The LAST PACKAGE

THE LAST PACKAGE!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!!!

So this was a bitter/sweet moment. I sent of Adam's last package and he just got it a couple days ago. I can't believe that it was the last one to send to him before he gets home. I have loved putting together all of the packages and coming up with ideas for the next one.

Here is the inside.

So since it was getting close to Easter Adam wanted some Cadbury eggs. We both love them and I found a 36oz bag of them for 10 bucks at Sam's club. I took some out for myself of course. I didn't want to send him all candy for Easter, so instead of putting candy in the plastic eggs I wrote little notes for him. (sad part: Adam said that some of them were broken when he opened the box, oh and he opened the box upside down...) Adam also wanted Almond Roca. The pistachios I thought would be nice for the trip home. He said that he has little baggies that he can put them in. I told him to give some to his interpreter when he gets back from seeing his family. We are hoping that his interceptor gets back before they have to leave because he was going to be picking up some stuff for us. The fruit snacks are from my parents. Adam LOVES fruit snacks.

The saying at the bottom of the box

 I wanted to add a little piece of home to this last package so I made brownie in a jar and also blueberry muffin in a jar. Adam said that they were super good!! They were even still moist! One last thing that I sent along was a can of Dr. Thunder. The night that he got the package he drank the thunder and also ate a brownie. To say the least he was in Heaven. I told him that there will be Dr. Thunder in the fridge when he gets home.

My niece Ella colored this for Adam.

I can't believe that Adam is going to be home soon and I have so much to do before then!!! :)

Adam is doing really well, he is busy now packing up his "home" as we call it because he has lived there for a while. They just finished a big project and part of it Adam got to design and build a Grizzly...no not the bear...it's a type of rock crusher. It was pretty cool looking and I'm so proud of him for all the hard work that he has done. 

As for me..School is going good. We just took our midterms and I did AMAZING on my pharmacology test...192/200!!!!  As for my Mental Health class...that test was a joke and I still ended up getting above average on the test but it was a joke and everyone agreed with me on that. But we all passed which is good. I know that there are a couple of people that didn't pass and I feel really bad for them. :( So here is to 2 more months of school and we will be done for this semester.

'Orange' you glad??

"Orange" you glad

This is the theme of the package that Adam just recieved today. He loved it. I told him in advance that I was sorry for all the junk food. I normally don't send any junk food and if I do it is not very much of it. 

Here is the box all decorated! And of course I had to had one of the saying in the bottom.

So for the package I got a lot of things that were orange. We have:

Gold fish

 Pringles

 Reese's pieces

 Peach rings (they almost didn't make it over there because I kept eating them)

Chico sticks

Reese's peanut butter cup in an egg shape

Fast breaks

Orange tic tacs

Lifesavers-tropical

and of course this awesome shotgun shell chap stick. I found it at Bed, Bath and Beyond when I was getting a wedding gift for someone. He loved it and it even has SPF 15 in it.

Now I also did include one of his favorite things...cocoa roasted almonds

I also send Dr. Thunder, he was really wanting some and I'm happy to report that it did not explode on the trip over there. I also included the crunch with some popcorn because I like to add the chocolate to our popcorn at home when we watch a movie. So I put a saying that I can't wait to have him home and we can watch a movie while eating popcorn and chocolate.

So there you have it! Adam is doing awesome and can't wait to be home. He is still enjoying the nice weather over there. It is currently around the 60 to 70s...spoiled I know. I can't wait for that kind of weather here. He is staying super busy with all his responsibilities and it seems as though he gets more added on all the time. He is doing an awesome job and I'm so proud of him for all that he does. I ordered his welcome home sign a couple weeks ago and it should be here today!! I'm so excited to see it and I can't wait to use it!!!

This week I will be sending his last care package! It's going to have healthy things is it this time...okay maybe not all of it...but hey I have to send things for him to take on the ride home don't I?

Valentines package

So Adam got his Valentine's package!!! Yea!! I love when he texts me morning tells me that he got a package from me. Makes my day!!! This like the first Valentines day that we will have to spend apart. We did have to spend one two years ago away from each other because he was in Texas but he got home 4 days later and we spend the weekend celebrating. But this year we won't get to celebrate together. 

