He just pulled up and texted me saying that so far this place looks really cool, males me feel so much better since that's where he'll be living for the next year. We have 2 kids (3 1/2 and 18 months) and I am due with our final child this week (if baby is not here by thurs then dr wants to sch to be induced) and we will be moving to him in a couple of months. We're going to wait until he gets into the 'groove' of things and I need to make sure everything is good with baby and I and then start packing things up
CEECEE< welcome to the group! You will find lots of support and encouraging words from all these wonderful ladies here and your hubby will love Groton.
I'm so happy to read about all the good news and amazing accomplishments of all your Sailors! Congrats to all of them and all of you Ladies!
Kevsmom, please brag some more. lol I love it love it love it. Congratulations to both of your boys, they have done an amazing job. Nothing better than having a Sailor home, enjoy every minute with your boy and give him lots of lots of hugs. May God guide and protect all of our boys!
Kevsmom BRAVO ZULU KEVIN!!!! HOOYAH Top 10!!! Hard working young man!!! oh how happy I am for you. I love to hear you ran to him and dads bear hug. Happy tears indeed!!!! HAHAHAHA I am so happy for you my dear!!! This has been a long very long time waiting for this reunion!!!
Ceecee welcome and it sounds like you have a good idea about what is going on and are very patient! Hahaha I hope all goes well with your delivery and try to recoup before packing bc the Navy is pretty much hurry up and wait! Haha you will like your hubby being in Groton bc you will be able to text to him and he will reply when he is able to and if you have skype or FaceTime you can do that too once he settles into a schedule or knows his schedule :) when you get frustrated or down get on this site and share share share. You will feel better and at least unload with us. God bless you and your growing family. Please thank your Sailor for his Service to our US Navy!!! <3
SoProud thank you for the beautiful bouquet of flowers.
And happy Mother's Day to you and all our Navy Sisters!!! God bless you and all our boys!!!
Oh Kevsmom - we are HAPPY HAPPY for YOU! I cry happy tears with you just thinking about you two hugging your son. Thank God boy is HOME - Congratulations on both of your boy's , good to hear all are well. Lots of huggs and enjoy!
Welcome Ceecee and Congratulations - you have a Sailor!!
I agree, Groton is a good place to be. ProudNavyMom#1 is soo right....Your husband will be pleased to be apart of Groton. You will too. One day at a time...one more step in your NAVY journey - God Speed. This site does have genuine, lovely NAVY Momma's who are here for you! Now, take good care of YOU, God bless you and the delivery of the newest lil family member.
A Happy Mother's Day to all NAVY Sisters. We are blessed, I am thankful.
Today is my husbands 1st day of school. He told me he will be keeping his phone in his room just so he doesn't get into any trouble. I am die any day now. If this baby isn't here by Thursday then my dr wants to sch me to be induced. I'm just wondering, what if I go into labor today, how can I get a hold of him just so he knows?
Ceecee, I wish I had a good answer for you. They cannot bring their cell phones in the buildings. I would recommend texting his phone and he would get it as soon as he is out of class.
I haven't written anything in awhile but I do love reading all of your posts! My son is set to graduate radio school at the end of this month and is anxiously waiting his orders. I'm so excited to see him...the whole family is heading out to see him before he's assigned to a boat. It'll be great to have all 5 of my kids together again! Oh...for those of you who read my previous posts, my son did not end up getting married! I'm so glad he figured out before the wedding that he was rushing things and wasn't ready to take on that commitment. He's so happy with what he's doing in the Navy and excited to see where it will take him. Of course his dream sheet has his number one choice so far away!! Secretly I'm hoping for a much closer port! lol
JTFsubmom, congratulations on his graduation later this month! My son is also radio and isn't due to graduate until the end of July. I'm anxious to hear where they all will be going!!! He said a lot of his class want Hawaii but I doubt they will all go there. I'm also glad that your son decided to wait on getting married. I think it will be much easier for him, and her. The biggest test would be when he's deployed. Let's all hope he gets his dream!!!
