What to get my deployed hubby for V-day :S
By not4me
@not4me (1711)
United States
January 30, 2007 8:07pm CST
My husband is deploying in a couple days and will be away for the next 6 months. We don't normally celebrate Valentine's Day but I want to ship something out to him that is not mushy but fun and functional. I'm already going to ship 2 guitars out his way but he knows about that. Do you guys have any suggestions for a nice ValDay care package? P.S. - A little background. He doesn't smoke or dip, he already has a laptop that he will bring as a carry-on and an iPod. He's been in for 17 years and is kinda oooold haha. He said he doesn't want anything but I can't NOT get him something lol.
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@eaforeman6 (8979)
• United States
31 Jan 07
How about music books for the guitars and chocolate , lots of good food. How about a theme basket full of gooodies. I would think an awesome aftershave kit with tons of good things for skincare and all. Hope this helps.
@not4me (1711)
• United States
31 Jan 07
Oh those are great ideas. He loves the complete Dermalogica skin care system and I should get him a care package of that plus some cookies that he enjoys since he's not much of a chocolate fan. I'm not sure I could get him music books because he's into classic rock and he has lots of stuff but I can send him what he leaves here at the house!
Wow this did help a bunch. It really means a lot to me because I'm not too creative in this area. tytyty! Pretty pathetic. We've been married for 6 years and I have to ask others for help! haha. :P
@imadriscoll (2228)
• United States
1 Feb 07
I was thinking that the music books would be a great idea too.
My friend is in Iraq and he asks for new releases of DVDs. Helps them past time I guess! When my husband (then friend) was in Saudi for a peace keeping mission, he read a lot and he rarely reads now.
Most of the care packages I've sent were fairly practical ... chapstick and deodorant! But, I would also send things to pass time, footballs, volleyballs, basketballs (see a theme??) and crosswords, word finds things like that.
One of my husbands favorite packages from me included a bunch of He-Man figures ... I lady I worked with had a bunch that her son left at her house and sold them to me for $20. He was mad when he found out his mom has sold them and she actually asked for them back, but what could I do? They were already in Saudi! So maybe something that he enjoyed in his childhood ... a toy he could play with! :)
