Recent content by NewNavyMom

They start around 4AM, don't they? It's like the royal wedding! We can get up and stare at facebook waiting for pics. HA! I can't believe they are almost done. This time last year I had the mental bubble wrap going 24/7. I remember walking through DTA the night before I-Day and my son...

I came home from the parade yesterday with a trailer hitch cover to which my daughter said: "Really, like we need more Navy bling for the car!" It's so hard to resist! And...since I wasn't dressed warmly and there was a cool rain I had to buy another sweatshirt for the day. Fortunately there...

I second the notebook idea. I kept a notebook on my kitchen counter and would write down things to tell my son. I wanted to remember the funny things that happened throughout the summer so I would have things to tell him when he called. I didn't want there to be any wasted time during the...

Long time since I started this thread! I had forgotten that I started this thread last year. I was mistaken in the name of the photography company (sorry about that) and am now very familiar with them and their work. A great deal of people are obviously not pleased. I am in the minority. I...

Renting a house in Annapolis We also rented a house right in DTA for PPW. I would do that again in a second without hesitation. We brought the sisters with us so we would have had to rent 2 hotel rooms each night. The house ended up being the same price as a hotel and when you factor in the...

My Plebe son has had the same roommates since I-Day. They have never switched! It will be interesting to see if they decide to change roommates if permitted upon return this weekend.

My son is a Plebe and we have taken him and other Plebes out to dinner after every home game so far this season. They have liberty until midnight unless they are on restriction or have duty.

Studio photos I have the same issue BlackHawkMom with the lines and the gray scale proofs. I called the studio and talked to them about it. She was very nice and told me that over PPW they will be set up in Dahlgren Hall with their computers so that we can view everything normally and make a...

making a list My daughters made fun of me because I made a list of things to talk to my son about during the first call. Afterward they said that it was such a great idea. For the past two weeks everyone in the family has been going to the list in the kitchen and making notes. We have about...

No NASS/CVW/Class of 2014 My son did not make it into NASS. He received the invite to CVW in December. For a variety of reasons, he decided to go to one of the April sessions. It turned out that there were a good number of juniors in attendance. I guess they had already received invites...

Somewhere on a schedule I saw that they meet the families on August 8th this year. We know who ours is because because a friend who has a Youngster there asked her son's sponsor to sponsor our son too. People who already know are probably in similar situations. I don't think that there has...

My Bad! I started the thread with the wrong name! So sorry. I didn't even notice. BTW..Thornton Studios photographers were everywhere on I-Day!!!

Just waking up from I-Day. We arrived back home at 1:00AM. What a great day. I imagine it was the best weather ever for I-Day. The sky was crystal blue, a soft breeze and a high of 82 degrees. Beautiful Annapolis. Our son was smiling after the ceremony and pleased to be heading for dinner...

What a riot! I LOVE the clocks! Bookmarked it. Thanks!

Thanks for all the pointers!