My husband just called me a couple of hours ago and the people higher then him approved him to leave when I have our baby!! If our baby isn't here by Thursday, they will sch me to be induced and ill give my hubby the date and they will do everything they can for him to be there. I am on cloud 9 right now!! I'm not telling our 4 year old daughter that he will be home next week just so shell be completely surprised!
Yay, Ceecee!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful news! I keep ALL of you in prayer!
JTFsubmom - happy to hear that all is well. Perhaps because I am a Mom too, I am pleased that your son has postponed marriage. Now they can take time to get to know eachother a little better - all in good time things will work out. How wonderful that you will be surrounded by your five children - BIG NAVYMOM HUGG! Enjoy! It has been quite a year for all of our sons. Our son is due to graduate at the end of June and awaits his ETNAV orders too. This is another very exciting step in their NAVY journey. God speed to ALL. May God guide ALL of our precious sons in all they do.
JTF I'm so happy to hear your news of your Radioman graduating and being sent on assigment soon! And for you to have all your kids together at the same time. Make sure you take lots of pictures and get your hugs in.
Thank God your Son has decided to wait on marriage. I can't imagine how hard it must be for them the first year on assignment as they work for their dolphins and try to get some sort of schedule. God bless him and all our Sailors!
My SR was told before he left for boot camp that he would be at A School in Groton for 30wks to train for MMS. But, according to his letters, he was told differently at his classification briefing last week. He was told it would be 49 days (7wks).
He says this sounds too good to be true, and I was thinking the same thing. If his schooling is 7wks he would graduate a week before our first child is due and may be able to attend the birth!! :-D
Does anyone know if 7wks for MMS is a possibility? I sincerely hope so...
Hi Ashley - congrats on your first child. One thing I do know about the Navy is that they make and change rules, graduation dates and many other things at their discretion. Seven Weeks doesn't sound like it would be enough time to teach correctly - could be - but don't get your hopes up. It takes them two weeks after they get there just to know their way around the base.
Hi Ashley - congratulations! I equate the Navy's estimation of "time" like watching the end of a ball game where 5 minutes can take 1/2 hour! If you only add up the class time, it is probably correct. However, there can be weeks in between class time while they wait for a class to be full to start.
I know you are anxious having the baby and all. You do not say if he is in Groton yet. If he is there, he can notify his commander about the impending birth and depending on his place in training might be able to get leave for a few days.
before my son left for BC he was told he'd be going to Groton for 58 weeks of school. Don't know if that helps. Also I received my first letter last week but nothing this week. Hoping he got my first 4 letters and getting ready to send a 5th one.....this one typed so maybe he can understand it better than my dreadful hand writing . Also wondering if anyone else is still waiting for their "form letter"? Joey said he mailed it in his first letter and was hoping I got it but to date I still haven't received it and his recruiter has yet to answer my email. Starting to really get nervous and sweating this out......anyone else waiting for the form letter who's SR's PIR date is the 13th? j/w
Lady rocker I'm sorry you have not received your form letter yet. If PIR is June 13 go to that PIR date on this website and try to read as much as you can so you can get an idea of what will go on and timing and other pertinent things. Keep asking your son so he lets someone know you don't have info and try to get someone to contact with that info. As far as not receiving mail from him or your son not receiving your letters yet, keep in mind that if one of them messes up, they all suffer consequences. One of them being not getting mail that week. Don't ask him if this is happening. Just know this. I didn't find out until later and not by my own son.
On another note my Sailor attended one of his buddies' wedding an hour ago and he and the other boys were so touched by it. He was so glad he was invited and texted fiancé about it. We were all together as we had all skyped with my son earlier today before the wedding. God bless the young couple, newlyweds.
Well, son got his first choice, Guam! USS Key West SSN 772. He is beyond excited, and we are excited for him! No dates yet, still has A school until 6/20. Very pleased and happy for him.
I am getting excited. Wednesday morning early we leave home driving my son's car up to him at Groton. We live in north MS. We hope to arrive Friday about the time his duty is over for the day. We get to spend Memorial Day weekend with him and fly out Tuesday morning coming home
Annette happy, happy news for your son! Congratulations to him!