So here is some of what I sent to him..

Chocolate, Captain crunch berries, soda, Kipper snacks.

I also saw these two things on pinterest...The tic tacs says, " my heart beats tic tock for you". Also I did a "blow me a kiss" you put gum, but since I knew Adam wouldn't be eating the bubble gum balls I send gum gum. then on top of the gum you put chocolate kisses.

Then of course I made my awesome chocolate chip cookies. Adam said that they were still good when he got them and he LOVES them and so did all his buddies. I of course kept some of the cookies for myself and they were SO GOOD!!!

So this is what I'm really proud about. I came up with this idea ALL by myself. I cut an outline out of my hand and taped it up and put a pull tab. Then when you pull the tab kisses pop up. So I was blowing him a kiss. I thought it was awesome.

Here is what the inside of the package looked like.

This is what it looked like after I put everything together and was ready to send it off. It included tons of hearts and reasons why I loved him. I also wrote a love letter

I love sending Adam packages and I'm so happy that he enjoys getting them from me. Only a couple more to send before he comes home. I am getting ready to send another package this week and I'm pretty excited about it.

I love you Adam, more than anything and I can't wait to actually give you a hug and a kiss. I love you more than anything and miss you more each day but my love grows more and more each day. You are my everything!! I hope that you have an amazing Valentine's Day!!!!

Adam is staying busy with all the things that he has to do. They just added even more to his plate and he also has to get ready for a medic competition that he is in this month.  He makes me so proud everyday. I just wish I could be there to make him less stressful.

School for me is busy and I have two week of the schedule that we are on and then we start clinical rotation. Until then I have plenty to do with school and work. I only work a couple hours each week and I love going to work, and love the people I work with.

Well until next time...Have a get valentine's day and tell your loved ones how much you love them!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Here is a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the most wonderful person ever.....Adam! my most wonderful husband!!! you do so much for me in ways that you don't realize.  I love him so very much, if you couldn't already tell by all the other packages that I put time into making and sending and also by how much I say I love him all the time...anyway...Today was his birthday....well it really started on our Thursday night, his Friday morning. We were able to skype and I got to see him open his cards and gifts and let me tell you I thought that he was going to die of laughter. It was so funny. For those of you who saw his birthday card and know what I got him you will know why. He was super surprised at what I got him and loved it!!!

Here is what the inside of his box looked like.

I had to send everything in 2 packages.  so here is the second one.

Here is most of what I sent there are some things missing but for the most part here it is

He got his presents, I included party hats and party blowers, cake and icing, Snap on sock from his buddy Jake. Almonds, Breakfast of the go, birthday cards, arch support insoles, some yummy cookies from England and other odds and ends that he wanted me to send. My Mom had me put their gift to him in there too. Also in the second box I also included some oranges that his cousins brought up from Arizona. Now if anyone has tried fresh fruit right off the tree compared to the stuff you get in the store you'll know what I'm talking about when I say how much better it is off the tree then from the store. He was so happy that he got them. A couple of days before he got the package I was at school and said, "guess what I'm eating?...I told him an orange from Arizona"  he said he was jealous and wish that he could have one. I told him if I could I would teleport one to him...haha...little did he know that it was already on its way.

So the above picture is a picture of his cake that I sent...i bet you were all wondering how I sent him cake over there...well I make cake in a jar and guess what he said that it was pretty darn good still. I had a little left here and I ate my own cake at home and it was still good. I didn't have icing on mine but Adam did..

Here is a picture of Adam and his buddies having a party for his birthday. He said that he had fun and he even got ice cream. Thank you to all you over there with Adam in making his day special when I couldn't. 

I love you so much Adam and I'm happy that this next year we'll be able to spend our birthdays and anniversary together. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Now the next step is to get his Valentine's care package together.

Yes another package, and more training

So I knew with all the holiday craze that I better send Adam's New Year's package off soon. I sent it just it 2 weeks ago. He got it on Thursday I believe. So this is what was in one package. In another package I fit the rest of the candy from our ward, stuff from his brother to him and his interpreter. I'm pretty sure that Adam and his buddies will have a blast with the poppers. I also sent more caramels. He loves my caramels and not to brag...but they are pretty darn GOOD!!

