Happy Anniversary

This year was our third anniversary, which was the leather year. I knew one of the things I would get him as early as Christmas: a new wallet. His had been falling apart and he liked the design, so I bought him almost the exact same thing. I also bought him a leather travel pouch for his razor so that it's easier to store and keep clean when we go traveling, or just to keep it safe in the bathroom when it's not in use. He had a lot of trouble finding a gift, as this year was a very interesting year (more on that later). He bought me a monogrammed tumbler and a Burt's Bees spa basket. I don't know if I'll use everything in the basket, but I do like a lot of their products. This year we were very lowkey, as this was the year of COVID-19, a pandemic that swept the nation and killed millions. We made knockoff chicken helper and watched one of our favorite tv shows, Breaking Bad, while relaxing in front of the tv. Later we went for a walk and talked about all the stu...

We celebrated our 2nd Anniversary yesterday, which is known traditionally as the "cotton year" to symbolize a couple's life being intertwined and woven together. Early on I wanted to get my husband a cotton bathrobe, something fancy but practical. I quickly scrapped that idea when I realized that he would never wear the thing, so I had to rethink a little bit. When thinking about these gifts I've realized I can think of the coolest gift in my mind, but if it's not practical or he would never use it, it's not a good idea. I went a little smaller scale and decided on hand towels, which we needed new ones anyways. I happened to get the one remaining "w" monogrammed towel in Kohl's, and then found some Irish hand towels on clearance (it was right after St. Patrick's Day) and one of them had a corgi on it, which I knew he would love. I also got him a cat puppet, which actually was to replace one that had been damaged due to it being left on the fl...

One year ago we celebrated our first anniversary. I'm getting a slow jump on this blog, but better late than never, and it's only one year old this way. I follow the traditional gifts for anniversary years, so last year was the paper year, meant to signify a clean slate, a new beginning, and the ability to write our own story. I also liked that it is one of the cheaper years to buy for. We are still paying for parts of the wedding two years later. This was a hard one to buy for, mainly because I couldn't think of anything at first, and thought about scrapping this idea altogether or going for the modern ideas, which seem a little more pricey. I thought about it differently after awhile, and what other materials were considered "paper" such as cardboard.  With this idea I came up with the idea that we both really enjoy playing cards, and UNO is his favorite game, so I got him Dos, which at the time had just come out. We ended up playing many rounds on our a...