Safe and happy travels to you tidefan! Enjoy your son and your visit. My hubby and I never made it to Groton when our son was there and I would have loved to see the base. Everyone always has such a positive things to say about it.
JTF submom congratulations to your son! And can I say Wow, God bless you a proud of mom of five that is awesome! How exciting to have your whole family together again, lots of happy reunion tears are coming your way no doubt!!
tidefan, have a wonderful trip! How excited you must be to have your son captive in your car for the trip home!! No running off to friends' houses, at least until you get home! :) Have a great visit with your son! :)
Kevsmom, is your son still there with you? I'm mixed up on days these days!! I sure hope so! :)
We are going to Groton for the first time next month to see my son graduate. We are staying at the Navy Lodge. He will be staying at Groton and joining the crew of the USS New Mexico, a Virginia class sub. Any recommendations on where to eat, or if anyone has stayed at the Navy Lodge can tell me what it's like? Thanks!
Good morning OklahomaMama!!! You'll have to go to Mystic Pizza!! And there's a sushi place that ProudNavyMom took my son, hers and two others. There's also a good BBQ place near the base that had good food but I can't remember the name of it. It was less than a mile from base though.
Yay Kevsmom93 - enjoy your son have a wonderful week!
Annette - Congratulations and awesome to hear your son got his first choice - Guam. Graduation is just around the corner. What a year it has been!
tidefan - safe travel! We drove our sons truck out in October - you will enjoy Groton......huggs to your son! tooo funny mrsb...it's true, he will be ALL yours tidefan. Enjoy!
OklahomaMama - Wonderful, happy news - you will enjoy Groton. We like Navy Lodge, it was clean, quiet, not too far from base. We totally fell in love with Mystic. Our fav place to eat was S&P Oyster Co. delish food and lovely view.
MacKenzie 33 - Hooyah on P.I.R. in June! sorry I do not know about a medal on taggs, I will ask my son. If so, I just may get one for our son!
OklahomaMama, you will love Groton!!! The Navy lodge is literally around the corner! You will like your accommodations. I am including a pic of my room. I asked for a room with double beds so my Son could stay with me, all for the same price, taxes included $75!!!! No hidden charges.
You will see so many Sailors and other Military at the front Lobby, I just kept asking them one by one if I could give them a hug and they always said yes!!! They felt so good and oh boy, be careful, because they are solid muscle hugs!!! HAHAHA I thought I was going to break in two!!! HAHAHA I took a pic with one of the Sailors, his last name was Eyore or something like that and he said good luck with spelling that! If this is one of your Sons, please let me know and I'll PM his photo to you!!!! He was the one that took the most time talking with me. So sweet! I love all our boys!!! Ok, and the uniform! ;-) HAHAHA
My Son enjoyed the TUB the most!!! HAHA they only have showers so he said, mom, i will be a while laying in the tub, we don't have one of these and I really would like to enjoy it!! HAHAHA bless his heart! I was so happy knowing he was enjoying his bath!!! I even got to re heat his leftovers, make him some tea and actually made a whole other meal for him. I did not buy groceries but you have all you need to keep groceries and cook in there if you want. I was too busy trying out Restaurants! The Groton Townhouse serves all meals family style. It's handy and they serve a lot of food. Very friendly Service. The Sushi place a little further under a freeway, called Koto Japanese Steak house is delicious! All the boys like it. And they are all in a health food kick so the less carbs the more they like their food. But don't get me wrong, they WILL EAT everything!!! HAHAHA Dunkin Donuts are at every corner, no kidding! And they even have breakfast sandwiches and other stuff!! We only have 3 in Texas and they only sell donuts and coffee; so this was amazing to me. FYI, the breakfast at Dunkin Donuts was the same price as the breakfast at Groton Townhome, just 0.2 miles from the Navy Lodge. There are a lot of corner stores and they sell alcohol in them, so if you want a pack of gum and you ask someone there where to go, they'll tell oh, there's a liquor store right there at the corner. Liquor store? All I want is gum!!! HAHAHA I thought it was funny bc our corner stores do not sell liquor!! haha
I concur with going to Mystic, CT to the Mystic Pizza restaurant, the pizza is delicious!! Well, you have to experience it. Don't take my word for it, you decide. The boys had the Calzones and what was left of my pizza!! HAHAHAHA and I even took a slice to Navy Lodge for pm snack :)
Walls are thin at Navy Lodge and there are some families staying there with children, but remember, they are visiting their loved one so it really didn't bother me that the kids were a little loud, they were happy to see their daddy and it warmed my heart. I prayed for them and their family. It must be hard for them all.
