Fourth of July Care Package

This care package turned out a little different because it was mainly baked items. Yes. I baked.

All the other little trinkets were from the Dollar Store. Overall, this was a nice cheap box! I spent around $25 for everything inside, and my husband will get some nice homemade goodies!!

Dollar Store Duct Tape is surprisingly Sticky. Also, I have zero clue how to rotate these dumb pictures.

Little bitty flags and flag craaaaazy straws!!

Flag plates and napkins for all the goodies

Glow things.

More glow things.

Lots of glow things.

SO many glow things.

Red White and Blue Rice Krispie treats are first on the list!!

I followed This recipe. 

NOTE: A couple minutes in the microwave is not actually a couple. If you put your marshmallows in for 2 minutes, they will burn, and you will cry. Because there will be no more marshmallows left in the bag for you to redo it, and it just won't work well. So, it's actually one minute in the microwave. Then you will have happy marshmallows that aren't burnt.

Red White and Blue Cakes in a Jar Recipe found Here.

How to prepare and seal the jars found Here.

The just of it its, you make a box of white cake mix then split it into 3 bowls. 

One bowl you add blue food coloring.

One you add nothing.

And the last you add red food coloring.

Then you put 1/4 c of each color in each jar.

You put the jars in a baking dish and add a little bit of water to the bottom of the dish.

You then cook them for ~45 minutes at 325.

Then it's time to seal them.

NOTE: The lids have been in boiling water, they are VERY HOT!

The jars just came out of the oven, they are VERY HOT!

Do NOT be a dummy like me. Don't think you can seal these jars without using pot holders. You will burn yourself. And you will cry.

Don't forget to include frosting and sprinkles in the box so your soldier can top the cakes!!

Camo Cookie recipe found Here.

You can cheat like me and just buy a roll of sugar cookie dough. Then split it into four bowls. Add coloring.

Ball the different colors up and bake at 350 for ~12 minutes.

Put these in a tupperware container with a loaf of bread. The cookies will absorb the moisture from the bread and stay nice and chewy for your soldier! 

June SpouseBox Review

I decided to continue to subscribe to the SpouseBox. The last box was nice, but not much I'd actually use. I'm so happy I continued to subscribe! This month was awesome!!

June's box all nice and pretty.

Each month this By Dawn Nicole print is included. They're super cute, but I have no idea what to do with them. Maybe if I had a desk. They'd make a great motivational for-your-desk decor.

I'm not a huge jewelry person, but this is super cute!! It will make the perfect Re-gift.

Coupon for a Free Skinny Cow iced coffee. Yes Please!! I will never turn down a free iced coffee.

This thing. Cute idea! Looks like a 4 year old put it together. Stars cut from paper and hot glued onto a string. 

Makes a great cat toy though!

I'm currently nursing the after effects of a massive sunburn, so I love the idea of this thing! Apply your sunscreen, put this bracelet on, and it will change colors to remind you when to reapply sunscreen. It will then change colors again to let you know when you've been out in the sun long enough! Unfortunately they aren't reusable. But such a great item!!

Adorable Homefront Girl wristlet. I love this!! SpouseBox sure loves their Homefront Girl!! And I'm sure not complaining.

Lotion!! OMG, this stuff smells amaaaaazing!!! I'm super excited about this stuff!!

Chipotle Lime Fusion Jerky!! This will probably get mailed to my husband since I'm not a big Chipotle fan, but it looks amazing!! And the brands other flavors look equally amazing.

Overall, this was a wonderful box!! I'm super excited about it!! I can't wait for the next box! I personally won't use every single item, but I have a plan for all the items!

Texas Care Package

I'm currently in Texas visiting my family. My mom loves all the care packages I've put together for my husband, and wanted to put one together for him. Her idea was a Texas themed one! She helped decorate the box, but I was the one to go out and buy all the stuff (with her money, of course ;))

Everything was bought from either Buc-ees or HEB.

Texas Slang book

Bluebonnet seeds

Little 'I heart Texas' Cow

So this isn't really Texas, but I call my husband JJ and he loves 3-D puzzles, and I found this at Buc-ees, so I had to include it.

Mini Texas football

Texas Playing Cards

Air Freshener that smells like Leather

Texas bumper stickers

Post Cards

Buc-ees carmel camo popcorn

Buc-ees trail mix

Buc-ees peppered beef jerky

Texas Pecan Brittle and Peanut Brittle

Whataburger Whatafries

Texas Shaped Tortilla chips

Texas Salsa

Whataburger Ketchup

Texas Green Tea

And the Care package all put together! 

We ended up putting one of the bumper stickers on the box.

The Texas tissue paper was also found at Buc-ees.

Disney Care Package

I spend this past week at Disney World with my best friend. My one year anniversary was also this past week. I knew I had to do something special for my husband since he couldn't go to Disney with me, and since we were apart during our anniversary. I bought him TONS of souvenirs, and put together this very special care package.

I also had a daddy doll made, and carried it around the parks with me. I had pictures taken with it and had all the characters we met take pictures with it as well.

Here are a few of my favorite images with my "travel-sized-husband"

*Side note, I'm seriously considering doing a Disney Travel Post*

NOW, Onto the Actual Care Package!!

Most of the things in this package was from Goofy's candy store. I may or may not have spent $80 in that store alone... whoops.

Rock candy is my husband's absolute favorite, so of course I had to include it!

Colorful popcorn, or confetti popcorn

Sour gummies in the shape of Mickey

My husband is a huge tea drinker, so I thought this would be lots of fun. Alice in Wonderland Tea!

Flavors included are:

Blueberry

Lemon Honey Chamomile

Earl Grey

Pomegranate

Mango

Mad Tea Party Blend

Mickey Snack pack!

Includes:

Mickey shaped Pretzels

Mickey shaped goldfish

Mickey shaped gummies

Mickey shaped Rice Krispies

This was the only chocolate thing I got since I was so worried about the chocolate melting. I figured that since this is mainly the krispies, it would be okay though.

Goofy shaped cookie. We will see if this makes it in one piece...

Jaw breaker and a stick lollypop

They had air fresheners that smelled like the Dole Whip and the Turkey legs, but I figured he'd like this one best.

Also included is one of those expandable towels where you put it in water and BAM! 

This trip I got into pin trading. I'll explain the bears in a second, but mainly what the pin trading is is you buy pins, and then you can trade them with any cast member!

FREE buttons given to me by the concierge. 

So this is Duffy Bear. The story behind Duffy Bear is that when Mickey went on a trip without Minnie, Minnie gave him this bear. Mickey took pictures with the bear while on his trip. When Mickey returned, he showed the pictures to Minnie so she could experience the trip. This was pretty much exactly what I was doing with my "travel-sized-husband" so I became Duffy obsessed during this trip!

Mickey pen with the American flag pattern.

These little guys are called pieces of magic, I thought they'd be a fun thing to include.

Gotta include the hotel toiletries. 

I also spent a few days at Universal. I didn't get him much there that I am including in the package. I did get a few Pez though.

And a Minion because Minions are my absolute favorite!!

My friend bought these for my husband at Bubba Gumps/

I inculuded a stack of pictures from my trip. All the pictures are ones of me and my travel sized husband or my travel sized husband and a character.

This is the box decorated.

And filled with goodies!!