Reunions

The movers finally arrived with our household goods. It was 3 weeks past it's "required delivery date" unfortunately the word required doesn't mean much in Navy terms. They only thing they would do is reimburse you for an inconvenience claim for items that you would have to buy while waiting for your late shipment to arrive. Inconvenience is however an excellent word to use for the claim, because it is very difficult to jump through the hoops to file and they said they would only cover a few items like paper plates and plastic silverware, and that it could take up to 6 months to process.  I decided it wasn't really worth the hassle. I was so relived to see that all of our stuff arrived *mostly* unscathed and that it didn't fall off a ship in the middle of the ocean. Our Japanese movers were awesome, we had 6 sweet little guys and an even smaller woman. They were very efficient and nice and they all took their shoes off at the door before bringing stuff in, They were all wearing these funny little toe socks. I have some awesome friends that watched over Eisley while I worked in the hectic mess of movers and boxes trying to make sure everything was accounted for and noting any damage. My favorite part of the whole experience was seeing the shock of the Japanese when they assembled our bar-height dining room table. They made a huge fuss over how they could stand and eat their meal at the table and informed me that their tables at home don't even have chairs because they sit on cushions on the floor. 

Meanwhile the USS Green Bay was pulling into Sasebo. Since I couldn't change the day that the movers set, I wasn't able to watch them pull into the pier. I was still very excited to pick up David! Luckily our awesome Welcome Home banner came just in time :) I think Eisley was just as excited to see daddy as I was, she even took two steps for him. 

It's so nice to have our little family together again! I told David that the battle stash had to go so he shaved it off once we made it home. 

This post from the Green Bay facebook page shows just how hard our boys have been working, and how ready they are to come home and have a little Liberty and R&R before heading out again!

USS GREEN BAY (LPD 20)

11 hrs · 

2015 Spring Patrol By Numbers

1,118,309 gallons of F-76 Burned

510,000 gallons of F76 Received

148,114 Intel Reports

$98,018.67 Ship Store Sales

11,000 Naval Messages Transmitted and Received

10,388lbs of Laundry

8,965 Short Tons of Marine Cargo Carried

8,473 Nautical Miles Steamed

3,993 Passengers Transfers

1,700 Rounds of Ammunition Fired Down Range

1,340 Personal Electrical Gear Safety Checks

971 Haircuts (Navy Only)

936 Administrative Effectiveness Reviews

886 Total Flight Deck Evolutions

572 Electrical Troublecalls completed.

428 Photos Published

416 Pallets of Supplies, Mail and Cargo Received

286 Air Control Hours

258 Dental Exams

248nm Surveyed by FST

175 Craft Launches and Recoveries

140 Navy-Wide Advancement Examinations

130 VERTREP Drops

123 JP-5 Refueling Evolutions

120 Toilets Repaired

112 Fast Rope Evolutions

71 Fillings

45 Critical Voice and Data Circuits Set Up and Maintained

44 ESWS qualifications

36 FOD Walk-downs

30 Sea and Anchor Details

29 Immunizations

28 Wisdom Teeth Removed

27 LCU Operations

21 Photos of the Day

20 Small Boat Launches and Recoveries

10 LCAC Operations

9 Man-Overboard Drills

6 Flag Letter of Commendations

6 Air Plan Cartoon’s featuring ISO

5 Anchorages

5 AAV Operations

4 Surface Warfare Officer Qualifications

4 ESWS Re-qualifications

4 CRRC Operations

4 “Ship Alterations” courtesy of CCO

3 Underway Replenishments

3 Officer Promotions

3 Navy Achievement Medals

2 Enlisted Advancements

2 Detect to Engage Exercises

2 Aircraft from Foreign Countries

2 Straits Transits

1 Navy Commendation Medal

0 Liberty Ports