The sights are breathtaking! take in the sights the colors, the smells. The rivers, lakes. THE BOULDERS!!! Huge!!! We don't have those here in flat land Houston! There is a lot of new builds. They really need the new homes for those stationed there and their families. Ask your Son to take you around base and the Nautilus Museum tour, the first nuclear powered Sub! it was cool!!!
Ok so I wrote too much so I'll post the pics on separate post. Oops there's the red highlight again telling me too many words. Have a nice trip! God bless,
Here is the pic of the Navy Lodge I took, I was so impressed. The room is not much bigger than a regular room but a little kitchenette makes a big difference.
ProudNavyMom, thanks for posting those pictures!! I hadn't seen some of them!!! Such handsome Sailors you got to hang out with! Oh, and my son rarely takes a picture that he isn't making faces in. :)
I just got a hold of my son and texted for 30 min. This is crazy, he was texting his sister and me at the same time and Lord knows who else!!! HAHAHA I hope his fiance too!!!
Well, they are back on day classes and a group of them were just getting back from working out.
I was feeling down bc I hadn't heard from him but boy I just keep sending those two liners letting him know I love him! :-)
He made my day! they are so busy with school I hope they all do great!!!
mrsb, the pics of your boy making faces are the best! He does have a nice smile too! :-)
Well, I'm feeling great now that I heard from him!
God bless us all who didn't sign up for this roller coaster ride yet hang in there to support our boys! :-)
Can someone please tell me what Phase III Liberty at A School entails? My SR says that it means he can wear civilian clothes and live off-base with me. Is this true? I've been researching it online and can't find anything about living off base. I see that he gets overnight privileges, weekend liberty, and gets to wear civilians clothes. But, nothing about living with your wife.
I am married to my SR, yes. :-) No, I am not in Groton. My husband is nearing the end of boot camp and I am 7mo pregnant in Florida. I am sure a week after he graduates BESS. He says after BESS he is automatically Phase III Liberty.
I would focus on relaxing and not getting your hopes up - Many people get delayed starting BESS because they need enough guys for a class - he could be in Groton a couple of weeks before starting BESS. I don't mean to disappoint - but I don't want you to get your hopes up.
Also, if someone in his division screws up - the whole division can get white washed (the color of their liberty Phase card - White is I)
Ashley, Cath is right. Just focus on your baby right now. Someone in my son's group decided to draw "something" in the head and they all got bumped back to white card-no one could leave the base for any reason, no civvies, it was awful for them. Never did find out who did it but I know they weren't happy.
Ashley, it is true we do not want to disappoint you. We just want to prepare you for wait time. We understand it may be frustrating at times, in NAVY time, it will all work out. NAVY is alot of hurry up and wait. We have learned to go with it...when it happens, it happens. We are NAVY Mom's, so we relate a little differently than a NAVY Wife in this situation ....but we TOTALLY understand. There are several qualifications your Sailor must complete and earn once he arrives @ Groton = their Liberty Phase Card.Your Sailor will be very busy his first few weeks meeting his quals. And just like BOOT if one messes up, they are likely all to be disciplined. From my experience, Groton does delay many courses until there are enough guys or instructors for the class. Hurry up and wait....it will happen. However, it is a great family to be apart of. Your Sailor will be happy here. Do your best not to worry toooo much - in time everything will fall into place for you and your lil family. We are here for you. Take good care of YOU!
