My husband and I celebrated 25 years of marriage last week. Well, it was our anniversary, but he was prepping for a medical procedure, so we weren't able to do much celebrating. He sent me some beautiful flowers, and I gave him a card. He was on a liquid diet, so his anniversary meal consisted of chicken broth. We will be taking a short overnight trip soon to have our actual celebration.
Though this was our silver wedding anniversary, we were practical in our gift giving. He paid the sales tax on my new (used) car as my gift, and I'm buying him a new pair of boots for his gift. I need him to try them on to assure the proper fit, or he would already have them. While it's not terribly romantic, both things are pricey and could be considered to cost a lot of silver. See what I did there? I think practicality is a wonderful thing.
Our trip will be our real celebration. We're returning to the city where we spent our honeymoon. We are still discussing whether we'll see a show, visit a museum, engage in revelry, or just have a romantic dinner and retire to our room. As we've aged, we've become more relaxed. Spending time together is the most important thing, not expensive entertainment.
I originally wanted to have a big party with friends, family, music, and cake. Last year, when I was in the beginning stages of planning, my husband decided he would rather not do that. So, I scrapped those plans. Then, two weeks before our anniversary, he told me we should get married again.
While that would have been wonderful, I couldn't pull it off in two weeks. I couldn't have found a venue if I tried. Not to mention, two weeks is awfully short notice for our loved ones. Therefore, I think we may plan to renew our vows on our 30th anniversary. That gives us five years to make up our minds and plan the event. Of course, we may decide to take a cruise instead. You never know with us.
25 years is a long time to spend with someone. We've had our roller coaster times, but we've come out stronger. Marriage is hard work. It's a partnership, but it's not always 50/50. Sometimes it's 80/20. We have learned to be flexible with each other. My mother-in-law, before dementia took her mind, once told me that sometimes you do all the giving, and sometimes you do all the taking. That's what makes it a partnership. She was wise.
It's important to celebrate milestones, whatever they may be. I wish you much to celebrate in your lives.
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