Anniversaries
July 12, 2014
Yesterday Dennis and I celebrated 11 years of marriage. I started searching on Pinterest for ideas of what to do for dinner. I had hoped to make steaks for dinner, but they were still frozen. I got to thinking (well, actually stressing) about what I could do to spoil my husband. Over the past few years he has began to love my beer boiled chicken, so I decided to go outside of the normal "romantic" dinner and made the chicken. He was happy with it, and that right there is what marriage is about...making each other happy.
We had set today aside to celebrate our anniversary together because we had expected to have childcare. Things happened and that fell through for us. To make up for it we rented the new 300 movie and let the kids choose where we went for dinner. Doing that it helped remind me that when we said our vows 11 years ago we were starting our family. Why do anniversaries have to be just the husband and wife when we are celebrating the establishment of a family? So, for those of you who run into the problem of no childcare get the kids involved. They can celebrate right along with you. We did decide though that having time alone together is essential every now and then, so the tickets we purchased for our anniversary gift to each other to the Titans vs. Green Bay game is going to be our anniversary celebration. Even if it is a month late we are still celebrating.
Over the years Dennis and I have done things that people considered odd for anniversaries. We have been hiking, camping, fishing, among other outdoor activities. When he was deployed before I would send him letters and a box of his favorite snacks. He has sent flowers, and even had a few gifts sent to his mom's house so she could surprise me with it when I was feeling down about him being gone. These are all things that are not the norm (minus the flowers), and things we have been told we are crazy for doing for anniversaries.
We need to remember that we are not all the same, and sometimes what we want to do might not be what everyone else wants us to do. Who cares though? They likely are not paying for it, so do not worry about it. Anniversary celebrations are meant for you and your partner not everyone else. Forget about what society thinks and do what you want. What do you all do for your anniversary?
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