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Hi Rebecca how are you doing? It's a hard nigt for me, I'm missing my daughter so much. One of the mom' on the Ike site posted a youtube song, I cried. I love the song.
Are you writing letters/notes to your son? Hope all is well, take care.

Hi Rebecca, I had a busy day at work, quick fix for dinner, off to grandson's game and then bible study. Thank God for keeping busy.. but this is way to busy for me. :-) How are you today? Hope you had a good day. I got your e-mail,I will be able to respond later tonight.
Havy Hugs

PS, I have 7 grandbabies from my stepson and stepdaughter. Off to the game, catch up with you later....

Rebeca, I agree. Hope they all hang tough and are all still there! Jenifer

Will you be attending the Meet and Greet at the Ramada on Thursday before the PIR? I hope to meet you there! :-)

Hi Rebecca, just checking in on you. How are you? Do you know your son's PIR date and has a group been started for that PIR date? I've been trying to find a great website that helped me when Jennifer was in BC and as soon as I find it I will forward it to you. Have a great weekend, it's suppose to be beautiful Take Care.

Rebecca, evidently, the Ramada Inn does this each Thursday evening, free of charge, for all the families and friends who come to a PIR. It's from 6:30 - 8:30 PM, and I can't remember what's actually served...seems I heard hot finger foods and drinks, but I'm not sure! It will be the place where we all can finally meet each other after all this time on this site! I hope you and your family will be able to be there, too! We're timing our travel to be there. :-) Have a lovely week-end!

Hey Rebecca! Nope, we're actually staying at the SpringHill Suites, but the Ramada throws the Meet-N-Greet for all the families no matter where they are staying. Pretty wonderful, eh?

Absolutely!!! Be sure to ask each place you call for a discount for the graduation. I found a number of hotels with the discounted rate before I finally settled on the one where we'll be. Several have already sold out of the discount rooms, so keep looking! I think you will also find, if the discounted rooms are all sold, that booking online will be cheaper than calling directly...plus, if you have something like AAA, or NRA, etc., there are reductions in the rates, too. We're paying $89 a night for a suite.

Looking forward to meeting you on the 3rd of June, Rebecca! Have a good week, MV

Hi Rebecca, is your flight booked? I bet your excited. I booked my flight to Jennifer's Homecoming, I can't wait, this will not end so enough for me. Take care of your self.

Hi Rebecca, I was looking at Jennifer's PIR pictures tonight and I thought of you - how are you doing? Your son's PIR will be here soon, I bet your excited. Not sure if you ever told me what he will be doing after PIR?
Is it cold enough for you, burrrrr. I can't believe it, I got anothr cold this week so I've been resting all day today. Okay, take care.

Hi Rebecca, I sent a message to your inbox. Looking forward to PIR!

Hi Rebecca, Sounds good about meeting for coffee after you get back from PIR. I can't wait to hear how everything went. How exciting, On the days afterPIR, when you pick him up at the base, go early so you can hear them marching down to the parking lot from their barracks. They will be sing, it's so awesome. I cried. I remember back to Jennifer's. July 8th, she will be in the Navy for 1 year. Wow. I miss her so much, can't wait for her Homecoming. Have a good weekend and be safe.

Okay, are you home yet? How did it go? Can't wait to get an update, hoping all went good.

Rebecca, we were all thinking of you a the meet and greet. That is one great bunch of people up there. I hope to come up for the next meet and greet. A number of people had last minutes issues and had to back out. I am sure most would love to gather together again. Waiting to hear all about PIR.

Thank you Rebecca! I'm so happy I randomly found you one day on here! Can I call you and ask a few questions?

Rebecca, glad you had a good visit. I know it's hard to leave them. Jennifer was in port the last 4 days, got a call and a few e-mails. She's ready to come home, she said that she's tired of the drama on the ship. Told her there's drama thru out life.
Have a good weekend

Hi Rebecca, how are you? and your son? Have you been able to talk to him more now that he's in A School? This last week has been so busy for me, in a way it's a blessing, so I don't miss Jennifer so much. I watched 2 of my 7 grandbabies in Windsor last night, it was fun.They just got a 8 wk Boxer, she's a cutie.
Jennifer is hoping to be in CA in Nov or Dec. Her ship has been deployed since Jan 2nd. She's doing better, just wants to come home. Enjoy your weekend. Going to try to met up with another N4M for coffee, will keep you posted to see if you can join us.

Hi Rebecca, sent you a private msg.

TGIF Rebecca, dang you were awake at 1 am! Yes, I'm so excited. Going to start getting the clothes together and make her welcome home sign. I want it to be a hawaiian theme and couldn't find any thing on the internet. Plus I have to travel with it. Her ship just had a port leave in Turkey, she said she had fun.
Today is my Flex day off, yay another 3 day weekend. I've been working my flex days for the past several months for the extra $, to help pay for my trip.
How are you and your son? Are you up for coffee next Sat, the 17th? I will check with Jor-Jean too. Have a good weekend.

Hi Rebecca, your son is very handsome. Glad to see some pictures. I leave late Monday the 26th, flight leaves SFO at 10:00 pm. I'm at work right now, I only have 1 more hr left, then I'm on vacation for 2 & half weeks. Yahoo, need to get the clothes ready and pack. Make sure the camera is charged. I can't wait.
How are you doing?

