R-DAY SAF dinner

vampsoul said:
6:30. The ride from Newark to the restaurant is about 1.5 hrs, so you should be able to make it if you would like to join us. Let me know.
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We'll be there if we can, but we'll still have to check in at our hotel beforehand. Count me down for three, but I might not be able to make it depending on traffic and if our plane is running late, etc.
 
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BeatNavy- I understand. Good luck at CBT!
 
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KellyUSMA2014(4)
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linkgmr (3)
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We're dropping like flies! Any last minute takers?
 
We are still planning on coming to the dinner... perhaps a BUMP to the top and someone can refresh the directions to the restaurant...

For us I think the dinner with others will be a needed distraction and diversion... my son is already tired of all the advice I keep sharing with him... ;-)
 
Once again, I wish each of you all the best. You're about to embark on a great adventure. It's very smart that you're getting a head start on meeting your classmates at dinner the night before R-Day. It's the very beginning of building your West Point network. Some of you might even be in the same Beast companies. Try keeping up with each other after Beast.

And for the parents, you'll have your own adventure over the next 4 years. Soon enough you'll look up and it will be over. Take advantage of visiting WP as often as possible. Join your local WP Parents' Club. You'll finally find parents going through the same experiences you're having.

Be prepared for major retail therapy after your 90-second goodbyes. :smile:
 
Hey, guys! Well, tomorrow is the day. I will see everyone signed up for the dinner at Painter's at 6:30. :thumb:
 
Had lunch at Painter's today. Great place! Y'all will enjoy it.

There was an eerie 'calm before the storm' feeling at West Point today.
Saw evidence all around of the prep work for R-Day.
Best wishes to the Class of 2014!!

For you parents: momoftwins is spot-on. Retail therapy does wonders!!
 
Vampsoul, Thank you for setting up the wonderful dinner at Painters.
 
So, any feedback on the dinner and getting to meet some of our on-line buddies?
 
MOT - the dinner was very nice. The New Cadets sequestered themselves to one table in a back corner of the room and talked, and the parents/family of the new cadets sat around three other tables and compared notes.

My NC was a bit devil-may-care about going originally (signing up was my idea), but he really seemed to enjoy himself and though he'd never admit it, he seemed glad he went. It confirmed some of the doubts, fears and concerns he was having were not his alone.

The same thing was evident from the parents' perspective. A couple of the parents family members had one through the R Day rehearsal the Friday before and were filling us in on the ins-and-outs of the day. The families with no military experience were soaking up info from those of us with a military background. And the email addresses and phone numbers were being exchanged to form mini-support groups.

All-in-all, it was a very nice evening and one I would recommend future classes emulate and try to attend. Like the entire experience these young men and women are experiencing now - you get out of it what you take out of it; and I think the 10 NCs and their families got something good from the evening.

As a personal aside, Vampsoul ... thank you for organizing the event. You are an impressive young woman and you will make an outstanding Officer. Hooah! :thumb:
 
Thanks, Cpt. Claw. I'm positive this was a good idea. If it added just a tiny bit of good feelings going into R-Day, it was a good investment. And it brings back some very nice memories.
 
We were not able to attend the dinner but I wondered how the food was at Painter's? We would like to try it sometime.
 
The food at Painters is pretty good. Here's a link: http://www.painters-restaurant.com/home.html It was an absolutely perfect venue for this purpose.

Cornwall-on-Hudson has some other wonderful restaurants. It's just too bad we didn't find out about them until cow year.

Also, for anyone who likes to stay at a bed and breakfast, the Cromwell Manor in Cornwall is fabulous - as are the hosts. Breakfasts are incredible. http://www.cromwellmanor.com/
 
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