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.
Some pictures we have borrowed off of the Plebe Parents FB page. The last is of the flag pole I installed in our yard today. Got to fly our colors.
