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Vina
  • 46, Female
  • Tipp City, OH
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Good Evening Everyone, just want to say I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving ! Our thoughts & prayers are with all of our Sailors, we love you & are so very proud of you !!!! god Bless !!!!
on Thursday
Naomi, yes we need to connect! I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! God Bless all of our Sailors, our thoughts & prayers are with them all! We Love You & Are So Very Proud!!!! Were Navy Strong!! : )
on Thursday
Evening or early morning everyone : ) Hope all is well with everyone! Thanksgiving is coming upon us soon, just want yall to know that your in my thoughts & prayers as this holiday comes down upon us. Ryan wont make it home for Thanksgiving, but I...
November 18
Hi Vallery, yes Ryan is a Nuke that graduated on July 2. He is an MM an so far still loving it. : ) He called yesterday to let me know that he is scheduled to graduate from his power school in May. Im very excited for him & very proud too, as we a...
November 5
Good Evening everyone, hope everyone is doing well! Ryan just left 2day, after getting to be with us the last 10 days! It was so fantastic to see him an his family again! He goes back to GC to get ready for his Power School. : ) ! Happy November t...
November 1
Hi Naomi, thanks. How is Adam doing? Did he take his test? Im very sorry to hear about his dog. I hope he is doing well. We are still enjoying being with Ryan, he doesnt leave until Nov.1. Hope all is well with you also, take care.
October 26
Good evening everyone, hope everyone is doing well. Got a phone call from Ryan this evening, he graduates from his A School on Oct 23! He will drive home right after graduation! When I see him again , he will be a Petty Officer!!! : ) WOW! Im so v...
October 8
Ya being a mom is really tough. Letting them go is definitely the hardest. But we do it cause we love them so much! My Ryan gets to come home after his A School graduation, just cant wait! he graduates on Oct 23 & driving home the same day, gets t...
October 1
Congrats Karol on having Bryan!
September 30
Lori great ya have David home!
September 29
Saying a prayer for Tommy & Ed also for you.
September 29
Thanks Anita, great to be aboard, lol!
September 26
Wow , very powerful letter. As a new Navy Mom, my sailor in A school, an newly married before he left for BC, this shed alot of light to situations that havent happened or have not been thought about yet. This is a wonderful eye opener & words to ...
September 25
Vina joined Karen Gallagher's group
Run Silent Run Deep
September 25
Tina, were keepin Adam in our thoughts & prayers. This is a very difficult time for him, but I know with the help of everyone there with him & the good lord above, that he will come out of this even stronger than he was before. Mentally & physical...
September 25
Hi everyone! Havent been on for awhile, so I got alot of reading to do! Lol! Hope all is well with everyone. My son is scheduled to graduate from his A School on Oct 23in GC! Cant wait , then he coming home for 2 weeks! Then my understanding is wh...
September 22

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About me:
Im a mother of 2 children & 2 granddaughters! I've been a stay at home mom for about the last 10 years. I used work in the food industry . I have a 4 month old Pom - Chi puppy, he is full of energy! I enjoy camping, reading, fishing, walking & the sunshine! My newest goal has become to strenghten my Navy knowledge which is very little. My son left for boot camp on April 8, wow he finally going to live his dream! I have wanted this for him & have believed this is whats best for him for the last few years. Cant wait to see him again!
I am here to support or represent my:
Son/Daughter
Stage of (Sailor’s) Navy Career?
Enlisted
When I heard “Navy,” I:
Was proud and encouraged it
From my experience with the Navy, the most important thing I learned was:
My experience is very little at this point. Im hoping to change this through this website. My son has wanted to join the Navy off an on since he was about 13 years old. He recently became engaged an then was married , so Im not as in the loop so to speak as I always thought I would be when the day came for him to finally join up. I do know ,the experince he has had so far is definitely a positive one. Looking forward to learning more an watching him grow as he finally fulfills his dream!
Through this Navy experience, I now believe:
It was positive and maturing. Our relationship has grown stronger.

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21st Birthday!

Ryan is turning 21 years old 2day!!!! Just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY SON!!!! I Love You & Im so very very proud of you!!! He is coming home 2day to move his family to SC with him. He will be in late 2night , so we will have breakfast with him in the morning before they leave to head back. Wow, Im still very excited for him & his new Navy life! Way to go Ryan !!!!

