the march in..???? tell the truth?????? 800s won at mine... hahahaha and did yall cry at Anchors Away... I lost it !!! love yall! Please check on your sister Julie please!!
it was very nice seeing you all last night..... we picked up Sailor and now he is leaving has watch tonight and leaves at 3 am..... we got to spend the day with him..... it was a great day I hate to see him leave....
Hi Lydia..........I believe my daughter will PIR next week. I'm not sure about Julie.......we were waiting together for a while and her son had not came yet. I would like to know did she get to see her son.
Im here, Im here!! =) Lydia, thank you so much for all your caring support!!!! You are Amazing!! I finally got to see D around 2:30 today after a super nice Chief tracked him down for me and had him sent over. Before then we were told we could see him at 1, then after we got back to the hotel we were told that was wrong that we should be there at 12, so we headed back to the base only to be told, nope D was a special case and it WAS 1 oclock after all. (woops) and since this is a public place i will refrain to repeat what my actual thoughts were at that moment. Well 1 oclock came and went, 2 oclock came and went and then we met the Chief Finally I got to see him. He had NO IDEA we were there. The only good part about the wait was that I did get to meet Precious and her daughter. they helped keep me occupied while I pouted. He is scheduled to do Battlestations on sunday night and then will be back on track... no graduation ceremony for him he will go straight from Battlestations to A school. He was so positive and upbeat about everything that he made me feel better but two hours went by soooo fast. Thank you so much everyone for the thoughts and encouragement thru such a long and stressfull day. =) 18 years ago when My husband went through bootcamp at Great Lakes, after we had just been married a few years and I had a 1year old I thought THAT was hard.... but now I have decided that was nothing...being a Mom is much harder than being the wife.
well to show that I am still pouting... it really wsnt even 2 whole hours I got to see D because he had to be back at 4 so he left at 3:30 so he would be late and didnt get there until about 230 or a little later, but I will take it.
Finally back at our hotel. Got call to pick up son at 330 at train station- we were sitting there and no one around, I told husband we must be at wrong place so I made him drive to gate and ask the guard said we were at only train station waiting and waiting then son call and said ahh I see you but you are on the WRONG side!!! I am like how to do get over there. HEHEHE, We have him til Sunday!!
I wish I could have given his RDC's a big thank you hug!!
OMG--- Julie and Precious..... such a story of patience and love you will have to tell for many years to come! Just think of the moms who will need to hear your story.....Im so proud of you two for being the Navy moms that you are... Im soooo proud of you all !!!!!!!!
Bonnie, becki and rickysmom, julie, precious... thank you for taking the time to post here... I have been here all day looking... wondering...hoping...wishing...praying... I did get to talk to my Jans boy R.... MADE my day!!!!! Last night hearing you all screaming in the back ground at MnG made my YEAR!!!!!!!!! Yall are simply the BEST!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Bonnie for the invite.......but my flight leaves at 6pm. I gotta get back to NC outta this freezing weather. Thanks so much. Lydia....what I would do without your encouragement.
Congrats to all the sailors and families here!! julie n precious, you all r very strong ladies and bless u and your sailors!!! Did u still get your "im a sailor call" and then this??? Lydia.. I am scared because my sailor call announced he made battle stations and" Is a sailor".. but he and a other boy blew they're written test.. BUT were given a chance to retake and got the highest scores! so they passed! THEN they did B21.. so ARE they on track to graduate still? to do ceremony? how could the navy not let u girls know? does anyone know???]
blessed... it sounds to me that if he passed Battlestations and has also retaken and passed the test then he will still PIR... What is your PIR date??? Did they do battle stations with their original division the same one that will PIR on your date?? What did he tell you during your Sailor call. If he were not PIRing at that call I think he would have told you... It is still a gamble! What does the moderator of your PIR site say?
So excited to see and hear from yall!!!!! I even got to talk to Jans R yesterday... talk about cloud 9 all day!!!!! whoop whoop!!!!
Hey why don't yall just stay here on this site instead of creating an Alumni site. That is what my goup did.... we did kind of change the name up a little but Im just saying it is so comfortable here!!!! Its up to yall now but Im just saying... you dont have to create a new place.
at the airport with my sailor. I love to witness the personal growth he has gained with his experience at boot camp. My baby is no longer that, he is a man. What a transformation! He is just beautiful in his uniform!!! The ceremony was really fun to watch and it took a lot for me to not run and grab him up! I loved watching those kids march together. Meeting all of the ladies was truly amazing. It's like we have been friends forever! I think that we will have friendships forever. I hope that the rest of everyons journey goes well and you all enjoyed your time here. We really had fun! :) blessings!!!