If you don't know Adam had to organize a medical course and teach it to the Afghans. I'm so proud of him for doing such an amazing job. The course went for 2 weeks. This is the day that they taught now to insert NPA tubes. NPA tubes go in our nose and it does not look fun to get put in. One of the Afghans didn't want it stuck down his nose so Adam was a good sport and let them practice on him. He is such a good sport about it. He already has a narrowed passageway and so it puts a lot of pressure on him but he did it anyway. The last picture there of Adam, he was coughing or something but it makes it look really uncomfortable.  Adam I'm so proud of the work that you do, I hope that your superiors see the hard work that you have put into this course and recognize you for it.

Adam said that they had a really good storm the other day. It rained and rained...and rained. In other spots that our unit is in it actually snowed about 5 inches or so. Today as you know it was super cold here, and I told Adam that it was 30ish degrees. He then told me that it was in the 80s over there...SO NOT FAIR at all. Then he said that to be fair it was super hot when they got there back in July.

On another note I got my grade back on my Patho final and I got 72 out of 79 and he only grades the test out of 75. So I got AWESOME! My final grade for the semester was an A!!! ya ME!!! now on to Christmas season. I have finished wrapping presents and I am now starting to hand them out to friends and family. I am hopefully going to get to skype with Adam on his Christmas morning and I can open my presents from him. He was super smart and sent my gifts to my Mom's house and she wrapped them. So I have NO idea what he got me this year. 

So Thankful

So I have the most wonderful ward ever!! About a month ago my ward asked what Adam and some of his buddies needed. So I gave them a list and this is what they ended up giving me today at church. They tried to drop it off yesterday but I was gone. So they just gave it to me at church..now don't worry they did give me money to pay for the shipping at least I think that is what the money they gave me is suppose to pay for. There is so much candy as you can tell.

I swear there was about 20lbs of candy. I fit most of ALL this into 3 boxes and my Mom even put some of the stuff into her box that she is sending to Adam for Christmas. I still have candy left to send and so I'll be adding it to his New years eve package.

I just want to thank my ward for thinking of Adam and his buddies serving overseas right now. Adam and then will really appreciate it to get this. I'll be sending this Tuesday or Wednesday just depending of when I have the time when the post office is actually open. They seem to be getting really busy since it is the holiday season. So Thank you WARD for being SO AWESOME!!!! I am so thankful for  what you have done for Adam and I.

Christmas Package!!!

Adam got his Christmas packages today!!! I was so excited for him to get them. I ended up being able to fit it all into two boxes, I'm becoming very good at packing them..

Here is the boxes all decorated

 

I found this on pinterest, I know what a surprise, and it was in a card form so I changed it so I could put it in the box.

Here is what I put into the two boxes:

1. we have his stocking, which took up about half a box

2. presents, which I told him he is not allowed to open up until Christmas, and there is one for Christmas Eve.

3. Muddy buddies, he loves these.

4. Caramel. I make my Grandma's microwave caramel every year and had to send Adam some. I sent most of it there to him because if I have it here at home it would not be good.

5. Egg Nog: I'm not sure weather he gets it over there or not but I found it in a powder form and so that way it didn't spoil while it was being sent over.

6. Chocolate covered marshmallow Santa. Adam and his brother Jon get these ever year and they are like a buck at Walmart. 

7. Cough drops, don't know why I sent them I just had a feeling to do so.

8. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory chocolate. I went there the weekend before I sent this off, Adam loves their seafoam and I also got stuff with nuts in them.

9. Cocoa Roasted almonds. I didn't fit the entire thing into the box but I put about a quart size bag worth into the box.

10. Christmas tree with battery powered lights, ornaments, a star for the top, and a tree skirt. That way he has a tree to put his presents under.

11. you will see the 3 small stocking..well I knew Adam would want to get the other 47ish men in his group something small and I was just going to do the Grinch pill saying...

But then I decided to do the little stocking, and I got them for a good deal at Hobby Lobby (I LOVE that place)...then I put caramel, and kisses in them. Hopefully everything doesn't taste like mint, I put the non mind candy into little to help prevent that. We'll see how that goes.

