Dan, and I say this as someone who raised an ROTC knucklehead (hard to get into the program in any service) who went to VMI (The Rat Line), your daughter is going to find that her classmates and their families are in the mean the finest kind.

If you can, try to get back to Annapolis at least once a year for a parents event, a ceremony, etc.

It really refreshes your faith in the future of this country. The one thing I miss is going to Parents Weekend at VMI and tailgating.

I am so very proud of her and the parents who raised her.

Amazing......just so inspiring.....

Thank you Dan! :)

great point

Navy football games are worth attending. Good fun but way more family oriented and low key compared to most college and especially pro games/stadiums. Seeing the brigade come up is worth seeing, never gets old.

Dan-Thank you and your wife for raising such a wonderful daughter. The entire nation should be proud.

We already have flights booked for Plebe parent weekend. (won't be staying where we are now!) Great to do walk a bout. That's how we roll. You don't see the town by just driving it. You need to walk it! We are logging the miles baby! Leslie and I are here till Monday. We did not rent a car. We have walked from O'Callahan to The Boat House or to down town sometimes 3 or 4 times a day.
If any of you want to write her a letter of encouragement please PM me. I will forward her address for the next six weeks. Needs to be positive!

Scott (aka Pavulon) Thank you! How is your sweet girl doing? Hang in there daddio! You are in our thoughts and prayers. Wish we could give her a hug in person.

Don't want to take anything from you guys here. I'll update in her thread.

Thanks again!

Checkout Joss on Main St, good sushi. Ramshead on west St is a good spot for a beer, back to eastport and Davis' if you want to be a local. A friend is the piano man upstairs at Middletons most fri/sat if you are in the mood.... Lots of good places to eat/drink.

Really good Italian food at Carpaccio's on West Street (next to The Westin Hotel). For something truly different try Carlson's (also on West Street, across from the Hyundai dealer))....incredible donuts and pretty good Thai food....pretty low-brow place put the food is good (both away from the main street touristy section).

Mike

You gotta love those BCG's! (birth control goggles) Personally I think she wears them well.
The momma and I are still here in Annapolis until Monday. We want to get the lay of the land before we depart. Hard to think about the fact we will not see Emma until August. :(
Thanks for following. Will keep you up to date for those that do.

Update. We are flying back for PPW (Plebe Parent Weekend) this coming Weds. at "O" dark thirty. The time change kills me going back there! Hopefully I will be fully adjusted by Friday when we get to see her.

We get/got a total of three phone calls from her during her Plebe summer. Tomorrow is our last one before seeing her on 8/11. The calls are every other Sunday.

The first was full of tears. She was extremely homesick. She has only been away on her own once and that was for USNA summer seminar 2016.

The second phone call was much more positive. She has two great room mates. (both named Amanda) I call them The Amanda's. She loves her squad and her Detailers. She told us on that second phone call that they were going to be switching out their Detailers that very day. Apparently the Detailers volunteer their time.

We got another letter from her Friday and it was back to being homesick, depressed, and "WTH did I sign up for". I am really looking forward to hearing her voice tomorrow and getting a current status of her well being. I hope she is swinging back to the mood of the second phone call. (fingers crossed)

We have a surprise for her when we get to see her. My wife scheduled an hour and a half facial and full massage. I think Emma will be quite okay with that! Other then that, we have no expectations. We are going to do whatever Emma wants to do. Be it sleep the whole time or whatever. It will be her choice.

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PPW is here. So glad to see our girl. I chanced upon seeing her yesterday for a brief moment on the yard. We got to see her room and meet her room mates. Ice Cream was a priority for sure. Catching up now in our Hotel.

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So so great - thanks for sharing!

ahhh, fond memories, enjoy and don't miss anything. The free college for your daughter is being offset by the constant travel by you, the parents back there but worth every penny.

I will bet that there is a parent taking pictures almost every day of your daughters class, find that person on the parent's forum and you will get great pics of her in action.

I hear you on the travel cost!
We have been on the parent's forums for quite some time and have developed some already great friendships with other parents. We find pictures of our Waldo often. The weird thing is that when we are out on the yard, we see her and her Platoon almost every time. Just lucky I guess because other parents have said they have not even found pictures of their Waldos.


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Such great pictures. I hope she is doing well and back to being positive about her decision. I'm sure seeing you both will be a great boost to her spirits!

That is great...and it is natural for her to have peaks and valleys. Key is to keep an even strain and try to smooth out the ebbs and flows of emotion.

Remember that many of her classmates grew up in a military environment so much of what is new to her is second nature to some there.

We are pulling for her!

Glad you like them. Miss Emma is doing great!

Thank you Paul. We are here for "her" and will do whatever it takes to keep her on an even keel. Both of her room mates are very regimented. One is a NAPS. Both have also hit their walls in one way or another. It all works out in the end as long as one looks at the big picture. Every Plebe we have met has been inspiring to talk to. Great respect for each and everyone of them. We have also met her Detailers. Great people and doing their job well.
Today and yesterday has/have been great so far. Our daughter is a big foodie. (my wife is a very accomplished cook) Emma has enjoyed all of the food outside of the Academy. Yesterday was Nano Sushi, last night was The Chart House. We took a water taxi home.
Today we treated her to a massage at Sedona. We figured she needed some spoiling muscle wise. Once again, now we are just chilling in our Hotel room doing what ever Emma wants to do. It is HER time. Not ours.
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You guys rule.

Emma will, on graduation, commissioning, never forget your support.

You guys need any little thing we stand ready.

Best.

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Too funny. As I was posting the last photo, my kid shows up on TV.
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