Commissioning Week 2010 Kick Off

Well, we've kicked off Commissioning Week 2010! A week of crazy traffic, long lines, big crowds...and of course congratulating the USNA class of 2010 on their graduation and wishing them well in their new jobs! Oh yeah, and it kicks off Matt's month long vacation!!!


Yesterday we met up with Daddy at the Academy and watched the Plebes (freshman) climb the Herndon monument to replace the Plebe cover (hat) with the Midshipman cover. Legend goes, the person who reaches the top and replaces the cover will be the first in the class to make Admiral...kind of a fun story! This year was a little different. In previous years, the monument was greases with lard to make climbing just a little bit harder. For safety concerns, this year there was no grease. So....what normally takes 20 to 30 minutes, only took 2 minutes this year. It was still fun though! We finished off the night at the Sup's Garden Party - a chance to meet Matt's mids' families, and then off to the Men's Glee Club concert!






Today we headed out on the 'ole Island Girl from our spot on the Magothy over to the Severn to join the masses and watch the Blue Angels practice show. Jack LOVED watching the planes go by. Maybe we have a future Navy pilot...who knows! We followed up a great show with an even better dinner, ribs cooked to perfection by Chef Matt!