June BC Calendar

[MidwestMom]

Here is a calendar to keep track of when our loved ones leave for BC June 2011.  Stole the idea from the Leaving in March group!  I tried to go back through the site to get dates from those posted.  Help me keep it updated!  :)

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
May 31                                     Laura H                                     HM Mom			1 WhiteMountain Soon2bWife	2 Mare1012	3	4
5	6 Paloma Twinspin Terri77 Toriimarie	7 LisaR&Amber 2/938 Dantes<3 MDS1962 JosFO122 AliceH51 Theraysmom Djrnova Edeli Lisavdz Susan	8 Nan 9/247 TCMagic Creative4u	9	10	11
12	13 Lisaladybug5 Momofkgw Natacha  BCMadness Lt'sMom12/251 Nadine Bobbijk3/250 Andyswife	14 HowiesMom Alwaysamom Mom4Life Jfutty1 USNavyMom Drew'sMom KSam2/939 1/2Heart2/939	15 MonkeyM9/255  ProudM10/257 VincentsMom  ElleBee & Brenlou 2/939 JaredsM9/254 MattsMomCo SailorCheco DansMom CindyL9/255	16	17	18
19	20  StPeteMom GoDerek10/262 PamB	21 ScottsM10/261 AmyTX Mbb10/259 Katiegail79  MomofaSailor Jvptx10/265 Jma2/940 Mom'o10/266 Clrcrossland Whatelk10/261 Cheryl2/940	22 Duhhuh10/267 FutSailorDav J&RMom10/267 Davesmom icutu22003 Pmbell02 BonnieRN NavyMom	23 Leahscottsdale NavyMomSandi Mom3k10/265 Janice	24	25
26	27 DannyCBCM Alex nycHM BtownS10/267 MikesM7/270 WestonM7/269 pmqcakes Balsuz7/271 OregonM2/273	28  Sharon HMwife!11/273 Kimberl11/274 Lili2/941 Patttea11/273	29 SlrBritty11/276 TexasLiz11/276 Relluv1	30

 

[lisarobin]

Is anyone elses starting to get upset yet? I just realized it is now a little over a month and my son will be leaving! I have to take him to the recruiters on the 6th. He is gearing up for it. May 1st he said he is going to start a very strict regimen to get more prepared. He has been exercising all along but now he is going to get up early and run every day and start reading the book I got him.

[MidwestMom]

Good for him.  He is gearing up.  Last night I cried a little bit which I haven't done in a long time.  My DEP leaves in 15 days (he ended up getting a May date instead of June 8 from his first contract).  We're moving him home from college on Wednesday.  Part of me is sad because he'll only be home a short time and then gone.  Part of me is relieved that he's not banging around home bored for 4 weeks.  All of me is happy that he is SO excited and ready to begin this adventure.  When I'm sad, I go read the "Top 10 things my recruit wrote home" forum and that makes me laugh.  They'll be in good hands even if they aren't ours.  Besides, they will appreciate us SO MUCH MORE when the RCD's are their parents! :)  Cry when you need to, but also try to be happy with and for them too!  Ugh.  Lots of emotions!

[lisarobin]

Thank you for your post. I know it must be hard with him leaving so soon.  I'm like you though sometimes it is better with the shorter time.  I feel like a time bomb ticking slowly away. It is good to see my son so committed the last couple of days. He even wrote a schedule out to manage his time better.  I will go read the Top Ten forum...that sound good.  I will be thinking about you and your son.

[lisarobin]

Hello ElleBee, I see we are neighbors as we live in North GA. My son is engaged to be married to Amberrose who is also on this website. They are hoping to get married in November but of course there are alot of ifs standing in the way.  He is going to A school too in Pensacola so ya'll seem to have alot in common.

[lisarobin]

He will be a CTT. He is 25 so older than alot of the recruits at his recruiter office. He went to college, graduated then didn't really know what he wanted to do so this has been a process. I think it will be a good fit for him.  He met his fiance there and have been dating for five years I think... We love her though and cannot wait for her to be a part of our family.  What will your husband's job be?

[MidwestMom]

We have you added to the calendar!  Welcome!!

[lisarobin]

Sounds like a good field to go into, good for him!  Maybe we will see each other down in Pensacola since they will be there awhile. :.)

[lisarobin]

Wow you do have alot of changes coming! I will be thinking of you and praying everything will go smoothly.  The good thing about kids at that age is as long as you are there, they don't mind where they have to move to. I moved a lot when mine were small and it was no big deal for them.  I hear the beach is nice. I plan on going down with Amberrose as much as possible. Well actually we will probably meet in the middle. She is in South Florida...they have a long distance relationship for now.

[Paloma]

OMG it's almost here June 06.................!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lisarobin]

Hey Paloma! You are in the same time frame as me..my son leaves on the 7th but I have to leave him with the recruiter on the 6th. I wrote earlier about realizing it too.  Nothing like the last month to stare you in the face!

[LeahScottsdale]

Time is Really starting to fly by now! DS's senior prom is this saturday, then graduation on the 24th, farewell party on june 11th then he ships out june 23rd! Whew! It really kinda hit me on my drive into work today when Rod Stewarts song "Forever young" started playing...yea..got a little emotional!

[monkeymind]

I truly feel what you're going through, leah...prom also this Saturday, graduation the 1st, farewell the 12th...ships out 15th. I'm making his grad/farewell party DVD right now. He requested I  use the song 'Simple Man' by Lynrd Skynrd. Oh, just listen to those words and grab a tissue. It touches me that he likes that song. 

Bittersweet is the most fitting word for all fo this. Would you agree that the high school graduation feels so insignificant compared to becoming a man and leaving home a few weeks later?

Where will your son go for A school?