Goodmorning all! : ) Blessed, I was told yesterday that attending graduation was not a necessity and. D had finished all his test but had complete BS once he does sun night there is no new PIR but is sent directly to meet back up with the remainder of his division or to his A school
Kimber! yes are they wonderful men! So changed and yet not really! Oh the airport was the most fun day of all for me. I literally laughed so hard at the guys and their stories till I peed in my pants hahahah! it was a GREAT day!
Julie - see arent you glad you went! What wonderful mommies you and Precious are. We will travel man a mile to see our children!!! That is a mommie!!!
Spending the day with my sailor and loving every min. I know that there are some that werent able to bring their boys to the hotel with them. That makes me sad :(
We sure did have to wait what seemed like forever to finally get him.. It was about 530, cold and windy. It was awful, but worth the wait.
Got a wonderful surprise yesterday, had been told he would have to stay on base yesterday due to pulling duty. Was prepared to eat KFC at Ricky Heaven for our "Celebration meal". When we saw him after Liberty Call he said they had reworked the Duty schedule and he did'nt have to pull watch till 3:30am and was able to go with us. We were overjoyed. Got to spend the day with him until he had to be back at 6:30 last night. His Dad picked him up this morning at 8am and he does'nt have to be back until 8pm tonight. He and his wife are spending the morning with his Dad and Stepmom because they have to leave today at 1pm. The rest of today and tomorrow his wife and I have him all to ourselves. Going to the mall later this afternoon and out to Dinner before we return him to Base for the night. The time is flying by way too fast, can somebody please slow the clocks down, hahaha!
Julie- so sorry it took so long for you to get to see D. I looked for you at PIR but couldn't find you. Glad to hear he will get back on track with his Division soon, had been praying it would all work out.
Preciousmom- Glad things worked out for you too see your Daughter, I've been praying hard for you and Julie both.
Bonnie- too funny about why they called Becky up yesterday, I was wondering what that was about when it happened, lol. I have enjoyed bumping into you and your family at the Residence Inn several times and tell your daughter thanks for the info on the e-cigs, going to check into them as soon as I get back home!
I was wondering if everyone got their ribbons that were shipped to the Residence Inn. I sure hope so. I know they arrived Thursday afternoon because I called the front desk lol.
we are enjoying our day with son. He took us to the Field Museum in Chicago. we are now heading to Wisconsin state line my youngest wants to buy cheese in WI!!!!! oldest thinks we are crazy!!!!
Haven't been on here for the past few days...sorry, ladies! Unfortunately, I couldn't make it to the M&G on Thursday night ;(
Graduation on Friday was awesome. It was truly amazing to finally be there in person and seeing what they had accomplished in such a short period of time. Bravo Zulu to all of our Sailors!!!!
I saw that the RTC had posted the graduation pics up on their FB page and my family is in there. My husband was shaking hands with one of the Chiefs in the room and my son (he was wearing blue T-shirt says 'Navy Son' and blue camos pants) w/a big smile one. My niece, Maddie, was smiling at the camera too ;)
Liberty time felt so short yesterday. My husband was so happy to see us. He was checked in his A school at Groton, CT as of 1pm. They get to have their cellphones/computers with them....I thought it was going to be a few more weeks until they're allowed them to have all of that ;) I'm just glad that we'll be able to communicate more often now!
A heads up for anyone flying home tomorrow afternoon evening. Atlanta is expected to start canceling flights to and from Atlanta tomorrow evening beginning around 6 pm. Big winter storm hitting the south starting tomorrow early evening.
rickysmom0403(ship 12 div 034)
we have arrived safely in GL The drive over was long! We hit a snow storm in IN and was at a standstill for about 30 minutes! We are at the Springhill Suites a very nice hotel and the staff is super nice.
Can't wait to see everyone!!! So close now!
Jan 6, 2011
ericsmom (ship12 div033)
Jan 6, 2011
rickysmom0403(ship 12 div 034)
just got back from meet and greet! I was so great to finally meet all of you!! We are 12 hrs away!!!!!
Lydia- It was great to talk to you! Just wish you were here.
Now off to bed to leave at ODark Hundred to see our SAILORS HOOYAH!!!!!
Jan 6, 2011
J'sBroMom'sSailor(SHIP12 DIV034)
It was soooooo good to meet all of you at the meet and greet!!!
I cant wait til mornining..which is only hours away!!! lol!!!!
See ya there with a bit HOOOOYAAAAHHHH!!!
