Bright Red Backpacks and MREs: 72-Hour Kit Madness

Ever since the devastating tornadoes in the south near our families--mine in NC and Matt's in VA--I have felt pretty anxious about getting something for our little family, just in case. So we decided to put a little money aside for food storage and emergency kits. Needless to say, I was pretty excited to get them. First of all, there is a lot less to worry about when you know you'll have something to eat for a few days if you need to. Matt is also excited because he wants to do 72-hour camping trips with just our bright red bags. He has decided that it will help us figure out what we wished we'd had with us. I, personally, don't really want to go out in the wilderness with not much besides MREs and a tube tent. We'll let you know if the 72-hour kit camping trip ever happens :)

Anyway, we spent a night putting our backpacks together and trying to figure out what else we wanted in them. They came with a lot of cool things already. Here is a link to look at the whole ensemble on the website. It has water, food, a small hygiene kit, tents, candles, matches, even toilet paper. We had fun adding clothes and extra toiletries. We even found some old-fashioned hard candies at the grocery store to add. We don't have a lot in our little apartment, but we don't have to worry as much about an emergency now. And we know it is the right thing to do! Here is a great website, Provident Living, with more information about how to prepare for natural disasters or other unexpected emergencies. It is great to just be as prepared as possible.

Also, wedding/engagement pictures are almost on the walls! We finally got the rest of the picture frames today, so I will be hanging them up ASAP. Love it!