This past August 8th, John and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. Where, oh where, has the time gone? Seems like just yesterday we were both looking forward to going back to school to pursue new ventures and wondering what it would be like to have a little 'us' running around our house...
For each of our wedding anniversaries, John and I have tried our best to give each other traditional gifts. I don't know who made up the traditional gifts list for anniversaries, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't compiled in this century or the last. Funny, but also part of the charm. We've given each other clocks, leather jackets, tea sets and the occasional appliance. On our 8th anniversary we decided to get Taylor's baby shoes bronzed.
John and I both looked at the gifts to give for this year and simultaneously yelled out, "Yeah!". We've always been opposites, so it should come as no surprise that he was excited about tin and aluminum and I was excited (very) about the diamond jewelry thing. Here's the pics of what we chose for each other.
John's Boom! I don't know the name of this rifle or why it is so cool,
but John has been wanting one forever. The cool part
has something to do with the length of the barrel
and how light the assembly is.
Kristin's Bling! John picked this anniversary band out for meall on his own. He was so disappointed when we had to
send it back to be re-sized. I was disappointed in
NO way whatsoever! :)
I was going to joke around and buy some rhinestone cuff links to give John. He probably considered trying to find a tin wall hanging to play a practical joke with. We both decided that the gifts slated for this year were far too cool to joke around about!
On our actual anniversary, John and I took Taylor to Boulder, Colorado for a night of fun. We ate at the Cheesecake Factory (yum yum!), then strolled along Pearl Street and browsed the shops. The highlight of the evening was the impromptu street show that we watched at the end of the evening. A guy named Dave performed acrobatic tricks and wowed the audience by hula hooping while balancing on cylinders. Taylor loved it.
On our actual anniversary, John and I took Taylor to Boulder, Colorado for a night of fun. We ate at the Cheesecake Factory (yum yum!), then strolled along Pearl Street and browsed the shops. The highlight of the evening was the impromptu street show that we watched at the end of the evening. A guy named Dave performed acrobatic tricks and wowed the audience by hula hooping while balancing on cylinders. Taylor loved it.
Dave does the undoable--hula hooping while balancing
on cylinders (and ,we suspect, after tipping back a couple of cold ones...)
Ah, yes. 10 years and counting. For two souls of opposites-attract persuasion, we've sure made a go of it, as my grandma would have said. We're pretty lucky-- we both have jobs we love, a daughter we adore and a family to call our own. Best of all, we still have each other.
Kristin
Kristin