Well it’s less than a month to go before our anniversary so it’s about time I started figuring out the ‘perfect’ present to give my wonderful wife. Now, in the past, my gift choices have not been up to par – some would say down-right awful. There’s no need to go into detail but suffice it to say I learned a very valuable lesson one Christmas: never buy something that can later be used as a blunt implement.
This year it is our 5th anniversary and since that is a considerable number of years – all of them wonderful – I thought I’d look up the ‘official’ theme for the gift. Since 50 years is gold, 25 years silver, 10 years tin I thought 5 years must be something good like zinc or bronze. Low-and-behold my surprise when I found out from ivillage that it was wood! Imagine, a whole anniversary dedicated to my favorite material. I don’t know who the genius is who came up with these themes but I’d like to shake his hand – and it definitely must have been a guy, no woman would have chosen tin after 10 years. Here is a suggestion list from ivillage for possible wood-themed gifts:
– Bonsai plant
– Weekend away in a log cabin
– Wood plaque engraved with words of love
– Take a walk in the woods
– Photo of you or of the two of you in a wooden frame
– New fence or decking
– Wooden furniture
– Wood sculpture or carvings
Now my personal choice would be a truck load of freshly cut Western Red Cedar or a couple of new 4’x8′ sheets of 3/4″ birch plywood instead of new decking or a wood sculpture but to each his own. While I’m sure my lovely bride would be enthralled with a beautiful headshot of me in a nice wood frame, wait ’til she sees what I’m dreaming up. This is going to be the best anniversary present yet.
But, if my present fails to live up to expectations there’s always next year: iron. I’m sure Chrissie would want a couple of new wings for my tablesaw by then.
Of course what goes around comes around, look at the goodies she has coming once we have 3+ decades of bliss under our belt:
– Thirty-fifth: coral or jade
– Fortieth: rubies
– Forty-fifth: sapphires
– Fiftieth: gold
– Fifty-fifth: emeralds
– Sixtieth: diamonds
Somethings are worth waiting for aren’t they?