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N4M's *hearts* NYC: TUNE IN ON THURSDAY!!!
Goooooooooooooo N4M's!
The ladies that are going are: Momma Fry, Momma Bourque, Momma Kimberly Radford, Momma Molly, Momma Lynndear, Momma Diane (Shawn's Mom), Momma Sue, Momma MP, Momma Lizzie, Momma PatLD, Momma Barbara Gambichler and Momma Maxine Gilson. and forgive me- and Momma Marianne White :)
This event is just the tip of the iceberg of many events to come. So stay please tuned…
PS: I can't wait to see the photos!
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Comment by Melissa (Tucson) on July 31, 2008 at 3:12pm
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They all looked good, especially Brenda who did not get blocked by the hosts! I was waiting for them to say something about N4M or interview somebody, but no. The BBQ was more important???
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Comment by Navy for Moms Admin on July 31, 2008 at 3:38pm
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Whoa, Whoa, Hold your horses (pretty please)!
They can’t guarantee an interview, and they can't even guarantee that you can get on camera!
We were really pleased by the success of even getting on the Today Show- and by no means do we view this event as a disappointment. Plus, I do know the ladies were able to talk to Meredith and other hosts off air. I sure the ladies will be blogging soon enough about the event.
:) Really, it's all good ladies.
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Jackie- do you want to start a "when will we reach 4,000?" thread? :D
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Hey Jackie :) So the ads right now are only running in the New England area (b/c site is still in it's "testing phase")... but within the next year will be heading in various parts in the nation. :) I'm thankful that you and other moms are passing the word for us though. Momma White, Pat LD- thank you for sharing your stories with us- I am glad to read about them!
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Comment by Brenda Sue on August 4, 2008 at 3:45am
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New York City - July 31, 2008
left to right (maybe - it is after 3 am)
Barbara G with her niece in front of her
Mariane (holding her two Sailors - Double Bravo Zulu)
Maxine (peeking over heads)
Come back up front
Pat, LynnDear, and Molly
Brenda (Sailor Derek in dress whites)
Diane behind her (can't really see her bride and groom Sailors)
Mary Pat (peeking between Diane and Brenda) - her step-mom beside her
Commander Heather Pouncy (our Navy representative)
Janice Fry (holding PatPat, of course)
Sue S and Kimberly (moms on front holding Sailors)
Lizzy (new boot camp mom)
four young girls - three of them are PR people (Shannon, RACHEL, and Elly) from Golin Harris and fourth is Janice's daughter (behind Janice)
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This was a WONDERFUL experience and a GREAT success. We drew LOTS of attention from all over New York City!! We had about two minutes of air time, in which our banner was seen - (or I have been told - I have not seen it myself). We talked to people ALL OVER town - met Sailors with their families or girlfriends - met retired Sailors - and even met other mom's of Sailors!!! The word must be out - when we left we only had about 3528 moms and we are over 3700 now!! Someone said that they don't want this to get too big and lose the commraderie here - I promise you our commraderie is only growing - we are getting closer and closer to each other and just slowly pulling more into the closeness of this site as they personally need the contact. Some just are more needy than others (like me!!!)
I cannot express the (sorry no words here to express the feeling) but when I got the phone call from Derek telling me goodbye - he was getting on the plane for Kuwait. I did not care that we were on a croweded city bus going through downtown New York City - Molly, Diane and Sue all were there crying with me!!! I could not have made it through that particular moment without them. Thanks so much girls - you are now "blood" sisters with me (or maybe we should call them "tear" sisters). Then, later that evening they (along with LynnDear) surprised me with a birthday cheesecake because Derek left on his 20th birthday!!
That memory in the hotel room that evening is just as special, if not more so, than the sighting of Times Square for the first time - or seeing the lights of Manhatten in the sunset.
To me, that is what this website is all about!!!
Thanks, Catherine, Rachel, Elly and Shannon and all the N4M's people!!!
You are awesome!!!
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Comment by diane {Shawns mom} on August 4, 2008 at 3:28pm
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Ok...I really have not read all 20 pages yet...I started from the back (page 20) well when I got here I stopped @ Brenda's teary eyed comment.
I personally don't and could never put into words what this "event" meant to each and every one of us.
I am just reading the blogs from the weekend and when I came to Brenda's comment well lets just say I lost it
For the few of us that share rooms, we were so happy to be among all our N4M this past long weekend ..There were serveral of us that had particular extreme lows this weekend and really needed our navy girls to push us over this really bumpy time.
EX...Shawn got on his ship wednesday and I got a phone call from him while we were all getting ready for dinner...and I looked around the motel room and knew "I' would be all right cause I was surrounded by all my gals
Molly...well Colton got his orders and let me tell you ladies your heart skips a beat when you get that phone call from your sailor saying "Mom i got my orders"
Brenda-well we all know now....Derek left for Kuwait.
So I must believe there is a much higher power giving all of us the boost we need to get through those really difficult times and believe me this was a big one for many of us. And to have us all together to be a crutch for those that needed it was just as lynn dear put it a "pinch me" event.
There were alot of tears when we said our good-byes...one by one we left and our group got smaller and smaller but for some reason I wasn't totally sad. I had come to NY to meet the most fantasic women that have ever been put in front of me..And my heart is 100 times bigger and I know that all of you are "really" just 1 phone call away. I love you all so much...you are new friends but really "old" ones...you are in my heart forever..
xoxoxxo
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Oh yes...the ball cap...I had never wore one till that a.m. Navyformoms.com is "my" cap now....lol
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