Cath Bubblehead mom
May 10, 2014
CEECEE
May 10, 2014
SoProud
CEECEE< welcome to the group! You will find lots of support and encouraging words from all these wonderful ladies here and your hubby will love Groton.
I'm so happy to read about all the good news and amazing accomplishments of all your Sailors! Congrats to all of them and all of you Ladies!
Kevsmom, please brag some more. lol I love it love it love it. Congratulations to both of your boys, they have done an amazing job. Nothing better than having a Sailor home, enjoy every minute with your boy and give him lots of lots of hugs. May God guide and protect all of our boys!
May 10, 2014
SoProud
May your day be as special as you are!
May 10, 2014
ProudNavyMom#1
Ceecee welcome and it sounds like you have a good idea about what is going on and are very patient! Hahaha I hope all goes well with your delivery and try to recoup before packing bc the Navy is pretty much hurry up and wait! Haha you will like your hubby being in Groton bc you will be able to text to him and he will reply when he is able to and if you have skype or FaceTime you can do that too once he settles into a schedule or knows his schedule :) when you get frustrated or down get on this site and share share share. You will feel better and at least unload with us. God bless you and your growing family. Please thank your Sailor for his Service to our US Navy!!! <3
SoProud thank you for the beautiful bouquet of flowers.
And happy Mother's Day to you and all our Navy Sisters!!! God bless you and all our boys!!!
May 10, 2014
FATHOMOM
Oh Kevsmom - we are HAPPY HAPPY for YOU! I cry happy tears with you just thinking about you two hugging your son. Thank God boy is HOME - Congratulations on both of your boy's , good to hear all are well. Lots of huggs and enjoy!
Welcome Ceecee and Congratulations - you have a Sailor!!
I agree, Groton is a good place to be. ProudNavyMom#1 is soo right....Your husband will be pleased to be apart of Groton. You will too. One day at a time...one more step in your NAVY journey - God Speed. This site does have genuine, lovely NAVY Momma's who are here for you! Now, take good care of YOU, God bless you and the delivery of the newest lil family member.
A Happy Mother's Day to all NAVY Sisters. We are blessed, I am thankful.
May 10, 2014
Kevsmom93
I want to wish all my fellow Navy Moms a very Happy Mothers Day!
SoProud- Lol...I'll let you know if anything else comes up! Thank you on behalf of my boys :-D
May 11, 2014
CEECEE
May 12, 2014
Cath Bubblehead mom
May 12, 2014
JTFsubmom
I haven't written anything in awhile but I do love reading all of your posts! My son is set to graduate radio school at the end of this month and is anxiously waiting his orders. I'm so excited to see him...the whole family is heading out to see him before he's assigned to a boat. It'll be great to have all 5 of my kids together again! Oh...for those of you who read my previous posts, my son did not end up getting married! I'm so glad he figured out before the wedding that he was rushing things and wasn't ready to take on that commitment. He's so happy with what he's doing in the Navy and excited to see where it will take him. Of course his dream sheet has his number one choice so far away!! Secretly I'm hoping for a much closer port! lol
May 12, 2014
Cath Bubblehead mom
Congratulations JTFsubmom! Not bring married he stands a good chance of his far away port. Just think of the nice vacation you could have!
May 13, 2014
mrsb
JTFsubmom, congratulations on his graduation later this month! My son is also radio and isn't due to graduate until the end of July. I'm anxious to hear where they all will be going!!! He said a lot of his class want Hawaii but I doubt they will all go there. I'm also glad that your son decided to wait on getting married. I think it will be much easier for him, and her. The biggest test would be when he's deployed. Let's all hope he gets his dream!!!
May 13, 2014
CEECEE
May 13, 2014
FATHOMOM
Yay, Ceecee!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful news! I keep ALL of you in prayer!
JTFsubmom - happy to hear that all is well. Perhaps because I am a Mom too, I am pleased that your son has postponed marriage. Now they can take time to get to know eachother a little better - all in good time things will work out. How wonderful that you will be surrounded by your five children - BIG NAVYMOM HUGG! Enjoy! It has been quite a year for all of our sons. Our son is due to graduate at the end of June and awaits his ETNAV orders too. This is another very exciting step in their NAVY journey. God speed to ALL. May God guide ALL of our precious sons in all they do.
