BUDS 283

Hi Thanks for starting this group I will have to check out the other one too. Have a great day!

hi Grandma Frances!! I didn't get to Thank You in person for making our scarves we had so many compliments on them and people wanting to know where they sould get one!!
Thanks again and enjoy your grandson home for Christmas.

Shannon I agree with you all I want for Christmas is my D!! What are we going to do when we have to go a yr or more not seeing our babys? Won't think about it right now and relish on having him home for Christmas.

Thanks for the updates. Here we go again it's like starting all over again with their schedule and figuring out what is going on. Thank God you all of you to help me keep somewhat san! Hope everyone has a great day!!

Hi everyone! Haven't been on this group in awhile so thought I would drop in. I know my son doesn't have anymore leave time for awhile however, you can go there and visit. They do get weekends off and if they have watch they can usually get a buddy to cover.
YUM homemade jelly that sounds great!
Have a great day all!

Hi
I think I left a comment here a couple of months ago. I changed my user name because it had my last name in it (I didn't know when I first signed up how it all worked). My son was in BUDS 281, but had a stress fracture in his shin and got put on light duty. He has 2 weeks left of LLD, and can't wait to get back to regular training. I live in Northern California. I miss my son and I hope his shin heals completely and doesn't get re injured! It has been nice following your group and reading the comments. he says he and all the other guys on light duty have been shoveling snow lately!

Hello there! I am semi caught up. Good advice given and taken it sounds like.
My 2 cents...My son and his GF have been dating for 3 yrs. He was 15 her 16. He knew this is what he wanted to do forever. When it came time for him to enlist she was having a hard time. Of course who wouldn't....I asked her what she thought was going to happen when he graduated...she says I know but it always seemed so far away. It did and now she is having a hard time. I have told her the same word spoken here. I was so afraid after PIR that if she kept letting him know how much she missed him and how lonely she was that it would hurt their relationship or worse wear him down so he wouldn't do well. Thank goodness things have changed and she is doing better (the cell phone helps a lot!) and is doing good. He misses home and all of us which is normal. And we do tell him we miss him and how much we love him but we are always telling him we know he can do this etc....
He left 15 days after their 3 yr anniversary. I hope this last and I can say that they are celebrating their 3 yr wedding anniversary!!
One thing that has made my son start to wonder if he will make this a life time career (SEALS) is talking to other SEALS and how they only see their families 20-30 days a yr. tough but I hope all the wives and GF hang in there. If it is meant to be it will last.
Good Luck!!

Hi ladies, hope you don't mind, but I joined the group. I see a lot of my friends here.

It might be warmer IN the water than OUT of it! LOL

I will ask for 'traveling mercies' for him Dawn. That's a LONG drive! Does he have his music to pass the time? Hang in there with school, you can do it!

Hey landlocked, do you know where Cheyene OK is? Or Radon? That's where my dad was born. He's been a Californian for most of his life but his roots are in OK. We still have some family there.

Hi all. Hope your having a great day. Dawni your hubby could have stayed with me in MO! Guess it depends what part he went through. That Polar Plunge was crazy wasn't it. I have been with people that do it in the Missouri River New Years morning but I chickened out and was the towel and peppermint schnapps girl. Wow that was a long time ago!
Have a great day!