Yes, it’s ten years today so hubby arranged for an after work phone conference on a Friday night.
I got him/us two presents. The first was finding and framing the personalized luncheon menu from our wedding. That is beautifully done and has already been presented.
The second was going through storage just now and bringing him our humidifier because it is so dry here he’s awakened to nose bleeds the past two nights. Think of it this way, it’ll save me from washing the sheets and pillowcases every day! Some kind of expensive gift, it only cost me next month’s storage fee so I got to check that off my list as well.
What is planned? Absolutely nothing. We thought of putting it off so I could actually have my first date for Valentines, our own Hallmark moment. Romantics, aren’t we. What is the tenth anniversary gift? I’ll have to look it up.
Perhaps we can renew our vows at our 25th so no-one can disapprove of us eloping in the first place. Maybe cowgirl boots will be designed to fit me by then. There’s no way I’m going to slice off my little toes to fit into Jimmy Choo’s or the cowboy boots they’d have to make for me today.
Thanks for reading, and love to my dear husband who has to put up with me and the dog every day! Best wishes to all family and friends. Raise a glass! Dee
Cooking with Dee 
(Thanks Google!)
10th Anniversary Traditional Gift:
Tin or aluminum. The pliability of tin and aluminum is a symbol of how a successful marriage needs to be flexible and durable and how it can be bent without being broken.
10th Anniversary Contemporary/Modern Gift:
Diamond jewelry. A marriage that lasts ten years is as durable and beautiful as a diamond.
10th Anniversary Gemstone:
Diamond jewelry or blue sapphire.
10th Anniversary Color:
Silver or blue.
10th Anniversary Flower:
Daffodil. Trumpet-shaped daffodils represent joy
But for OUR 10th anniversary, P & I are slowly but steadily replacing the windows in our house for improved efficiency/lower utility bills… So I guess that counts as “aluminum”. I’ll have to take some pic after I clean off the porch ;-)
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY YOU TWO!!!
Val, a few seconds before Jim walked in the door with flowers, of course, I found out about tin and scrunched a small sheet of aluminum foil over my head! I figured it would help with any alien invasions as well. Happy happy and good luck with the windows. D
Happy Anniversary, you two! And many, many more.
Excellent read, I just passed this onto a friend who was doing a little
research on that. And he
just bought me lunch because I found it for him smile
Thus let me rephrase that:
Thank you for lunch!