LOL, Melati--I WISH!!! We'll probably have to make that direction a whole *nuther plan*--maybe next-year's anniversary! Dave--thank you so much, too!! I'm definitely going to have to have 'a plan'!! Now, tell me this *you guys* with the extensive collections you already have--what in the world do I bring you, that you DO NOT ALREADY HAVE??? I'm getting nervous!!! My 'picken's are such 'small potatoes' compared with anyone you've suggested visiting, including yourselves!! LOL btw--do NOT fear--I would NEVER ask you for a piece of your hosta! I only tease on the forum, with such boldness, (and with those I've already 'traded' with) but in 'real life' I'd be horrified to do that!! Just not the way I wuz brought up--southern roots, ya know--well, maybe you don't but trust me--they're still in 'there'!!! :o) And, if I go over a certain one you have--I AM NOT hinting for you to bring out the shovel, okay? I'm just enthusiastic about ANYTHING I see that I think is awesome, admirable, or beautiful, and for the life-of-me, I cannot refrain from letting my appreciation be known!!! :o/ So--DO NOT--DO NOT let my enthusiasm make you squirm nor compelled to dig up a perfectly beautiful clump, destroying it's symmetry for the rest of the season, JUST to give me a piece of it, cause I'm excited by it's maturity and beauty!!! Seriously--I will, undoubtedly, LOVE them ALL!!! And, I can wait to get whatever it is I may be 'blown away' about, someday--but--I may be taking copious notes, if you don't mind!! ;o)

We celebrated our 50th last May and I got my husband a Seiko mantle clock. It plays six different songs and they are all so pretty. They had several clocks to chose from and each clock had different songs. We have had so many compliments on the clock and the beautiful music. My husband was so pleased and that is saying a lot as he usually doesn't pay much attention to such things. I had a plate engraved and put on the front of it. Felt like it was a real hit. The cost was around $300. Bought it at a jewelry store, but you might google and find one on line. By the way, it doesn't have to be a mantle clock, but that is where we put it. Congratulations! Dora Lou

So, I did order a variation of the one I posted. It will be one picture with part of the speech printed on the side. They'll send me a proof and if possible, I'll see about sharing it here (dh might get the witness protection edit treatment though.) I want to do something in addition to this though. Oh, and here's the thing--we never ordered a wedding album, (just lazy, we have a thumb drive of 700 pictures to pick and choose from). So, this will be our first framed wedding picture. It will go in our bedroom most likely, or, possibly on a shelf in our library. There is a really good Chinese restaurant near us, but it is short on ambiance. That kind of bothers me for an anniversary dinner. The other thing is we both like Asian art, so I would be open to some small gesture in that department. (oh, Mtn, I gave dh a pair of cufflinks with an engraving on them that makes absolutely no sense to anyone else. He loves them.)

Eld, such a perfect gift! (For our 1st snniversary, i had a wedding picture printed on paper with a quote from that speech )