May 13, 2014
mrsb
CEECEE, so happy for you!!! I'm so happy that your husband will hopefully be there for the birth!! Let's hope so anyway!!! Bless you!!
May 14, 2014
ProudNavyMom#1
May 14, 2014
ProudNavyMom#1
Thank God your Son has decided to wait on marriage. I can't imagine how hard it must be for them the first year on assignment as they work for their dolphins and try to get some sort of schedule. God bless him and all our Sailors!
May 14, 2014
Ashley
He says this sounds too good to be true, and I was thinking the same thing. If his schooling is 7wks he would graduate a week before our first child is due and may be able to attend the birth!! :-D
Does anyone know if 7wks for MMS is a possibility? I sincerely hope so...
May 16, 2014
navymom2013
Hi Ashley - congrats on your first child. One thing I do know about the Navy is that they make and change rules, graduation dates and many other things at their discretion. Seven Weeks doesn't sound like it would be enough time to teach correctly - could be - but don't get your hopes up. It takes them two weeks after they get there just to know their way around the base.
May 16, 2014
Cath Bubblehead mom
Hi Ashley - congratulations! I equate the Navy's estimation of "time" like watching the end of a ball game where 5 minutes can take 1/2 hour! If you only add up the class time, it is probably correct. However, there can be weeks in between class time while they wait for a class to be full to start.
I know you are anxious having the baby and all. You do not say if he is in Groton yet. If he is there, he can notify his commander about the impending birth and depending on his place in training might be able to get leave for a few days.
May 16, 2014
Ashley
May 16, 2014
Ladyrocker
before my son left for BC he was told he'd be going to Groton for 58 weeks of school. Don't know if that helps. Also I received my first letter last week but nothing this week. Hoping he got my first 4 letters and getting ready to send a 5th one.....this one typed so maybe he can understand it better than my dreadful hand writing . Also wondering if anyone else is still waiting for their "form letter"? Joey said he mailed it in his first letter and was hoping I got it but to date I still haven't received it and his recruiter has yet to answer my email. Starting to really get nervous and sweating this out......anyone else waiting for the form letter who's SR's PIR date is the 13th? j/w
May 17, 2014
ProudNavyMom#1
On another note my Sailor attended one of his buddies' wedding an hour ago and he and the other boys were so touched by it. He was so glad he was invited and texted fiancé about it. We were all together as we had all skyped with my son earlier today before the wedding. God bless the young couple, newlyweds.
May 17, 2014
Annette
Well, son got his first choice, Guam! USS Key West SSN 772. He is beyond excited, and we are excited for him! No dates yet, still has A school until 6/20. Very pleased and happy for him.
May 18, 2014
mrsb
Annette, so happy for your son to get the place that he wants!!! I'm hoping he will be coming home before he goes to Guam? :)
May 18, 2014
tidefan
I am getting excited. Wednesday morning early we leave home driving my son's car up to him at Groton. We live in north MS. We hope to arrive Friday about the time his duty is over for the day. We get to spend Memorial Day weekend with him and fly out Tuesday morning coming home
May 18, 2014
Kevsmom93
Annette happy, happy news for your son! Congratulations to him!
Safe and happy travels to you tidefan! Enjoy your son and your visit. My hubby and I never made it to Groton when our son was there and I would have loved to see the base. Everyone always has such a positive things to say about it.
May 18, 2014
Kevsmom93
JTF submom congratulations to your son! And can I say Wow, God bless you a proud of mom of five that is awesome! How exciting to have your whole family together again, lots of happy reunion tears are coming your way no doubt!!