Adam was super surprised that I did the little stocking for his guys. I had to make 48 of them and it took almost an entire box just for them.

So thank you for reading our blog! I hope Adam has an awesome Christmas with what I have sent and hopefully he is a good boy and doesn't open the present until Christmas. Remember this Holiday season when you are with family that those overseas serving our country are not with family and to send your love and appreciation their way.

 Here is a picture Adam sent me today of his tree all decorated with the presents under it. The ornament in the middle I got at hobby lobby and then put a picture of us kisses so that I will be there with him on Christmas. This will be our first Christmas away from each other since we have known each other. it's going to be hard.

Thanksgiving Carepackage

So this package took another 2 weeks to get to him but at least he got it before Thanksgiving. Makes me mad that it takes so long to get to him but I am happy that he does get them.

I first wrote things that I was thankful for and put them on the box lids.

I also included a cute saying at the bottom.

So this is what was in his package...

-He wanted his fuzzy PJs

-I bought some 5 dollar slippers to keep his feet warm

=He has been asking for Mangos from Costco and since we now have a costco in town I went a got some.

-I sent the rest of the herbal teas.

-On pinterest I found this... and thought it was perfect for thanksgivin

So I got bugles and some nerds. I didn't want to open the bag of bugles and have them go stail before he got them. You never know how long it'll take to get to him

-My Mom and I went to Winco and I found some fruit leather and we both love it and Adam's almost didn't make it to him..because I almost ate them.

-I also got some almond granola from Winco

-His usual drink packets

-He asked for soap, liquid soap.

-I found some of those chocolate truffles and they had hazelnut ones..He loves Nutella and so i thought he might enjoy them...one of them did not make it, instead it made it to my stomach.

-Adam's Mom(birth Mom Jane Ann) enjoyed eating Chico sticks and drinking Dr. Pepper. Adam remembers eating and drinking it with her before she died. So in honor of her  birthday this month I send him Mini Chico sticks and Dr. Pepper.

-Adam Mom and Dad sent him his Christmas early just to make sure it got there on time. So he got his one present..which was some awesome BOOTS that he wanted and he loves them..Then there is another present that I put in this package which I won't say what it is just in case Adam looks at our blog.

Even though I didn't sent that much it filled up the entire box, and it was even a little bulged.

Yesterday I spend 20 minutes in line to send off his Christmas package. I ended up being able to fit everything in two packages. I will post pictures as soon as  he gets the packages.

Adam loves getting packages so if anyone wants to send him some packages let me know...He would love to get them.

Halloween Package

I know this is not a post of what Adam sent to me but Adam just got his Halloween package today...2 weeks later...so here it is...
So I send Adam his Halloween package last week on Tuesday and I can't wait for him to get it. I am hoping that he gets it tomorrow or by Tuesday. Let me tell you how good of a packager I am, I fit so much into that box..

Here is the Halloween part of the package...

-Coco roasted almonds

-a mummy wrapped Hershey's bar

-Orange Trident gum

-orange tic tacs (also called pumkim seeds)

-Peanut granola bars

-Real chocolate (he's been dieing to get some "real" chocolate. He doesn't consider M&Ms real chocolate.

-peach rings

-Apple rings (hallowed frog eyes)

-White chocolate pretzels (crows bones)

-Chick-o-stick (he loves them and I found individual wrapped packages)

Here is the non-Halloween part of the package which includes the things that he wanted me to send to him.

-breakfast on the go (he can't seem to get enough of that)

-Herable teas

-Pero

-Excedrine migraine (he needed for one of his buddies)

-Nose strips (since people say that he snores over there)

-Ka Bar knife.

-Drink Packets

-tea infuser (he got a LOT of green tea from the locals there) He said it's good

-Smell good for the room

Now here is what the box looked like. The stickers glow in the dark

The saying that I found to put in the bottom of the box

Out of EVERYTHING that I send this is the only 3 things that I was not able to fit in the box...

-the teas (not all of them but I did send some)

-the smell good

I did make Pumpkin spice cookies that you make with a cake mix, pumpkin and chocolate chips. So I am hoping they are still good when they get there.

The end project....:) I put a ton into it and I hope that he gets it soon.

