Our third wedding anniversary.Apparently (according to those who know these things) the traditional gift for this anniversary is leather. Frankly, I'm not sure what to do with that. We're not really "leather" people. At least not in the overpriced coats, overstuffed furniture, biker apparel, buttless chaps or tassels on nipple-clamps kinda way.
It's been a big full year: babies have been kept alive and thriving; maternity leaves have ended; new jobs have been started; other jobs have been quit to stay home and raise babies; parents have gotten divorced; parents have had triple by-pass surgeries; siblings have graduated from medical school and law school; siblings have gotten engaged; nieces and nephews have gotten boyfriends and girlfriends; friends have had (more) babies; bands have broken up; new bands have been joined; heroes have been inspired to write songs; solo trips have been taken with babies; many single small shoes have been lost; freak-outs (mine) have been had about living on a single income; bathrooms have been renovated; gyms have been joined; babies have been left in the care of strangers (gym childcare) and parents have survived.
There's been some really rough parts and some pretty great parts. I know without a doubt there's no one I'd prefer to have done it with.
So, steak for dinner?
Happy Anniversary! Was the tattoo done at the time of the wedding or as an anniversary present?
ReplyDeleteThanks! I got the tat done about a year after we got hitched. I wanted something to commemorate the occasion and I have a well-earned reputation for forgetting important dates.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! Do you think faux leather counts? Or should I ask the people that know these things? Just wondering.
ReplyDeleteI was hoping steak would count so I'm sure faux leather would. It's really the thought that counts isn't it? Plus I have no idea what happens if you don't honour the tradition. Seven years bad luck? Divorce? An extra-long Ottawa winter? We didn't end up having steak but we did eat dessert at a steak place so let's hope proximity counts and we don't suffer for not obeying the letter of the anniversary law.
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