Norfolk Sailors - Family & Friends

Good morning Johanna. Your son and his family have been spoiled! I know we were...we spent two tours of 3 years each in Hawaii and loved it!

And we also lived in Maine for 5 years. :) We love New England also!

I hope they find a nice place...should they decide to buy, the house across the street goes on the market in July. :)

Yvonne and John

Hello Yvonne and John! I shared your info with “the kids” and I will keep you posted, and yes, they have been spoiled...))))

Johanna - I sent you a PM.

Hey B’sNukeMoM...I am going to sound like a real prize as I have NO idea how to find your PM...yours is the first one I have ever gotten...))) Is it on this page or “My Page”? 

Haha!!! Just needed more coffee!!! I found it, thank you...)))

Does anyone know who to call to get where a sailor is specifically based at Norfolk?

Hi navvvy22 - I think you would need to ask your sailor that directly.  I don't believe there's anyone who would/could give you that info otherwise. 

Hi!  My sailor is in C school in Dam Neck for a while. I am going to visit soon and I am looking for recommendations on where to stay. Navy accommodations are not available. 

barefootie,

Nice to hear that your sailor is at Dam Neck! My husband and i invite sailors over to our home on the weekends and would love to invite him over as well. If you go to our page on this site you can learn more about us. As far as a place to stay, I can check for you a motel close by the base. 

Yvonne and John

Hurray...the kids bought a house!!  They must miss us and want us to visit, because they now have 5 bedrooms...:))) They will be in the Greenbrier arera of Chesapeak. Hoping for a move in time around beginning of June and we will visit for about two weeks to help with our Grandson and get them settled! They love the area and spend a lot of time at the Portland Children’s Museum.

Good Morning and Happy Wednesday!

Johanna - that's great news on the house ~ I'll bet you're looking forward to the visit :-D  We visited VA 3 times while B was there and had a fantastic time every visit.  There's a nice aquarium there too.

Thank you so much. I did find a hotel. It’s very expensive there especially on holiday weekend. I’ll check your page out. He’s there going to C school and leaving for Japan in September 

Can anyone with a sailor on the Lincoln that has information on family day private message me please?  I have some questions.

Keisha B,  Are they looking to buy or rent? Virginia Beach, parts of Norfolk and Chesapeake are good. They just have to check out those areas to find a good neighborhood. 

Yvonne and John

Hi Norfolk Navy Family,

Just a simple Hi and thank you for all different Navy Support Groups, they all have been  beneficial.

My Sailor Girl got to Virginia Beach a couple of weeks ago. I am looking forward to our journey. 

Have a good day!

Lulubugg

I stopped by to say good bye! My sailor has PCS'd and he's far from Norfolk now. It's a great couple of years here and I really appreciate all the support. Fair winds and following seas!

Wow - we welcome one member and say goodbye to another! 

Welcome Lulubugg - my son lived in Virginia Beach and loved it.  He also lived in Norfolk but now he's in Michigan (out of the Navy now).  Feel free to ask any questions you may have.

juliw - wishing your sailor all the best in his new station!

B’sNukeMoM

Thank you for welcoming me aboard. 

I do have a question, is Virginia Beach & Norfolk two different Naval Bases? Or neighboring cities? I live in California and know nothing about the East coast.  In the back of my head I am already thinking when I should plan a trip there ;-} lol! My Sailor Girl seems to be happy at her new home. 

@ Eagle 16 .... thank you

@ anion 18 ..... thank you, good to know the hospital is near.   

Looking forward to visiting her in VA Beach in the near future 

Question? We need the name of reliable place to store car, while  on leave. Need to leave car before reports in Oct for first time. Coming from BS in sept

AZNuKeGma - I bumped the discussion on CAR FAQs in the discussion forum up above.  Take a look at that and you may find what you are looking for regarding the car storage.

Hi all. I was hoping someone would have information on a good place to get a birthday cake or cookies delivered to my sailor for his birthday. He is in Portsmouth right now. Thanks in advance

What do the sailors do with their cars when there is an emergency sortie - as in hurricain evacuating 

Thank you misisu for asking that question. I haven't even thought about that and our sailor is going to have the same issue! I hope someone has an answer. 

Hello...my sailor would park in the parking garage . i think its right off base . he said getting a parking ticket was better than losing his truck.  

Thanks allie1928. We recommend the same for our son. This will be his first experience with such a storm.

Good morning, just talked with my DIL and she said they should be hearing shortly about evacuations...oh darn, that means she will come up here with our only Grandchild to wait out the storm...:))))) Has anyone heard any updates?

Hello, Johanna, We are also waiting on updates from our Sailor. We actually live in Va about 3 hours away from Norfolk. I have been following along with their local news. You can find current updates with Wavy 10 news. 

So I have a really stupid question, not to me, but still....lol!!  My son is on a ship that is in the shipyard, he is due to come home on Weds for scheduled leave???  Will he be allowed to leave, or will they mandate him on ship even tho it's in the shipyard?  He was to come home for my birthday, but I don't want him to get into any trouble, so.........he can come anytime, but was just curious????  Thank you for any info!!!!!!!!!

Hey Tabitha....thank ypu so much...watching as we speak!!!

So glad I could be of help. Hope you have a wonderful day. 

Day just got a lot better....;)))))) Thank you!

Just got word from our sailor they are tightening his ship down and staying on board. I must admit my anxiety levels are out the roof as I'm still new at this Navy mama thing. 

Deep breath! We went through this with my youngest Sailor in a catastrophic Typhoon in 2013 in Guam.  They did the same thing and all I could do was watch the news feeds out of Guam. The Navy would not put these kids at this kind of risk if they weren’t one hundred percent sure!!! Not to mention, the kids had HUGE bragging rights that they “rode out the Typhoon!” I am sending huge hugs and strength and please let us know how you and your Sailor are doing. 

Johanna thanks so much for those encouraging words. They definitely help me feel better. I will definitely give  updates as I get them. 

We got word from our Sailor yesterday that he was leaving out today on USNS Comfort to sit out the storm at sea.  I felt bad that I didn't even realize that there was anything heading there way.  ugh, I am sure out of the running for mom of the year.

T'S MOM, we all have those times. Your still in the running for mom of the year because you raised a sailor ;) Abuon18, that's not a good feeling, our sailor is locked down at the pier on his ship starting tomorrow until the storm moves through. I'm praying all will be okay. And I trust the navy has trained our kids very well to deal with these issues as they arise. 

Abuon...great advice. As I mentioned earlier, our youngest was sent out during a massive Typhoon and had the least amount of problems and the biggest bragging rights...:)))). Hugs to all. There is definitely no handbook for this one...just trusting our Sailors and their Commands...it’s all good.

Heres another link for the weather in Norfolk for anyone who needs it.

https://www.weather.gov/akq/

Abuon18, thank you for putting that link up. It definitely helped clear my thoughts up. Have a great night.