Jan 6, 2011
Jan (Ship 04 Div 802)
Jan 6, 2011
Kimber Ship 12 DIV 035
Jan 7, 2011
tnchell (Vinson Mom/VFA-113)
Ladies, yes the Meet n Greet was AWESOME. It was so great to meet with the people I have bonded with for the last 9 weeks. We all definitely have to keep in touch!!! I can't believe we are 10 hours away from seeing our Sailors walk through those doors and 11 1/2 hours from actually getting to hug, touch and talk to them in person. This has truly been a roller coaster ride like Lydia, Lynne and diannep warned us about in the beginning. I definitely feel like I am at the peak of the tallest hill on the ride waiting to be thrust down to the bottom before one of those wicked twisty turns, haha. I probably won't get much sleep tonight, getting ready for that 7am shuttle can't get here fast enough for me.
Lydia- you truly were missed tonight, but I am pretty sure you picked up on that from the phone calls you received throughout the Meet n Greet, haha. I know I could not have survived this journey without your daily words of wisdom and your constant caring for each and every one of us. I wish you and your "B" all the best and will continue to pray for you both.
Jan 7, 2011
navymom4e (ship12 div038)
Jan 7, 2011
PreciousMom (Ship 12 Div 038)
Jan 7, 2011
Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours)
Jan 7, 2011
Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours)
Jan 7, 2011
ericsmom (ship12 div033)
Jan 7, 2011
PreciousMom (Ship 12 Div 038)
Jan 7, 2011
Julie- (CVN 69 IKE)
Jan 7, 2011
PreciousMom (Ship 12 Div 038)
Jan 7, 2011
Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours)
Jan 7, 2011
PreciousMom (Ship 12 Div 038)
Jan 7, 2011
Julie- (CVN 69 IKE)
Jan 7, 2011
Julie- (CVN 69 IKE)
Jan 7, 2011
Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours)
Julie --- Probably because he passed the run but they have to do Battle Stations - that was what I was afraid of when I posted to yoiu and Precious. Usually if the fail test 3 - they retake but they get pushed to BS and PIR at a later date.
Im sooo sorry Julie - I know your heart is breaking right now!!! I hope they will find him and let him see you.
Jan 7, 2011
PreciousMom (Ship 12 Div 038)
Jan 7, 2011
navymom4e (ship12 div038)
Plane tickets $400
car rental $150
Buying winter clothes $300
Hotel $300
sitting watching my sailor sleep ~PRICELESS!!!!
Jan 7, 2011
navymom4e (ship12 div038)
Jan 7, 2011
PreciousMom (Ship 12 Div 038)
Jan 7, 2011
ericsmom (ship12 div033)
Jan 7, 2011
Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours)
Okay --- Im really worried about Julie... can someone find out what is going on with her please... if I were there I would .... I know everyone is stoked and busy with their Sailors but if you are staying where she is... please check on her!!!
Precious.... awesome... what about Julie... did your child PIR or roll back a few weeks??? Im happy soooo happy for you!!!!
Bonnie - hoooooooyaaaaaaaaaa... I wore my shirt all day today... got lots of comments on it !!!!!! sweet....... OMG for Becky ---- that is toooo funny... prob not then but funny now!!! Man Im glad you and Jan and daughters are new buddies... awesome!
navymom - yes!!!!
Okay yall.... love you ... happy .... HEY who won the loudest screams at the march in..???? tell the truth?????? 800s won at mine... hahahaha and did yall cry at Anchors Away... I lost it !!! love yall! Please check on your sister Julie please!!
Jan 7, 2011
becki(uss stockdale)
it was very nice seeing you all last night..... we picked up Sailor and now he is leaving has watch tonight and leaves at 3 am..... we got to spend the day with him..... it was a great day I hate to see him leave....
Jan 7, 2011
PreciousMom (Ship 12 Div 038)
Jan 7, 2011
Julie- (CVN 69 IKE)
Jan 7, 2011
Julie- (CVN 69 IKE)
Jan 7, 2011
rickysmom0403(ship 12 div 034)
I wish I could have given his RDC's a big thank you hug!!
Jan 7, 2011
J'sBroMom'sSailor(SHIP12 DIV034)
Winding down......as if thats possible. A pleasant surprise to have him for the whole weekend.
@ Precious & Julie Im so glad things are working in your Sailor's favor.
@ Ricky'sMom...my mom is still laughing about the KFC in KY.
@Navy4Moms.....you ladies are awesome. I cant thank you enough for the support.
