tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350347085643474067.post9084759391578895408..comments2023-09-21T04:34:14.898-04:00Comments on MyAwesomeOliveShoots: MOMents of timeMyAwesomeOliveShootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14514414410318081450noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350347085643474067.post-27937445015691617622008-07-08T15:37:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:37:00.000-04:00While I was waving goodbye to my wonderful husband...While I was waving goodbye to my wonderful husband (USMA '07) at the airfield here on post as he took off for Iraq, my parents were dropping my younger brother (USMA '12..with your son!) off at West Point.<BR/><BR/>I came across your blog and spit my water out from laughing at your wit...and also due to the fact that my younger brother has left my Mother with an "Empty Nest" (albeit, as your house seems, an 'empty-West-Point-filled-nest), and she shares your "Pride and Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy" (as I call her out on, frequently). <BR/><BR/>While attempting to weed-wack our dear on-post yard to Army Standards, I have to stop quite frequently to answer to my Mother's calls...and assure her that my brother is in fact alive, that he will call her, not his girlfriend, on his phone call day, and let her know that yes, I am writing too, so he is getting more mail than her "everyday" letter (side note: She sent pictures of my dear brother's every move on R-day morning, and the classic bald head/uniform picture from the Oath ceremony out to every possible e-mail address in cyber space).<BR/><BR/>I assure you that you are not alone..and I also assure you that you will feel proud of your son on many occasions - A-Day, Ring Weekend..but never prouder than when those white hats sail into the air in a few, short (and long) years. <BR/><BR/>As far as facebook..I do believe we'd be basking in Hawaii right now if my husband had spent as much time on his homework at WP as as he did on facebook. Instead, while he is enjoying a paid-vacation to the sandbox, I am basking in humidity :)<BR/><BR/>Good luck to your son - and please keep up the wit as you progress through his years and the inevitable debacles. Nothing makes me smile more than "West Point Parents".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350347085643474067.post-56713601586663651322008-07-07T18:40:00.000-04:002008-07-07T18:40:00.000-04:00Although, I am not the momma to a solider, I am th...Although, I am not the momma to a solider, I am the big sister to one. I understand so well what you mean about looking at EVERYTHING differently. I also understand that the pride you feel for your loved one is indescribable. I am praying for you all, especially Nate’s toe!The Brownshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570496906775959810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350347085643474067.post-82406764140878326832008-07-07T18:23:00.000-04:002008-07-07T18:23:00.000-04:00Weird about Nate's status... yes, the good Lord h...Weird about Nate's status... yes, the good Lord has Nate in His grip.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292158460618126822noreply@blogger.com