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The 10-Year Anniversary is…Aluminum
Ten years ago today I married the love of my life. How do you celebrate that? According to the interwebz, with aluminum, or tin. Wha-huh? Admittedly, this is the traditional gift. (The modern gift is, erm, *ahem* Diamonds.) But, traditional we are…right down to how we met. Have I told you the story of how we met? It all came down to my mother. You see, my building was going condo and they were converting my floor into model units, so the super needed me to move to another floor. After a long day of schlepping furniture and what have you, I was in NO mood to go out to…
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The Ninth Year is…Pottery
Apparently, the traditional gift for one’s ninth wedding anniversary is….Pottery. An alternative gift is wicker. (Because, you know, THAT is so much more romantic.) Unless you are in the UK, and then the traditional gift is…copper. Because that is SO much better than pottery, of course. I bring this up because today is our anniversary, mine and the Hubs’. Nine years. Nine years, two kids, one dog, two houses, one international move. Good stuff. Never a dull moment. Nine years ago today, I married my husband in our little church, surrounded by friends and family. As I stood on the altar with him, Father Al asked us to turn around…
