Happy Anniversary!!!

Happy Anniversary!! We don't make a big deal of our anniversary either, after 35 years, we have what we want/need. We give each other a kiss and tell each other how grateful we are to have one another. :) I forgot to say Happy Birthday to my hubby this past August. I remembered about 10:00 am, but felt like sh*t all day. :(

So far I'm remembering that stuff, but just about forgot my son's birthday this year. I had to keep reminding myself so that I wouldn't forgot - talk about feeling awful!

sleeperblues - Happy Anniversary.

Happy Anniversary!

Best wishes for many more years.

Our anniversary is rapidly approaching. It is at the end of October. That is a convenient time for us to cruise. The prices are lower since many people are saving time for the end of December. The kids are in school. And who wants to miss those cute little buggers (I mean trick or treaters). We have cruised on 7 of our 21 years together and intend to keep on doing that.

By cruising then, I save on spending money on a fancy dinner.

We know the approximate date of our anniversary, but have to look it up to be sure. Twenty-nine years in December.

I have all important dates as well as appointments on my digital calendar and I look at it several times a week. It's easy enough to trigger alarms or email reminders if that's needed or helpful for some.

I have a "360 Days per year" rule that my wife mostly buys into.

I want my thoughtfulness and consideration to be assessed based on what I do or don't do (insofar as other people go) during 360 days a year. In other words, based on what I do almost everyday and almost always. What I do or don't do on any one day or few days of the year shouldn't change the impression made on almost every other day of each year. That said, we've evolved to having mostly toned down birthdays and anniversaries. Mostly.

Similarly, we don't need to own anything we wouldn't use 360 days per year - we can
rent it, borrow it, or find someone who has one to do whatever you do
with it.

That was confusing, Snidely (sorry, you're just not Elmer to me, lol). The third paragraph was a doozy.

So glad to hear I'm not the only forgetful one! I feel better now. Thanks for the well-wishes. Gonna settle in and hopefully watch a good football game tonight! Packers are making me greyer as of late.

Yeah, sorry for the distraction, just another twist on the 360 day rule. 5 days don't overrule 360. What anyone does and needs for 360 is what matters.

Oh, and let me wish you a very Happy Birthday. I don't want to miss that and it's not on my calendar.

Happy Anniversary! It is funny that you both forgot!

We like to go do something memorable and outside of what is "our ordinary" for our special days. Usually just watch a movie and enjoy a nice meal though :-)

No,I never forgot but hubby never remembered anything of special days.

Happy Anniversary to you both!

Don't make me any older and more forgetful, SW. That day isn't til May.

Happy Anniversary and many more to come. We, so far, haven't forgotten our anniversary (46 yrs.) or our birthdays either. We don't normally celebrate unless we just go out for dinner.

Robert has a nearly savant-like memory for dates and events, quite remarkable (and a teensy bit annoying, sometimes).

37 years + 3 living in sin LOL we both forget almost yearly.

Although can't celebrate a wedding anniversary any longer I sure never forget. It was the most special day of my life.

Happy Anniversary. Can't say I've ever forgotten ours. DH makes a big deal out of anniversary. We always go for a special dinner. Not so much birthday but he's pretty good with that too. I will say for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day he has more of a Snidely/Elmer attitude. We go out to dinner whenever we want and those days are for all those guys who never take their wives out.

Happy Anniversary, sleeperblues, and many more.

We've let it slip -- we keep it low key.

Satine -- I'm sorry for your loss.

Happy Anniversary, sleeperblues! You and your DH are like us in that if we need something, we just usually go and buy it.

Now my DH has this thing about tools - more (even of the same tool) is better and means he can keep one set in the shop, one in each of his pickups and still another one "just because"...not because he really "needs" it... lol.

We were married 52 years on Sept. 5th. Doesn't seem that long but yet it seems as though we have been together all of our life.

Happy Anniversary! We've been married 29 years, and DH is the one who makes a big deal of it. But my birthday just passed, and he was out of town. We had texted, but he didn't say anything. So finally I said "you seem to have forgotten something today". His response, "I was pausing for effect." Suuuureee.... :)

My boss and her husband don't pay attention to their anniversary. If you ask, they can figure it out between them. A few years ago, he mentioned that it had dawned on them after the fact. I asked how many, and he drew a blank. He told me what year they married. Oh, you just whizzed right past your 25th. Oops. LOL!!

Happy Anniversary! My husband and I have forgotten a million important things, what matters most is how people treat each other every day.

Happy Anniversary! We both forgot our anniversary in August since it was a very busy time with a family wedding--haha! This is the second time this has happened and no, we don't exchange gifts nor even go out for dinner usually.

Happy Anniversary and many more happy, healthy years.

It was easy for me to remember my anniversary because my oldest child's birthday is the next day. Although she was born one day after her parents' 8th wedding anniversary, when she was little she told people she was born the day after we got married. :-)

Happy Anniversary, Sleeperblues!

Sleeperblues -- Gosh, your heading for this had me scared! LOL

The date isn't as important as the day-by-day love and care.

I remembered our wedding anniversary (52nd) but couldn't find a nice card, and I told my DH beforehand that I didn't have one for him. He came up with a GREAT one. I hope I won't get sued for quoting it here.

The front says, "I Love Our Life"

Inside: "It's not perfect. It's not storybook. It gets a little hectic sometimes.

"But it's our life. Our family. Our hugs. Our laughter. Our love.

"It's cozy. It's fun. It's everything we'll ever really need.

"It's you and me for always. And that's the best."

Happy Anniversary to Sleeperblues and your handsome hubby!!! ;-))

We aren't married, so he calls the day we met our anniversary. It slips by without any fanfare, although he did give me a heartfelt card last year. A lot of important issues have happened in recent years.....prostate cancer, cataract surgeries etc, so last year he wanted to start celebrating an anniversary. As others have said, it's the day-to-day. We don't go out on Valentine's either. Much too much of a cash grab and what's special about one day of the year?

Love "that" card. It is what my DH would typically give me. I hate throwing them away....but 62 of them....just anniversary ones, are many. He's a keeper. Thanks for sharing!

Of course, many people reach a point in life where they can buy whatever they want. But I always thought it wasn't about wanting so much as it was about a sweet little surprise. I remember a teeny, tiny box of Godiva chocolates, a perfect bangle bracelet, a bag of favorite hot dogs on buns which came from a great restaurant more than 30 minutes away. Some years it was just flowers and a kiss but more often some little thing. I'll always remember his loving ways.

Happy anniversary to you. Yes I've forgotten my own birthday and then a card comes in the mail and reminds me lol.

Happy anniversary!