May 18, 2014
mrsb
tidefan, have a wonderful trip! How excited you must be to have your son captive in your car for the trip home!! No running off to friends' houses, at least until you get home! :) Have a great visit with your son! :)
Kevsmom, is your son still there with you? I'm mixed up on days these days!! I sure hope so! :)
May 18, 2014
OklahomaMama
May 18, 2014
mrsb
Good morning OklahomaMama!!! You'll have to go to Mystic Pizza!! And there's a sushi place that ProudNavyMom took my son, hers and two others. There's also a good BBQ place near the base that had good food but I can't remember the name of it. It was less than a mile from base though.
May 18, 2014
Kevsmom93
Yep, I've got him for another whole week mrsb!!
May 18, 2014
FATHOMOM
Yay Kevsmom93 - enjoy your son have a wonderful week!
Annette - Congratulations and awesome to hear your son got his first choice - Guam. Graduation is just around the corner. What a year it has been!
tidefan - safe travel! We drove our sons truck out in October - you will enjoy Groton......huggs to your son! tooo funny mrsb...it's true, he will be ALL yours tidefan. Enjoy!
OklahomaMama - Wonderful, happy news - you will enjoy Groton. We like Navy Lodge, it was clean, quiet, not too far from base. We totally fell in love with Mystic. Our fav place to eat was S&P Oyster Co. delish food and lovely view.
MacKenzie 33 - Hooyah on P.I.R. in June! sorry I do not know about a medal on taggs, I will ask my son. If so, I just may get one for our son!
May 18, 2014
ProudNavyMom#1
OklahomaMama, you will love Groton!!! The Navy lodge is literally around the corner! You will like your accommodations. I am including a pic of my room. I asked for a room with double beds so my Son could stay with me, all for the same price, taxes included $75!!!! No hidden charges.
You will see so many Sailors and other Military at the front Lobby, I just kept asking them one by one if I could give them a hug and they always said yes!!! They felt so good and oh boy, be careful, because they are solid muscle hugs!!! HAHAHA I thought I was going to break in two!!! HAHAHA I took a pic with one of the Sailors, his last name was Eyore or something like that and he said good luck with spelling that! If this is one of your Sons, please let me know and I'll PM his photo to you!!!! He was the one that took the most time talking with me. So sweet! I love all our boys!!! Ok, and the uniform! ;-) HAHAHA
My Son enjoyed the TUB the most!!! HAHA they only have showers so he said, mom, i will be a while laying in the tub, we don't have one of these and I really would like to enjoy it!! HAHAHA bless his heart! I was so happy knowing he was enjoying his bath!!! I even got to re heat his leftovers, make him some tea and actually made a whole other meal for him. I did not buy groceries but you have all you need to keep groceries and cook in there if you want. I was too busy trying out Restaurants! The Groton Townhouse serves all meals family style. It's handy and they serve a lot of food. Very friendly Service. The Sushi place a little further under a freeway, called Koto Japanese Steak house is delicious! All the boys like it. And they are all in a health food kick so the less carbs the more they like their food. But don't get me wrong, they WILL EAT everything!!! HAHAHA Dunkin Donuts are at every corner, no kidding! And they even have breakfast sandwiches and other stuff!! We only have 3 in Texas and they only sell donuts and coffee; so this was amazing to me. FYI, the breakfast at Dunkin Donuts was the same price as the breakfast at Groton Townhome, just 0.2 miles from the Navy Lodge. There are a lot of corner stores and they sell alcohol in them, so if you want a pack of gum and you ask someone there where to go, they'll tell oh, there's a liquor store right there at the corner. Liquor store? All I want is gum!!! HAHAHA I thought it was funny bc our corner stores do not sell liquor!! haha
I concur with going to Mystic, CT to the Mystic Pizza restaurant, the pizza is delicious!! Well, you have to experience it. Don't take my word for it, you decide. The boys had the Calzones and what was left of my pizza!! HAHAHAHA and I even took a slice to Navy Lodge for pm snack :)
Walls are thin at Navy Lodge and there are some families staying there with children, but remember, they are visiting their loved one so it really didn't bother me that the kids were a little loud, they were happy to see their daddy and it warmed my heart. I prayed for them and their family. It must be hard for them all.
