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Friday is my 10th wedding anniversary I cannot believe that 10 years ago someone actually voluntarily agreed to marry me but that is indeed the case. Furthermore, I cannot believe that individual is still married to me but she is. Yes, 10 years ago, on a balmy 113 degree day in June I entered into matrimony with Mrs. GottaLetitgo and now I have to figure out how to celebrate said occasion.
I don't know what to get her. 10 years is the diamond anniversary I think. Diamonds are a tad out of my current price range. So what are my other options? We've talked about a very special night on the town. Leaving the kids with the grandfolk, going out and having a nice dinner, and seeing her choice for film (Sex in the City) as opposed to my choice (Indiana Jones). I'm not going to get her drunk but a strawberry daiquiri has entered the conversation. Other plans are sketchy, particularly the gift. My thoughts: 1) 10 photos of me in various states of nakedness (with liberal use of Photoshop, which would be pointless because she sees my flabby ass every day). 2) A scrapbook of our greatest memories (which would require downloading about 500 digital pictures, printing them out, putting them in a book...too much work) 3) Roses or candy or some other cliche but damn it the Gotta man is more original then that. 4) Gift card (bingo we have a winner; I love gift cards because it is a gift but the giftee has to do all the work...genius!) As for her to me, there is no gift greater than her love and companionship. But if she must... 10 consecutive nights of...um...some type of nocturnal activity. Will negotiate days and types of activities. And I will accept rain checks. Any other ideas on gifts for the missus? All good things they say never last... | |
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Just give her unforgettable head. Wer ist dort? Unterbrechende Kuh. Unterbrech... Muh!!! | |
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The traditional10th anniversary gift is tin/aluminum the modern 10th is diamond jewelry  have fun shopping. | |
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that's so romantic! good on you both for staying happy together all this time.
personally i bet she already knows she has the best gift of all - you. who needs diamonds or pearls after that? that stuff is meaningless anyway. if he were getting me something special i wouldn't want him to spend a lot of money. his time and creativity mean a lot more. so maybe you could try something like: write her a bunch of poems, the cornier the better! then stick them up all around the house where you know she will eventually find them. like, in the sock drawer, or in the cupboard with the coffee. she will be finding them for days to come and each time she does she'll smile and think of you. in a good way if you have to get her jewelry, take an object that means something special Ilike that little doohickey you got in the plastic bubble from the gumball machine on your first date) and have it set by a jeweler (this doesn't have to cost a lot) so she can wear it. if she likes baths, buy her some nice bath salts and draw her bath for her before she wakes up. then, make breakfast while she is soaking. stuff like that makes women hot. good luck! and, congratulations! | |
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paintedlady said: The traditional10th anniversary gift is tin/aluminum the modern 10th is diamond jewelry
have fun shopping.How about something that mixes both the traditional and modern.  All good things they say never last... | |
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XxAxX said: that's so romantic! good on you both for staying happy together all this time.
personally i bet she already knows she has the best gift of all - you. who needs diamonds or pearls after that? that stuff is meaningless anyway. if he were getting me something special i wouldn't want him to spend a lot of money. his time and creativity mean a lot more. so maybe you could try something like: write her a bunch of poems, the cornier the better! then stick them up all around the house where you know she will eventually find them. like, in the sock drawer, or in the cupboard with the coffee. she will be finding them for days to come and each time she does she'll smile and think of you. in a good way if you have to get her jewelry, take an object that means something special Ilike that little doohickey you got in the plastic bubble from the gumball machine on your first date) and have it set by a jeweler (this doesn't have to cost a lot) so she can wear it. if she likes baths, buy her some nice bath salts and draw her bath for her before she wakes up. then, make breakfast while she is soaking. stuff like that makes women hot. good luck! and, congratulations! All great ideas...I better get cracking on this stuff. I can definitely write corny poems but she might prefer eating the bath salts to anything I would cook. All good things they say never last... | |
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GottaLetitgo said: XxAxX said: that's so romantic! good on you both for staying happy together all this time.
personally i bet she already knows she has the best gift of all - you. who needs diamonds or pearls after that? that stuff is meaningless anyway. if he were getting me something special i wouldn't want him to spend a lot of money. his time and creativity mean a lot more. so maybe you could try something like: write her a bunch of poems, the cornier the better! then stick them up all around the house where you know she will eventually find them. like, in the sock drawer, or in the cupboard with the coffee. she will be finding them for days to come and each time she does she'll smile and think of you. in a good way if you have to get her jewelry, take an object that means something special Ilike that little doohickey you got in the plastic bubble from the gumball machine on your first date) and have it set by a jeweler (this doesn't have to cost a lot) so she can wear it. if she likes baths, buy her some nice bath salts and draw her bath for her before she wakes up. then, make breakfast while she is soaking. stuff like that makes women hot. good luck! and, congratulations! All great ideas...I better get cracking on this stuff. I can definitely write corny poems but she might prefer eating the bath salts to anything I would cook. roses are red violets are smelly when i think of you i gots love in my belly | |
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GottaLetitgo said: paintedlady said: The traditional10th anniversary gift is tin/aluminum the modern 10th is diamond jewelry
have fun shopping.How about something that mixes both the traditional and modern.  now go make yourselves sexy matching outfits.... Plastic wrap might be more fun though 
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paintedlady said: GottaLetitgo said: How about something that mixes both the traditional and modern. now go make yourselves sexy matching outfits.... Plastic wrap might be more fun though
congratulations to you two  All good things they say never last... | |
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GottaLetitgo said: paintedlady said: now go make yourselves sexy matching outfits.... Plastic wrap might be more fun though
congratulations to you two soo sexy!  | |
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I hope she buys you a nice pair of white pants! | |
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ZombieKitten said: I hope she buys you a nice pair of white pants!
