Yes, I know. A rash of blog postings! What has gotten into us? Well, don't get used to it. Today Susan was cleaning out her office and came across an empty box. The contents at one time (barely 2 weeks ago, in fact) made up a care package sent to us by Susan's family. The great things about care packages from Susan's family is 1. they are guaranteed to contain yummy food, 2. they are guaranteed to contain a few non-food items to brighten your day, and 3. they are guaranteed to come decorated if Susan's sister is in charge of mailing them!!!

What do I mean by "decorated"?

Well, see for yourself:


So many fun stickers!!

As you can see from the photo on the right, we got all sorts of good stuff in this package: Almonds, Beef Jerkey, Chocolate, a card featuring Mom's new dog, Shortbread Cookies, Coconut Macaroon Cookies, Craisins, Gatorade powder, Chocolate-covered Sunflower Seeds, Dove Special Dark Chocolate, Homemade Jam (made by Susan and Uncle David during her visit in October but which couldn't be smuggled onto the plane), Gummy Bears, Homemade Persimmon Cookies, 17 Bean Soup Mix, Sudoku book, Sabrina movie, and a Latin Music Mix CD. Not pictured are copies of the family portraits which we got taken during our Christmas visit as part of our gift to Susan's dad. So as you can see, lots of good stuff to cheer up anyone's day! In fact, the Sudoku book and Gummy Bears came in handy because the very day that we received this package we decided to hop a plane for CA and Susan was able to keep herself occupied with the Sudoku and gummy candy for the entire plane ride. I would dare say that receiving this package was, in fact, a catalyst for our speedy departure to warmer environs. The thought process went something like: "Wow! That's so sweet! I love my family! What are we doing here? Let's go visit them if we can find cheap tickets!"

We love you guys!!

Labels: Food, NY, Quick Trip