The sights are breathtaking! take in the sights the colors, the smells. The rivers, lakes. THE BOULDERS!!! Huge!!! We don't have those here in flat land Houston! There is a lot of new builds. They really need the new homes for those stationed there and their families. Ask your Son to take you around base and the Nautilus Museum tour, the first nuclear powered Sub! it was cool!!!
Ok so I wrote too much so I'll post the pics on separate post. Oops there's the red highlight again telling me too many words. Have a nice trip! God bless,
May 19, 2014
ProudNavyMom#1
Here is the pic of the Navy Lodge I took, I was so impressed. The room is not much bigger than a regular room but a little kitchenette makes a big difference.
May 19, 2014
ProudNavyMom#1
Have to brag about our boys (mrsb's and the other two we love beside our Sons) Here's some pics of them
May 19, 2014
ProudNavyMom#1
New York City, tough guys look! hahahha I love them
May 19, 2014
OklahomaMama
May 19, 2014
mrsb
ProudNavyMom, thanks for posting those pictures!! I hadn't seen some of them!!! Such handsome Sailors you got to hang out with! Oh, and my son rarely takes a picture that he isn't making faces in. :)
May 19, 2014
ProudNavyMom#1
I just got a hold of my son and texted for 30 min. This is crazy, he was texting his sister and me at the same time and Lord knows who else!!! HAHAHA I hope his fiance too!!!
Well, they are back on day classes and a group of them were just getting back from working out.
I was feeling down bc I hadn't heard from him but boy I just keep sending those two liners letting him know I love him! :-)
He made my day! they are so busy with school I hope they all do great!!!
mrsb, the pics of your boy making faces are the best! He does have a nice smile too! :-)
Well, I'm feeling great now that I heard from him!
God bless us all who didn't sign up for this roller coaster ride yet hang in there to support our boys! :-)
May 21, 2014
mrsb
Amen to that ProudNavyMom, we didn't really sign up for this ride but we're holding on the best we can! Gotta love those boys!
May 22, 2014
Ashley
May 22, 2014
Cath Bubblehead mom
May 22, 2014
Ashley
May 22, 2014
Ashley
May 22, 2014
Cath Bubblehead mom
I would focus on relaxing and not getting your hopes up - Many people get delayed starting BESS because they need enough guys for a class - he could be in Groton a couple of weeks before starting BESS. I don't mean to disappoint - but I don't want you to get your hopes up.
Also, if someone in his division screws up - the whole division can get white washed (the color of their liberty Phase card - White is I)
May 22, 2014
mrsb
Ashley, Cath is right. Just focus on your baby right now. Someone in my son's group decided to draw "something" in the head and they all got bumped back to white card-no one could leave the base for any reason, no civvies, it was awful for them. Never did find out who did it but I know they weren't happy.
May 22, 2014
Kevsmom93
ProudNavyMom#1 how awesome is that! So happy for you to text with your son :-)
Oh my goodness those picture were so great! You both have very handsome boys and what good sports to take all those pics with you!
Did I ever tell you I am not a fan of roller coasters....lol!
May 23, 2014
Kevsmom93
mrsb I was referring to you about the pics too!
May 23, 2014
FATHOMOM
Ashley, it is true we do not want to disappoint you. We just want to prepare you for wait time. We understand it may be frustrating at times, in NAVY time, it will all work out. NAVY is alot of hurry up and wait. We have learned to go with it...when it happens, it happens. We are NAVY Mom's, so we relate a little differently than a NAVY Wife in this situation ....but we TOTALLY understand. There are several qualifications your Sailor must complete and earn once he arrives @ Groton = their Liberty Phase Card.Your Sailor will be very busy his first few weeks meeting his quals. And just like BOOT if one messes up, they are likely all to be disciplined. From my experience, Groton does delay many courses until there are enough guys or instructors for the class. Hurry up and wait....it will happen. However, it is a great family to be apart of. Your Sailor will be happy here. Do your best not to worry toooo much - in time everything will fall into place for you and your lil family. We are here for you. Take good care of YOU!
May 23, 2014