Jan 7, 2011
Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours)
OMG--- Julie and Precious..... such a story of patience and love you will have to tell for many years to come! Just think of the moms who will need to hear your story.....Im so proud of you two for being the Navy moms that you are... Im soooo proud of you all !!!!!!!!
Bonnie, becki and rickysmom, julie, precious... thank you for taking the time to post here... I have been here all day looking... wondering...hoping...wishing...praying... I did get to talk to my Jans boy R.... MADE my day!!!!! Last night hearing you all screaming in the back ground at MnG made my YEAR!!!!!!!!! Yall are simply the BEST!!!!!!!!!
Jan 8, 2011
PreciousMom (Ship 12 Div 038)
Jan 8, 2011
blessedsailorsmom ship12div 039
Jan 8, 2011
Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours)
blessed... it sounds to me that if he passed Battlestations and has also retaken and passed the test then he will still PIR... What is your PIR date??? Did they do battle stations with their original division the same one that will PIR on your date?? What did he tell you during your Sailor call. If he were not PIRing at that call I think he would have told you... It is still a gamble! What does the moderator of your PIR site say?
So excited to see and hear from yall!!!!! I even got to talk to Jans R yesterday... talk about cloud 9 all day!!!!! whoop whoop!!!!
Jan 8, 2011
Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours)
Jan 8, 2011
Kimber Ship 12 DIV 035
Jan 8, 2011
Julie- (CVN 69 IKE)
Jan 8, 2011
Lydia (For B - The Sea is Ours)
Kimber! yes are they wonderful men! So changed and yet not really! Oh the airport was the most fun day of all for me. I literally laughed so hard at the guys and their stories till I peed in my pants hahahah! it was a GREAT day!
Julie - see arent you glad you went! What wonderful mommies you and Precious are. We will travel man a mile to see our children!!! That is a mommie!!!
Jan 8, 2011
diannep
Jan 8, 2011
ericsmom (ship12 div033)
Spending the day with my sailor and loving every min. I know that there are some that werent able to bring their boys to the hotel with them. That makes me sad :(
We sure did have to wait what seemed like forever to finally get him.. It was about 530, cold and windy. It was awful, but worth the wait.
Jan 8, 2011
tnchell (Vinson Mom/VFA-113)
Got a wonderful surprise yesterday, had been told he would have to stay on base yesterday due to pulling duty. Was prepared to eat KFC at Ricky Heaven for our "Celebration meal". When we saw him after Liberty Call he said they had reworked the Duty schedule and he did'nt have to pull watch till 3:30am and was able to go with us. We were overjoyed. Got to spend the day with him until he had to be back at 6:30 last night. His Dad picked him up this morning at 8am and he does'nt have to be back until 8pm tonight. He and his wife are spending the morning with his Dad and Stepmom because they have to leave today at 1pm. The rest of today and tomorrow his wife and I have him all to ourselves. Going to the mall later this afternoon and out to Dinner before we return him to Base for the night. The time is flying by way too fast, can somebody please slow the clocks down, hahaha!
Julie- so sorry it took so long for you to get to see D. I looked for you at PIR but couldn't find you. Glad to hear he will get back on track with his Division soon, had been praying it would all work out.
Preciousmom- Glad things worked out for you too see your Daughter, I've been praying hard for you and Julie both.
Jan 8, 2011
tnchell (Vinson Mom/VFA-113)
Jan 8, 2011
Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons
Jan 8, 2011
rickysmom0403(ship 12 div 034)
Jan 8, 2011
Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons
Jan 8, 2011
Annie
Haven't been on here for the past few days...sorry, ladies! Unfortunately, I couldn't make it to the M&G on Thursday night ;(
Graduation on Friday was awesome. It was truly amazing to finally be there in person and seeing what they had accomplished in such a short period of time. Bravo Zulu to all of our Sailors!!!!
I saw that the RTC had posted the graduation pics up on their FB page and my family is in there. My husband was shaking hands with one of the Chiefs in the room and my son (he was wearing blue T-shirt says 'Navy Son' and blue camos pants) w/a big smile one. My niece, Maddie, was smiling at the camera too ;)
Liberty time felt so short yesterday. My husband was so happy to see us. He was checked in his A school at Groton, CT as of 1pm. They get to have their cellphones/computers with them....I thought it was going to be a few more weeks until they're allowed them to have all of that ;) I'm just glad that we'll be able to communicate more often now!
Jan 8, 2011
Lala Ribbon Queen PIR Ribbons
Jan 8, 2011
PreciousMom (Ship 12 Div 038)
Jan 8, 2011