From Alabama to New Jersey!

Guess what... time of the month... it is? 

...I know where your mind went... But, wrong!

It's time to post about my FOODIE PEN PAL of the month! This time, she's from Alabama! 

I actually received this package right before school earlier this month...

(Truthfully, it probably came the night before, but we were all too lazy forgot to check... Woops!)

So I was quite excited to break open this beauty after school!

In the box was a bunch of little goodies! Thank you SO much, T.A.!

Turkish Delight candy, a gluten-free sesame bar, 2 organic fruit leather strips, split pea soup mix, cinnamon raisin granola peanut butter (YUM!), and HOMEMADE body lotion!

(Close-ups!)

Yes, I DID say HOMEMADE lotion! How awesomely unexpected, right?!

It smells amazing, and not only do I love it, but so does my mom!

I posted a picture of her business card (and adorable slogan) just in case anyone wants to check it out!

Because, you know, homemade is always better than store-bought. All the time. Every time. 

Anyways! All of these goodies were incredibly lovely and thoughtful, and I'm so glad T.A. was my pen pal this month! Thank you SO much, again, especially for the homemade lotion! You are awesome... and so is your taste! 

I'm A Foodie Pen Pal!

I have some very exciting news... I'm a foodie pen pal! November was my first month being apart of this wonderful event, and I loved it. I am absolutely doing it again! 

I was sent a food-filled package from the lovely Liz! She unfortunately doesn't have a blog, but she's still an avid food blog reader.

I came home from {my first official day of} work to a huge box on my bed. I already knew what it was, and I was SO excited to finally receive it! I've literally been looking forward to it the entire month of November!

Using children's scissors shaped as an elephant, I hurriedly cut open the box... along with the side of my finger... (I told you I was excited!) and found these:

This lovely note (horribly photographed -- my apologies!) followed by...

THESE!

(Don't let pictures deceive you -- that popcorn tin? Yeah, it's HUGE! I have no idea how Liz knew I loved popcorn, but she somehow knew!)

Inside the cute little star container was homemade pecan shortbread cookies drizzled with chocolate. Oh, yes, I did say "was". My family (mostly my mom!) ate the entire box on me... Thank goodness I got to try at least one prior!

The cookies were actually shaped as moons and stars! Most of the stars broke, but that didn't make them any less delicious.

I am so incredibly thankful for these gifts, especially because one was homemade! What beats homemade cookies? Nothing!!

Thank you SO much, Liz, for your amazingly thoughtful package! I loved every bit of it, and so did/does my family! The popcorn is freakin' incredible... You are fueling my caramel popcorn addiction and I don't even mind! 

Check out what I sent out over on Kristin's blog! Hope you enjoyed it, girly!!

I highly, highly recommend any food lovers to take part in Lindsey's monthly Foodie Pen Pal event. It's awesome. So awesome.