Bonding Daddy and Daughter

We got our oldest this necklace (https://www.etsy.com/shop/JanelleRaeJewelry) for when daddy is gone this year. Something to wear and hold, that tangible symbol of the love and bond they share. She is out of state visiting family right now so they said goodbye today. It's always heartbreaking when it's time to part ways but knowing how long it is this time makes it especially difficult. 

I think something to hold onto will help her some, those moments you miss that bond and need to reconnect. She also has a special journal to write in while he's gone that is geared towards military kids. As they get older it gets so much harder I think. 

Love notes; open when edition

It seems handwriting a letter is a lost art. I love how personal it is. 

He has enough letters for one a week the whole time he is supposed to be gone. Ones for all kinds of things, need a laugh, miss me, memories, holidays, feeling stressed, even when I upset him :) I'm hoping he doesn't need to open to many of those ones :) each one has a hand written note, some pictures, or cards. Little things to help make it a little easier I hope. 

Love notes: sticky note edition

I used colored sticky note packs, 100 each color and folded them up and put them in an extra large wipes container, all about the reusing too. :) 

I did a set from from the kids, hand prints, notes, memories, and silly quotes, things I know will make me laugh and smile. 

A set from me of memories over the last few years. 

A set of missing you things, just things I will miss and want him to know I'm thinking about. 

A set of love quotes, from movies, books, famous people, him, me, quotes that represent who we are as a couple. 

A relatively inexpensive thinking of you pick me up while there are gone. 

I'm back :)

So I had to take a little break from the idea behind this blog but I've been hard at work behind the scenes and am ready to get back to posting some of the stuff I have been working on. :) feel free to comment and ask me anything