Friday, October 3, 2008
Derek is a real SAILOR now!
I just got the call that he passed Battle Stations and was capped this morning. He said it was a very emotional experience! It sure was nice to have a REAL conversation with my husband for the first time in 2 months. I'm so proud of him and can't wait to finally see him next Friday! He'll be competing in Captains Cup tomorrow. Softball volleyball ect... that should be fun for them. Sunday they get sent to "Rickey Heaven" They'll have computers and all kinds of fun stuff.... He'll be able to use the phone again too. YAY! Just wanted to share our exciting news.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
7 days until Derek Graduates!
I got my weekly letter today. Well, 1 of the 2 he said he's sent out. I'll probably get the first half of the letter tomorrow.
Derek is doing very well. He is no longer sick. He says no news is good news this week but MAY get a phone call Friday which leads me to believe he MAY be doing Battle Stations tonight. There is a website Navy for Moms and they've posted that divisions 376 and 377 will be in Battle Stations tonight but I'm not sure how accurate their information is. If Battle Stations is indeed tonight then we'll have a REAL sailor come tomorrow. That's exciting! Keep Derek in your prayers tonight. He said that he will also have his last test this week but has not doubt that he'll score 5.0 of 5.0. I'm so proud of him! He said that the weather there has been beautiful! Though I've heard that ICY weather is on its way... ICY? That's not in this Southern California girls vocabulary! Should be pretty chilly when we're there October 10th. AHHHH.... Good thing I bought new coats for Jacob and myself. He says his division is doing pretty well but they still have some talkers that can't seem to keep their mouths shut.
Fingers crossed for a phone call tomorrow!
Derek is doing very well. He is no longer sick. He says no news is good news this week but MAY get a phone call Friday which leads me to believe he MAY be doing Battle Stations tonight. There is a website Navy for Moms and they've posted that divisions 376 and 377 will be in Battle Stations tonight but I'm not sure how accurate their information is. If Battle Stations is indeed tonight then we'll have a REAL sailor come tomorrow. That's exciting! Keep Derek in your prayers tonight. He said that he will also have his last test this week but has not doubt that he'll score 5.0 of 5.0. I'm so proud of him! He said that the weather there has been beautiful! Though I've heard that ICY weather is on its way... ICY? That's not in this Southern California girls vocabulary! Should be pretty chilly when we're there October 10th. AHHHH.... Good thing I bought new coats for Jacob and myself. He says his division is doing pretty well but they still have some talkers that can't seem to keep their mouths shut.
Fingers crossed for a phone call tomorrow!
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Letter day!!!
I got my letter from Derek today! Good news and some not so good news.
He did awesome on his marksmanship! I guess you need a 228 for the expert marksman and he got a 227. The Chief Gunner's mate told him he might give him the extra point he was very impressed! haha All those video games paid off I guess. He was the best in his division and 3rd best of the day. That's pretty cool. I'm proud of him! He goes on to say that he shouldn't have been there anyway and that he should have been in sick call. The next day they made him go and he had a fever of nearly 103 and everything else that goes a long with it. So they made him stay in his bunk for an entire day and the next day put him on light duty. He was back to regular duty on Thursday though. He says he's feeling better now. Poor guy! I wonder how he'd do if he wasn't sick... They only missed a few points for their drill inspection (I'm not sure what that is...?) So they flagged for drill. I think this means they get an extra flag to represent his division during graduation. His whole division passed their second big test and he got a 4.6 of 5.0 which I guess is really good. I'm hoping that means a phone call. I'm crossing my fingers. I know it did the last time. We'll see, I'm trying hard not to get my hopes up too much. He also talked about all the uniforms they issued him working whites and working blues he said that he wont ever wear either! He also said that they didn't have dress white in his size there so we'll have to get those and his camo as soon as he gets to A school. All he'll wear with his job is camo. He said this is his last week of real training and is excited about that. That means he'll be doing battle stations some time next week. I've heard they get an hour long phone call if they pass. So all in all he's doing well. Just the minor hiccup with being sent to sick call. But it wont affect his PIR. Thank God! 14 more days and I'll finally get to see him again. Looking back it really hasn't seemed like a long time but I think someone has hit the slow motion button cause if feels like these last few weeks have been dragging on.
He did awesome on his marksmanship! I guess you need a 228 for the expert marksman and he got a 227. The Chief Gunner's mate told him he might give him the extra point he was very impressed! haha All those video games paid off I guess. He was the best in his division and 3rd best of the day. That's pretty cool. I'm proud of him! He goes on to say that he shouldn't have been there anyway and that he should have been in sick call. The next day they made him go and he had a fever of nearly 103 and everything else that goes a long with it. So they made him stay in his bunk for an entire day and the next day put him on light duty. He was back to regular duty on Thursday though. He says he's feeling better now. Poor guy! I wonder how he'd do if he wasn't sick... They only missed a few points for their drill inspection (I'm not sure what that is...?) So they flagged for drill. I think this means they get an extra flag to represent his division during graduation. His whole division passed their second big test and he got a 4.6 of 5.0 which I guess is really good. I'm hoping that means a phone call. I'm crossing my fingers. I know it did the last time. We'll see, I'm trying hard not to get my hopes up too much. He also talked about all the uniforms they issued him working whites and working blues he said that he wont ever wear either! He also said that they didn't have dress white in his size there so we'll have to get those and his camo as soon as he gets to A school. All he'll wear with his job is camo. He said this is his last week of real training and is excited about that. That means he'll be doing battle stations some time next week. I've heard they get an hour long phone call if they pass. So all in all he's doing well. Just the minor hiccup with being sent to sick call. But it wont affect his PIR. Thank God! 14 more days and I'll finally get to see him again. Looking back it really hasn't seemed like a long time but I think someone has hit the slow motion button cause if feels like these last few weeks have been dragging on.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Nor Cal Trip
Very out of order... Sorry!
Andrew and Susan were so kind to let Jacob and I tag along with them up North to attend Brittney and Dustin Wrights wedding. It was beautiful!
Andrew and Susan were so kind to let Jacob and I tag along with them up North to attend Brittney and Dustin Wrights wedding. It was beautiful!
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