Posted on July 15, 2009 at 9:22am —

Vina

Victoria

My daughter -in -law, Victoria just made my evening! She has just joined N4M's! So please everyone help me welcome her aboard with a big hello! We are so looking forward to PIR this weekend! Cant wait to see Ryan, its been a very long & hard 16 weeks : ( . But he is recovered & were coming to Great Lakes! I know that Victoria will find the same support that I have here with her new Navy family. I have been telling her & Ryan all about it. The friends & the new family I have here… Continue

Posted on June 28, 2009 at 11:35pm — 2 Comments

Vina

Great News from Great Lakes

Wow, im so excited, Ryan called yesterday, an he has recovered an been released from the doctor! He is coming out of the recovery unit an back into a division so that he may finish his BC training! He will be joining Division 239 an I believe graduation will be July 2. This was such fantastic news! He said he feels mentally & physically stronger than ever before! He has pushed himself to get through this difficult time an has done so tremondously. He ran 12 laps yesterday with no pain in his… Continue

Posted on June 17, 2009 at 11:25am — 2 Comments

Vina

PIR 6/5/09

I would like to say thank you again for all the support from all the N4M friends & family out there! Ryan & I are thinking about all those on Ship 14 Division 210, god bless all the new sailors & congratulations to you & your families! Hope everyone enjoys this weekend, and since were not meeting you this weekend, maybe someday we will! Love & prayers are with you all!

Posted on June 4, 2009 at 10:14pm —

Vina

What happens when . . . . . .

Again I have found that were in another predictament. Wow, Ryan joining the Navy was the high light of his & my life! Wish things were better. Ryan has 2 stress fractures in his Tibia in his right leg. So he is in recovery, needless to say, BC graduation has been put off , possibly up to 3 months. : ( This is very upsetting & aggravating , especially for him. Writing this blog because I dont know where to turn, my minds just spinning. Guess Im wondering . . . . .What happens when BC is A… Continue

Posted on May 20, 2009 at 11:46pm — 4 Comments

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At 8:30pm on September 6, 2009, pamela said…
HEYY!!! :) I'm sooo happy to hear that your son is doing great and liking the NAVY! And he graduates soon! Daniels a month behind him!! We cannot wait to find out where we are getting stationed at! We find out in a few weeks! Has your sailor found out where he will be next? And how long will he be gone for at a time? Daniels hoping to get on a sub that leaves 3 months and comes back for 3 months as well...... but we never no... he might get the other one that leaves for months and months and when he comes back could stayy for a few days and have to leave again.... =/ I'm terrified that he might get that one!! I would be soo heart broken! =(
At 2:55pm on September 4, 2009, pamela said…
Vina! Oh my goodness i never responded to your last comment! I haven't been on in a while! But me and Daniel did tie the knot! =) We are now at his a-school. I moved up to Ct. with him! How is your son! and how are you? Is he liking the navy!? Me and Daniel love everything but the being away from each other! LOL. OF COURSE! but i'm looking foward to hearing back from you!

<3 PAMELA!
At 1:51pm on August 9, 2009, carols_kitchen said…
Isn't GC just great? Enjoy the rest of your time together.
At 10:31am on August 5, 2009, carols_kitchen said…
Our son lives off base, but it is convenient for his wife at the College of Charleston, and pretty close to his base too.
What stage is your sailor in at Goose Creek?
Carol
At 10:46am on August 4, 2009, carols_kitchen said…
Hi Vina
I saw you on Pat L's page. Our son is a newlywed, and likes where he is living for prototype. Let me know if you need any info on the place.
Carol
At 4:22pm on July 14, 2009, Re(A's Mom) said…
Congrats! You look so proud standing there with your sailor!!! Glad things worked. You both look very happy!
At 12:23pm on July 11, 2009, Laura J said…
Good morning! Yes, Groton is in CT. Its for Submariners school. I can only figure whatever he was going to learn at GL 'A' school, he'll learn at Groton. Did see its an 11 hour drive from here...aargh. Chicago wasn't too bad, hubby drove to and from, I drove while we were there. Had to lose my courteous driving habits. LOL! BTW today's paper even said Dayton has courteous drivers..I guess they haven't seen me drive since we've come back!
Have you heard of the Fraze? It's where I work peddling beer, lol look me up if you happen to come there> take care!
At 6:25pm on July 10, 2009, Lorraine (DIV 238) said…

At 7:38am on July 10, 2009, Pat L. in IL said…
Good morning Vina, I am so glad that your DIL and Mandi have connected. It will make things so much easier to have a support system in Goose Creek. One of the best things about N4M's is that we can help each other!! Best to you and your sailor. Pat
At 12:03am on July 10, 2009, pamela said…
haha no problem! But i spoke to daniel and your son is doing a job a little different then his... Ryan is going to be getting a better pay!!! =] haha. but wow that poor boy has a loonnggg schoooling. i wish him the best and i'll pray for him to do good which i have no doubt that he will.... he had to score a really high score on the ASVAB to get his job! But anyway, i'm not sure if i'm COMPLETELY mentally prepared to do this big move =/ I'm nervous to raise my son COMPLETELY on my own .... i'm used to getting help every ONCE in a while.... But i think i'm ready... and me and daniel are doing the same ... renting a uhaul and everything..... my dad is going to drive me up there though... no way could i do it by myself with a one year old booyy! I would have went nuts! lol! But i'm really thinking this move is going to be a positive thing. Me and daniel have ALWAYS done good on our own so i'm praying that this is just another good thing in our relationship. =] I'm so excited as well... i've only been out of texas maybe 3 times in my life sooo im excited to sight see and what not!
 
 

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