BRUUUUUUUUUCE Box
The first summer we were dating (and by first, I mean, only, since the second summer we were together, John was already in Afghanistan), we did a lot of road-tripping. Neither one of our cars has AC anymore, so no matter where we were going, what we were doing, or which car we were in, […]
A Toke-n of My Love
I can just hear my mom calling me after I post this. “Oh, Joanna,” she’ll say. “You really had to put that on the internet?” I’ll be able to hear her shaking her head over the phone. “Where is my lady?” So, let me be completely clear– if for nothing other than the sake of […]
The Truffle Shuffle (Er, Dash)
I am a terrible friend. One of my good friends and co-workers, Morgan, has invited me to her Christmas party, dinner out, and her birthday party, all within the last three months. I accidentally slept through her Christmas party. I fell before going to dinner with her and mashed my knee so badly, I couldn’t […]
Snow Creativity in this Box
Sometimes there’s just not enough time in the day for a super cute care package. After I put together the Peas & Carrots Box and the Berry Happy Box, I had a gaggle of random food stuffs to send that completely filled a large box. I was brain-dead when it came to this box, so […]
A Honey of a Care Package
Communication is sometimes really tough during deployment. Skype breaks up more than it works. We have to work around both of our schedules to find time to talk. It’s easy to misconstrue attempts at humor over chat. And then, we’re both lonely, tired, worried about each other, and annoyed with the distance. We’ve done a […]
You PeCAN Make These, Too!
It’s March! It’s March! It’s finally, really, truly March! I can’t even begin to describe how exciting that is– February felt like it would never, ever end. But March is here, and with it brings the possibility that John and I might be in our last [insert amount of time here] or so of this […]
A Grapely Dorky Box
If you’ve noticed, I’ve changed the focus of my care packages. They used to be super cutesy with a lot of knick-knacks. John wants food more than he wants adorable tchotchkes, and while they were fun to find/make and send, I’d rather send him what he really needs. I’ve sent John a fruit (and fish) […]
You are Cordially Invited…
…to join… I started my 100 in 365 two months after John left on his deployment. As I looked at the year from the beginning of the deployment, it seemed like a giant, empty hole. While I’m not done with it yet, it has helped me stay focused on the things that I really want […]
Forrest Gump Approved!
I’m not a particular fan of Forrest Gump. I could take it or leave it. But, as I was grouping the next shipment of comestibles for John, I realized that I was channeling my inner Forrest. The phrase, “Jenny and me, we was like peas and carrots,” kept going through my head. Finally, I gave […]
R&R Stands for Ridiculous & Rad!
Here’s the post I’ve been dying to write and post, but just couldn’t bring myself to write it and admit that John’s leave has come and gone. Lame, right? I know. But as I was flipping through pictures that are now more than a month and a half old, I couldn’t help but smile and […]
