Celebrated 10 Year Anniversary Yesterday

Yesterday, my husband and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary. So of course, we spent the day together. My Dad and Step-Mom watched the kids so we had two nights and our anniversary day together. We didn’t do anything spectacular, simply chatted about what we have gone through together and what we’d like to see in the future together. Then, we went to watch Men in Black 3 at the movie theater and had a nice dinner out.

It was really lovely to have two nights and one day uninterrupted at least by our children and family. We still had friends come by and congratulate us. At one point, I jokingly asked if this was the year I got diamonds. So my husband looked it up on his Android and said no, it’s aluminum and jokingly said he’d get me an aluminum soda can. We don’t get many gifts for one another; time together is far more precious. So this was actually pretty funny.

But it did occur to me that specific wedding anniversary gifts have been around for a long time and that there is probably some historic significance to it. Additionally, I thought it would be nice to know what the gifts actually are!

Well, this started me on quite the journey. I have spent hours researching this today. I did take a break for a few hours to check out our local Kinetic Race. I'll be posting on that soon. Just trying to finish this minor obsession with Wedding Anniversaries first.

Anyway, I learned a lot about the history behind specific wedding anniversary gifts and the gifts themselves. Although, I admit I have not memorized them all, I do think it’s pretty interesting. Oh and guess what? The traditional gift for the tenth anniversary is tin or aluminum, but the modern gift is diamond jewelry. Hmm….

Hopefully, I’ll have the Wedding Anniversary Post Ready soon. It is huge, but I've finished everything except adding pictures.  In the meantime, while I was researching that I found this poem that made me smile.  It’s a traditional rhyme from folklore about the characteristics your marriage will take based on the month you got married.

Married In…

Author Unknown

January - Marry when the year is new, he'll be loving, kind and true.

February - When February birds do mate, you wed nor dread your fate.

March - If you wed when March winds blow, joy and sorrow both you'll know.

April - Marry in April if you can, joy for maiden and for man.

May - Marry in the month of May, you will romance the day.

June - Marry when June roses grow and over land and sea you'll go.

July - Those who in July do wed must labor for their daily bread.

August - Whoever wed in August be, many a change is sure to see.

September - Marry in September's shine so that your life is rich and fine.

October - If in October you do marry, love will come but riches tarry.

November - If you wed in bleak November, only joys will come, remember!

December - When December's snows fall fast, marry and your love will last.

Is this poem true for you? I was married in June (nothing like stating the obvious), but I haven’t done much traveling since getting married, so perhaps this will happen in the future.