Hi Rebecca, I got home Monday night. So now it's the adjustment time to not being around Jennifer. It's sucks, I miss her so much. I wanted to talk to her yesterday, she was grumpy and I ended up hang up on her. Then I text her, that she doesn't have to be rude and to call me when we can have a pleasant conversation. She's adjusting too. It was amazing to see that carrier come in, it's huge. I have so much to tell you. So we have to meet soon for coffee or even maybe lunch. This weekend is booked. Maybe in a few weeks. Take care, how is your son doing?

Hi Rebecca, so sorry for not getting back to you sooner. It's was my first week back to work after 2 weeks of vacation. Believe me this was a long week. I'm sorry but this weekend doesn't work, family functions both on Sat and Sun. Wondering if next Sat the 21st works around 3:00 for coffee? There's another mom that would also like to met up with us, just let me know. Have a great weekend, can't wait to met you and hear all about your sailor.

Oh forgot. If you get a chance, go to my page, click on USS Eisenhouser Ike Fam, then at the top under Discussion Forum, click on Zoo and Homecoming 2010 pictures. There's a picture of me hugging my daughter when she got off the ship. Warning, I'm crying.

I'm back, sorry for all the messages. I had a long week and weekend. If Sunday works better let me know, I can any time after 1:00. Have a good weekn.

Hey Rebecca, have a good weekend with your company. My brother in law from TX is here staying with us for the weekend. He has his 35th Class Reunion tomorrow night, I graduated the year after him. I knew him before I married his brother.
Ok it's on for coffee this Sunday at 6:30 and I'm thinking Peet's near Safeway would work. If you think of any other place, let me know. The other Mom, her name is Jor-Jean is working that day till 6:00. I'm going send you a PM w/my cell number. Ok see you Sunday,

I agree with you 100%, I had a great time. Looking forward to meeting for dinner, maybe we can work something out in Sept. I hate this hot weather, not sleeping very well. Thank God it's going to start cooling down by Friday. Take care, have a good week.

Hi, Rebecca I've added comments on the SF Bay group about a meet and greet to sign V Day cards to get the ball rolling. People will like it or not...change dates, venue or ? I just like to get things going :) Your photos are great. Coming to Petaluma would be fun for me. I spent about 10 years in Sonoma County in my 20's. Great memories.

It looks like the Valentine's Day card signing will be 1/9/11, Sunday, at Old Chicago Pizza (the one downtown). There is a private room for us to use around 4 p.m.

Love your photos! Thanks for the welcome. My son doesn't go to BC until mid-November and he is champing at the bit! Do you think there's any chance they will call him any sooner?

We are ALL really looking forward to his life in the Navy- and I look forward to meeting like-minded moms too...my Dad and Grandpa both served in the Navy so this is getting to be a tradition!! Thanks for your messgaes...may I add you as a "friend"?

Thank you for the welcome Rebecca.  We got a phone call from our son yesterday and I can't believe how excited both my husband and I were.  This is quite a journey for all of us.  He sounded so good.  Different but good;-).

Hi there, I'm good. Have tomorrow, Good Friday off, I have a 3 day weekend.  How are you?  is Matthew still here? How was the visit? We have to try to get together soon with JorJean. Have a Happy Easter.

Happy Easter to you and your family. I had a wonderful visit, I miss her so much.  We will have to get together mid May. I know that the Bush and Matthew will be leaving soon. Believe me, I know it's not easy. Your's is going and JorJean's is coming home. Wow. Thinking of you.

Hi, Yes I also hope this group will help me stand strong when my Daughter Natasha leaves for the Navy in October. I'm hoping to meet with a group lunch or get together soon to get to know other Moms and maybe have answers to questions I have.

Oh Rebecca, you just made my night.  My son's name is Kevin, he has only been in the Navy since November of 2010.  He graduated in January and went to A school at GL and finished on April 22nd.  Then got his orders to report to the ship by May 7th. He was able to come home that day and had the first week home with us and then last week he worked at the Recruiting office to gain some of his leave back so that he would have time after the deployment to come home. So things have really moved rather quickly for him.

Hi there, been thinking of you. How is Matthew? For some reason and not sure what is wrong, but I can't create or reply to any e-mails on my page. Have a good weekend. I will be home, I sent a msg to JorJean, we need to try to meet even if it's just for coffee.

Hi, sorry for the delay in getting back to you.  Jor-Jean is on her way to Homecoming, I text her Friday night, she was so excited. Homecomings are amazing, I can't wait for you to experience a Homecoming.

How is Matthew doing? Jennifer's ship came out of drydock today, out to sea for 3 days for trails.  She hopes to come home in Aug.

We will get together soon, even if it's for a quick coffee. Do you have any plans for the summer?

Take care

I think our boys are friends.  Kevin told me the closest friend he has on the ship is name Matthew and that you and I are friends on N4Moms.

Happy 4th of July my friend. How are you? How is Matthew? Any word when he will be back in the US? Jennifer is out on a cruise for sea trials, they have a busy 4 months. She doesn't think she can come home in Aug, more like Nov now. 

I'm really missing her this week, last Thursday - I prayed to God to please let her come to me in my dreams and she did and when I checked my e-mails the next morning, there was a e-mail. Put me at ease for a while. 

Lets plan something soon. Jor-Jean's son Kyle is home, I'm so happy for her. So we need to meet when he leaves.

Enjoy your weekend!!!!