I need ideas~

[menagerie]

Friday is our first year anniversary and I'm ashamed to say that I'm just totally stumped. I'm usually good at coming up with something creative but it has evaded me this time. SO anyone have any suggestions?

[Kaitlyn]

Oh my, wish I could help, 1 yr marriage or dating? My boyfriend and I didn't do anything for our one year dating, we were both too poor lol.

[menagerie]

Ooops, yea marriage. We're trying to save $$$ right now too so I"m trying to come up with something without breaking the bank.

[root tootin' scoot]

Oh I always have trouble with this but I always end up doing somthing incredibly cliche and corny :)
My 3 year is coming up in May and its like.......ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh what do I do!
She knows me to well and always gets it outta me anyway:rolleyes:

[WashingtonBay]

Well, my recommendation would be to not set up a situation where every year you have to out-do the year before and each other. Say no to gifts, go out for a nice dinner together, have a nice date, and come home and....

Really, for a guy, there's nothing better than that. Anything else is window dressing. :)

[AppyLover]

Well, my recommendation would be to not set up a situation where every year you have to out-do the year before and each other. Say no to gifts, go out for a nice dinner together, have a nice date, and come home and....

Really, for a guy, there's nothing better than that. Anything else is window dressing. :)

Dito. :innocent:

[menagerie]

Well, my recommendation would be to not set up a situation where every year you have to out-do the year before and each other. Say no to gifts, go out for a nice dinner together, have a nice date, and come home and....

Really, for a guy, there's nothing better than that. Anything else is window dressing. :)

Yea I guess your right I was hoping to have something to offer him as well besides.... that! :hysterical:

We'll probably wind up doing the dinner thing though, everything else I've thought of just seems a bit blah. And I mean seriously... 1st year is suppose to be paper for cryin' out loud! lol Guess a really nice card with a note inside would be the way to go. I'll wait and see if anyone gives me an alternative!~;)

[AppyLover]

"That" doesn't have to be boring. Take him to a "toy" store after dinner and pick something out as a couple. Spice things up a little to celebrate the year. It is only going to get better.

[WashingtonBay]

None of the alternatives will be as good. Talk to him! Tell him no gifts! (unless it's already too late!) Take the pressure off and have a good time!

[AppyLover]

I agree with WB. My hubby and I are going on 5 years and our aniversery is our time. We have just gone out to a movie and had pizza at home, to going out on a real date no kids. This is just a fun day for you and your hubby, no pressure needed. Congrats by the way.

[WashingtonBay]

And for heaven's sakes, if you go to any kind of toy store.... do NOT tell us about it and do NOT post pictures. :hysterical:

[AppyLover]

LOL

[JetLagaside]

Hubby and I agreed we will buy something together :) When we moved to our house we didn't have a nice picuture to hang on the wall at the head of the bed so that's what we bought. In my case the poor man gets hit with Valentines Day and my Birthday + our anniversery all in the same week :) we do try to go to dinnner as well.

[miatapony]

i think the TOY store idea is great. then do a nice dinner at home. there is a very nice product that comes together in a purple and ble that will spice things up nicely. pm me for more specific info ....

[menagerie]

Wellll, I did talk to him last nite and he has taken the day off to spend together and planned to take me to dinner wherever I want to go. :) I'm sure he'll get a card too so I thought I would make one for him. I've recently started making handmade paper so I could make some pretty paper and have a note inside. Thats what I had thought to do anyway. Dennis Reis is also coming to a town VERY close to us this weekend and we may go to that as well (after anniversary celebration! lol).

I like the idea of buying something for us together, theres alot of things we could use and in the future that could be our reason to purchase some more expensive things we need!

WB, don't worry no toy's no pics! :) I'm of the belief that if he doesn't 'do it' for me, and vice versa, then I'm with the wrong person. (ok now I'm blushing)

[Tatesgram]

Just spending time together, no phones, no interuptions. We sometimes have a moviefest and pizza or hot dogs, something easy, and just the two of us. ( HMMM, haven't done this in a while. )

We give each other flowers, not a bunch one or two picked up at the grocery store or a handful of wild ones we pick.

And if you do a card, put your picture in it.

[elevenelevenxo]

For our anniversary this year, I cooked a dinner for him and we each picked out our own gifts. I got a vintage racing saddle and he got car parts. :) Worked for us!

[menagerie]

Awww, Tates, I like the way you think. I'm rather old fashioned and really enjoy things that come from the heart more than anything else. Hand picked wild flowers can be so romantic and such a wonderful thought! Didn't think of the picture thing but I like that too!

[Tatesgram]

Awww, Tates, I like the way you think. I'm rather old fashioned and really enjoy things that come from the heart more than anything else. Hand picked wild flowers can be so romantic and such a wonderful thought! Didn't think of the picture thing but I like that too!

Thank you and you are welcome.

[AUEquine]

For Tim and my's one year aniversary we went back to the place where we first met. It's a bar, so we went back up there and had a few drinks. That was really all! Cheap and sweet!

For the paper part of the aniversary, why don't you get him a subscription to a magazine he would like?