Adam is doing good and is still liking being out there. He said that he could use laundry detergent, chocolate, and anything else that is healthy. They don't like to get too much junk food because they already get a lot of that.

I love sending Adam these packages because it is a way to show him how much I love him.

Package # 4 & 5

So this last package that I sent Adam ended up being 2 boxes!! I couldn't believe it. So the picture below just has some of the stuff that I sent. I forgot to take a picture of the other stuff.

1. M & M-he has been craving them BIG TIME!

2. Breakfast of the go-Adam loves these and was sad that I only sent him 1 box last time. So I got 3 boxes this last time.

3. Emergency-so that he can get vitamin C and make sure he doesn't get sick

4. water flavor packet

5. Charleston chews

6. Sour patch watermelons, kids, and octopuses-he loves the sour gummies

7. Pop Tarts-He would get these every once in a while and loved them so I thought I would get them again for him

8. Swedish Fish, one of his all time favorite treats

9. Chocolate roasted almonds-His buddies wife send some to them and he loved them and asked me to get some more. He told me today that he has almost  eaten the whole container. Guess it's time to get more and thank goodness they are healthy.

10. and the Winny whistle-my mom got this at Stokes when it was in town

Box 1 I put, "Half my heart is deployed"

Other things included in this package was a camera-he gave the other one he had to the interpreter so that he can take pictures of his family.

Light and rail for his gun-another story for this which you can ask me on a personal basis. I don't want to post it online.

Chapstick

I also sent him a present-an awesome medic shirt-They are always calling medics Doc over there so hence the Doc of the back of the shirt...HE LOVED IT!!

I also sent more nasal stripes because everyone keeps telling him that he snores too loud. He never snored at home and on the off occasion that he did I just nudge him and he would stop.

I think there were other things but I can't remember what it all was. But he loved his package!

Adam told me that at one spot where he was at there were forts built by Alexander the Great. How cool is that!

I love you care package

So for a little bit now I have been so confused about what Heavenly Father wants me to do for my life. I keep getting put down because I feel like everyone's life is moving on and mine is not. Everyone around me is getting pregnant and starting their families. I feel like I can't start my family until I finish school and that just keeps getting put back. I first can't get into UVU after trying 2 times and getting interviews both times and only to be told NO! I feel like everyone I know gets in and then I don't. Also a lot of people that I know get in are over the age of 30 or are men. I can no longer apply there (UVU)  again  because you can only have 2 interviews in a 5 year period. Then I get into a LPN program and then I can't finish my CNA in time. Then I have to put off nursing school by another year. I will re-apply for the Spring 2013 season and also to Weber State's program. I feel like no one knows what I am going through and I just want a road map of what I am suppose to do..doesn't help that Adam is not here to help we and be able to hug me. Anyway there is my rant of what I have been feeling like lately.

Here is Adam's last care package that I sent him. It only took 7 days to get there this time. It was so AWESOME to get a text at 5am telling me that he got it and that he LOVED IT!

1.Teddy Grahams- BEAR HUGS-he wanted hugs

2. Breakfast on the go

3. Bandaids

4. Air Freshionair

5. Drink Packets for his water bottles

6. Toothbrushes

7. Angry birds fruit snacks

8. Nasal sprays

9. gum

10. ipod arm band

11. I made him Monkey bread in jar. You bake them in the jars and when they come out of the oven you put the lid on and it seals itself. 

12. Icing for the monkey bread. I wanted to send my own icing but it would go bad since it's made with cream cheese.

13. Adam loves the smell of my deodorant, so I sent him a stick of that and a little something, something to remember me by that may also be embarrassing for some.

14. Love letter-a requirement for all care packages.

Adam requested that he wanted hugs and kisses- the hugs you saw earlier and then the kisses I put all over the box.

I found this e-card and printed out and put it in the bottom of the box..I really do wish that I would send myself to me and give him his hugs and kisses.

This what the box looked like after I stuffed it full. I was worried that the jars might break but they didn't. Adam said that the monkey bread was a little dry but it was still good.

I added one last kiss that was not covered in tap, one that he might be able to kiss back.

Adam LOVED the care package! I love you Adam and love that you loved it!