My boyfriend.

As of now he's in Afghanistan; he's in the Marines.

I miss him a lot and I really have no other communication with him besides a couple minutes on the phone every now and then and letters & emails.

I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas of what I could do to show or send to him to let him know that I'm really proud of him, and I'm here waiting for him back home. I've thought of a few things but today he sent me flowers he ordered by phone and it makes me want to do something just as special

hi and welcome to pc. sounds like you have a very special guy there. my son has been in iraq 3 times. there were several things i did. one was make a huge box of homemade cookies, brownies, etc. if u do, this don't make like chocolate chip cause the heat will melt the chocolate. peanut butter cookies, oatmeal rasin, etc are good ones for shipping.
i used to send my son white socks cause there were not always laundry facilites avaliable so he'd just use a pair and then throw them away and go get a new pair. so part of your ideas can come from asking your bf what he doesn't have access to like magazines, books, or whatever he's interested in. used to send my son the razors that have the stuff on the razor for a more comfortable shave, since the military gave them cheap razors that made for a rough shave.
hope this helps...he is the best person to find out what he doesn't have and that you think he'd enjoy having out of those things. it sure made my son happy when he got his boxes. oh, and we sent him gator aid cause it was loaded with minerals that ward off side effects from the heat and sweating. you can pm me if you'd like if you have questions.

Hi! It's good to see you posting again, I haven't seen you in a while. Make sure to give your bf a hug from me when you do see him. For two reasons....one, all our military people deserve to be hugged and thanked and honored.....and two, there's nothing better to look at than a guy in a Marine uniform (however, at age 40, slightly overweight and graying hair, they don't look back!). If you know a lot of his friends, you could make a t-shirt with all their signatures or sayings from them on it and send it. You could write him a letter---one sentance at a time. For instance, if you were saying, "Dear my Marine, I miss you. Has anything new been going on? I hope you stay safe. I want to tell you about my day." The first lett you mail would say, "Dear my Marine, I miss you." Then the next day, "Has anything new been going on?". Next day, "I hope you stay safe." And so on. I used to do this when my husband was out on a 6 month Med cruise and he and all the guys enjoyed it, wondering what was next.

Thank you both for your replys, first off.

I was able to call him today and I asked him if there was anything I could send him and of course he got all into the 'no don't send me anything!' spiel. But I managed to cajole him into saying a few things he'd like so I threw together a small package of sugar cookies, razors, and a ton of his favorite books and magazines [courtesy help from his mom]

cantstopcrying, I loved your ideas with the letters- I'm totally going to try it out. My letters to him are usually boring because nothing really happens so this will probably help and make it more interesting

thanks again!

Friendly reminder puffy the magic dragon...

Brain storm a list of things you think he may need or want and send them every month with a special note.

Hi,

You are very lucky to have a boyfriend like him.

ne1410s,

I've added the following when I've sent a care package.
Beef jerky...no pork, though...
unscented "baby" wipes/small pack for quick clean up
a black balloon to place on the end of his weapon as it keeps some of the sand out
one of those small gun cleaning kits found in Walmart
If you go to the IAVA site, there will be more suggestions...IAVA is a veterans group for Iraqi and Afghanistan vets. It works on legislation for vets, but it also has other information.

Best wishes
Cap

Beef jerky - great idea. He loves beef jerky.
And thanks for the site reference!