Tomorrow is our 3-year wedding anniversary!
We have a couple of anniversary traditions. The first one is to follow the anniversary table of gift-giving (we thought it would be fun - it also steers us in the same direction). We try to get creative with it. This year, the traditional gift is leather, and the modern gift is either crystal or glass. I was having a hard time thinking of something Q would want or need that fell into those categories, while also keeping it inexpensive (we’re about to buy a car with leather seats - does that count?). Anyway, I remembered that a while back I thought of getting him Tervis Tumblers, because he doesn’t like a sweaty glass. I knew I wanted 16oz, but they come in hundreds of designs, and I was not sure which he’d appreciate. If I were getting them for myself, I would get the circle monogram, but Q’s not really a monogram kind of guy, so I had to pick something else. The problem is - Tervis Tumblers can be pretty cheesy, and I wanted the present to be useful and funny. Then it dawned on me - random animals. I know this seems crazy, but Q and I have a joke about the fact that he gravitates toward animal art/sculpture. One night we were in our favorite Chinese takeout place, and he wanted to ask them if he could purchase their 3 foot, lacquered wooden bull. (I strongly discouraged the idea). Another time, we were in an art gallery, and he joked about purchasing a HUGE giraffe painting (but I swear he was only half-joking). Anyway, we found him a smaller scale bronze bull for his office, and he ended up finding a really neat, non-animal painting to hang in there as well. So, to continue the animal joke (and to incorporate wildlife into our home in a way that I don’t find upsetting), I ordered 5 random animal tumblers (a black bear, a red crab, an elephant, a lion, and a sea turtle). In retrospect, I have no idea why I didn’t get the giraffe. I have no doubt that he will appreciate the joke, and the glasses. I can’t wait to see which one ends up being his favorite. Mine’s either the sea turtle or the crab.
Our other anniversary tradition is taking a picture each year. It’s been pretty fun. Last year’s was awesome, so I hope we can get another good one this year. I will post all 3 of them tomorrow night or Thursday, after we take the new one).
