8 Year Anniversary (belated)

Like our nice prom pose?! ha!

After 8 years of marriage, gotta mix it up a bit, right? Last years' photo was in front of the tree with I believe, Horton Hears a Who on the TV to the side..this year we opted for a kitchen photo showcasing the straps of one kids' snow pants on the chair beside. How lovely!

In all seriousness, our anniversary this year was quite special and I had to share, even though it's late! The Mr. this year, stepped up his game over and beyond on the gift idea and it was so fun. He put together 8 days of "surprises" symbolizing the last 8 years. Aligning his gifts to match with the traditional wedding gifts of each yearly anniversary, he also blasted to the past of what was going on that year in our lives and typed up a lovely newspaper along each side of the gifts. Each morning I woke up to a beautifully wrapped package on my kitchen counter and that days' newsletter! So fun it was!

How many of you even know the traditional gifts? That was more fun than any of it, learning what outrageous gift was coming from day to day! Day 1 was paper..(which he most appropriately got me a People magazine...good boy!)

Forgive me if I get them out of order...I believe Day 2 was cotton. This was one of my favorites. One cotton super cute pink t-shirt with a football on it (stay with me people) and printed "quarterback" on it..of course because I am the family quarterback...*more points for you, doll!;)

Day 3, bronze. This also was fantastic. A hair appointment to bronzen up my highlights! Brilliant idea!

Day 4 leather...a belt, but actually mine was a chain, metal belt because all the leather belts were "hideous" at the store.

Day 5 flowers. There sat a vase of beautiful Christmas colored flowers.

Day 6 tin..which was stretched to stainless steel dry measure cups that I so desperately needed. My cups were from when we first married, plastic and clear and the measurement numbers rubbed off! So I had to guess every time I measured! Not OK!

Day 7 wood...a wooden, heart frame for us to paint together one day..(this one made me laugh) I think he found that in my craft bin downstairs leftover from last Valentines Day!

Day 8...candy! Another perfect hit..Godiva dark, chocolate truffles! This man knows me well!

The day of, we enjoyed a fantastic dinner for the first time at the lovely Maggionos and headed to the St. Louis Symphony to see a great show of Charlie Chaplin silent film, accompanied by the grand symphony themselves. Great evening and week it was. So many years, our anniversary just gets overshadowed by the hustle and bustle of Christmas which is fine, but it was nice to really enjoy it for once. I wouldn't trade getting married at that time of year for anything though. I loved my candlelight, wintry, snowy, Christmas wedding. :)