I am currently overseas right now, with the military (Army) and Nicole (flyingaggie02) sent me an amazing care package/gift.

Upon opening the package I was greeted with some delicious looking beef jerky, in various flavors. I removed those from the box and continued looking. Next I find a HUGE container of the Gatorade G-Series instant powder mix (which is perfect because it makes 36 quarts of drink!) Then I find 18 packs of the squeezable applesauce containers, which are perfect for throwing in my bag and eating at work, and on the go. Then my eyes honed in on something that really made me happy....the Stretch Island Fruit Co. all-natural fruit strips. They are one of my favorite snacks ever. and when I thought my smile couldn't get any bigger...it did. Because there was 30 of them!!! I was ecstatic at this point.

Then I saw the gum...yes, the gum. 16 packs of 18 count Eclipse gum. It may not sound like anything exciting for most people but for us military guys gum can be used for many different occasions. Long briefings that seem to go on forever? Feeling like your nodding off? A piece of minty gum will perk you up for a bit or at least until the next break. Gum is also useful to chew while running (of which, we do a lot of running here) because it keeps your mouth salivating and moist which definitely help with breathing in this polluted and nasty air. For the soldiers who smoke, gum is that little extra help to get through till the next allowed smoke break. So gum is a versatile and coveted item here.

After moving all the aforementioned gifts out of the way, I find individual crystal light packets for water bottles...perfect for our water bottles at PT, and just delicious in general. Also a note about them...my favorite crystal light flavor-pomegranate. :)

Then some specific gifts tailored to my interests/hobbies.

A little bit of side information about myself, so that it makes more sense: I like to do drag on my off time. It is an art form and a way to escape the stress of my surroundings and its entertaining and always seems to be well received (but of course, with my dance moves I could be dressed up as a horse and people would still be entertained lol).

So I noticed that Nicole got me two new wigs, which is awesome! I was not expecting that at all. One is a hot pink bob wig, and the other is a really cool, and unique turquoise-green color and is a little longer than shoulder length.

There is another box on the way according to the tracking numbers, so it must have gotten held up through customs. But I will make an update post to highlight what is in that one as well.

This was my first time doing the RedditGifts exchange and I am very glad I tried it out. It was amazing.

Nicole, thank you once again for all the snacks and the wigs, you have made my whole month, and my soldiers are going to be very happy to see all these snacks from this care package. I know you thanked me for my service, but I would like to say thank YOU for your support. A lot of us are out here away from out families and friends and home, and it gets lonely during our down time, but this has lifted my spirits up and will lift my battle buddies as well. A little taste of home is always a good thing and you provided us with, not a little but, a lot. You rock, and I am so thankful to you for all of this.

PS-expect some souvenir/gift in return soon! :)