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Care Packages!
I wanted to know if any of you ladies had cute ideas for care packages??
My Sailor is in A school and I am having trouble coming up with cute ideas of things to send him. For his graduation I sent him vitamins, preworkout shake mix, and protien shake mix for after his workouts. This is what he wanted me to send him. He is big on working out and what not. But now I want to surprise him with something cute or something he doesn't expect!
So....HELP MEEEEE PLEASE :))
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Permalink Reply by motherinlawtobe on
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where are you from? I am just asking because my daughter sent her sailor some bottled sweet tea, his favorite soda and favorite snacks, packaged pasta and Ramen noodles (he asked for them). The things he wanted to keep in his room. I also hear how much they want civilian underwear and socks, etc.
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Permalink Reply by SailorsPrincess on
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I am from Texas! Sending some bottled sweet tea would be a good idea! I know it's not the same in GL as it is down south! He just isn't into sweets and junk food so he is making this difficult!
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Permalink Reply by meagan5220 on
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I sent my hubby a stuffed penguin (his favorite animal) :) He isnt too big on sweet candy but loves sour stuff and beef jerky, pretty much anything to snack on when he was hungry and didnt want to walk to the galley! I also printed off a bunch of pictures of us and got a cheap small photo album and sent that to him. I also sent him a list of stuff to do when he was having a bad day such as making a list of things he wants me to cook him, drawing a family picture, making plans for our future, such as the house he wants to build what he wants in our house, ideas of songs for when we have an actual wedding, places we want to go when we finally get a honeymoon, places to go together in general, also a list of pictures we want to have together (i.e. first christmas, first new car, anniversay, etc. :) He thought it was super dorky but I know he did them because a week later I got a letter with a long list of food and a family picture :) and he told me they did help him when he was having a bad day.
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Aw thanks Megan! That's a really cute idea!
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Welcome!
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Aw that's also a cute idea! I make him cute videos and send it to his phone all the time. Just cute little I love you videos or when I do something thats really funny I make a video telling him about it! He loves them :)
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