Welcome!

Howdy! I am an army wife currently living at Fort Drum, NY. I am a proud army brat! I met my husband while we were both cadets in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M.

I originally got the idea to start a blog after talking to one of my sweet friends from Texas A&M. Her fiancé was going to join the Air Force as an EOD tech and she wanted to know what life was like as an EOD wife. I wished that I had kept a blog so that I could easily share with her what life is like.

After some of my care package pins gained popularity on pinterest I decided to take the plunge and share my thoughts with the world through a blog. I hope you enjoy it! I love hearing from you guys! Feel free to leave a comment or send me an email. :)

-xoxo MB

The Best Deployment Countdown iPhone Apps

I have searched the App Store for the best free countdown apps. Here are my top 3:

1. Doing Time. This is my favorite App. I really enjoy watching the percentage change as the days pass by. The only downside to this app is you can only track one event at a time. UPDATE: After updates, you now can track multiple events. Which makes this app even more useful and fabulous! 

                                                      

2. Countdown. I also like this app for tracking a single event. Different from the "doing time" app, it allows you to see how many months are left in your countdown.

                                                

3. Countdown +. I like this app for tracking multiple events at one time. On my list I have a countdown to my college roommates wedding, the Disney princess half marathon weekend (we are doing the 10k though :), and my husband coming home.

                                       

-xoxo MB

Love > Distance Care Package

Superhero Care Package

Christmas Care Package

How to fill out UPS & USPS customs forms for Deployment Care Packages

It takes a few minutes to fill out a customs form, so I recommend taking a few home with you to fill out before you head to the Post Office/UPS store. I also recommend being specific when listing the contents, but not too specific. For example, when I was mailing a box at the Post Office I had written "snacks" and the Post Office worker asked that I write down chips/cookies/candy/whatever the "snacks" were. But if I were mailing an iPod I, personally, would not write that down, due to the possibility of someone trying to steal it while it is en-route.

The address box on the form does not match an APO address exactly. Here is a guide for how to fill out the TO portion of the form:

• Business: The unit/company information. Ex. 123rd OD CO EOD
• Address: The FOB/COP. Ex. FOB Snowflake
• City: APO
• State: AE/AP/AA
• Post Code: the 5 or 9 digit zip code
• Country: Leave this BLANK

USPS Form

UPS Form A perk of using UPS is that they create the customs form that goes onto the package for you. You just give them the info that goes on it.

Valentines Day Care Package