If they are as comfortable as hers, they will be the greatest gift ever! All good things they say never last... | |
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GottaLetitgo said: ZombieKitten said: I hope she buys you a nice pair of white pants!
If they are as comfortable as hers, they will be the greatest gift ever! | |
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I just watched our 10 year old professionally made wedding video with my wife and children. Haven't seen it in a while and God it made me so nostalgic. Some observations:
1) I look HOT in the video. 10 years ago, my ass was slamming. The goatee was perfect, I was about 40 pounds lighter, and the bald spot was just a gleam in my eye. My daughter even said "What happened to you Daddy...you were so cute." I was a STUD! Oh, and my wife looked pretty good too. 2) It was so hot on our wedding day. My wife and I were sweating like pigs throughout. Everybody was fanning themselves. People were dropping like flies. South Carolina in the summer...not a good time for a wedding. And that was before global warming too. 3) Looking at the people in the wedding...so many that are not in our lives anymore. A couple of the partygoers are no longer on this earth, several were co-workers that were other lives ago, and it is so weird to see my best friend who was like a brother to me on the tape. Haven't talked to him in four years, don't know why. 4) The food at the reception looked awesome on the tape. But we didn't eat any of it because we were so busy entertaining. Damn there was like 500 of the best looking chicken strips I have ever seen but I didn't eat any of them. Missed opportunity. 5) During the wedding dance at the reception, I think I stepped on my wife's toes like 500 times. I could not dance then and I cannot dance now. At one point I was doing "the robot". 6) The tape has a running soundtrack of songs we picked (mostly I picked). The soundtrack includes: "Going to the Chapel"---Elton John "Set Adrift (on Memory's Bless)"---PM Dawn Some Color Me Badd song "Always"---Atlantic Starr "My Heart Will Go On"---Celine Dion "I Could Fall in Love"---Selena "Truly, Madly Deeply"---Savage Garden (they put this song on the tape 4 times; they screwed up so they gave us a discount. We liked the song so much that we had it inscribed on my wife's wedding ring) The tape ends brilliantly. As me and my wife are departing the reception, surronded by family and friends, Green Day's "Time of Your Life(Good Riddance)" is playing. As we are walking out to my balloon covered car, covered in thrown bird seed, the music swells and it is just so beautiful. I'm hugging my family and leading my wife into my shiny black Corolla, it just looks like something beautiful is about to begin. And it was. Hasn't been perfect. Had our ups and downs. But I wish every single one of you a partner as wonderful as mine. [Edited 6/11/08 22:07pm] All good things they say never last... | |
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Beautiful memories. A beautiful marriage. Many more happy anniversaries. No More Haters on the Internet. | |
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oh gotta!!
  She couldn't stop crying 'cause she knew he was gone to stay | |
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I love the fact that you will go to the movies to see Sex and the City with her, love it! 
ooohhh and the choices for your music at your wedding, priceless!!  Color me badd | |
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GottaLetitgo said: I just watched our 10 year old professionally made wedding video with my wife and children. Haven't seen it in a while and God it made me so nostalgic. Some observations:
1) I look HOT in the video. 10 years ago, my ass was slamming. The goatee was perfect, I was about 40 pounds lighter, and the bald spot was just a gleam in my eye. My daughter even said "What happened to you Daddy...you were so cute." I was a STUD! Oh, and my wife looked pretty good too. 2) It was so hot on our wedding day. My wife and I were sweating like pigs throughout. Everybody was fanning themselves. People were dropping like flies. South Carolina in the summer...not a good time for a wedding. And that was before global warming too. 3) Looking at the people in the wedding...so many that are not in our lives anymore. A couple of the partygoers are no longer on this earth, several were co-workers that were other lives ago, and it is so weird to see my best friend who was like a brother to me on the tape. Haven't talked to him in four years, don't know why. 4) The food at the reception looked awesome on the tape. But we didn't eat any of it because we were so busy entertaining. Damn there was like 500 of the best looking chicken strips I have ever seen but I didn't eat any of them. Missed opportunity. 5) During the wedding dance at the reception, I think I stepped on my wife's toes like 500 times. I could not dance then and I cannot dance now. At one point I was doing "the robot". 6) The tape has a running soundtrack of songs we picked (mostly I picked). The soundtrack includes: "Going to the Chapel"---Elton John "Set Adrift (on Memory's Bless)"---PM Dawn Some Color Me Badd song "Always"---Atlantic Starr "My Heart Will Go On"---Celine Dion "I Could Fall in Love"---Selena "Truly, Madly Deeply"---Savage Garden (they put this song on the tape 4 times; they screwed up so they gave us a discount. We liked the song so much that we had it inscribed on my wife's wedding ring) The tape ends brilliantly. As me and my wife are departing the reception, surronded by family and friends, Green Day's "Time of Your Life(Good Riddance)" is playing. As we are walking out to my balloon covered car, covered in thrown bird seed, the music swells and it is just so beautiful. I'm hugging my family and leading my wife into my shiny black Corolla, it just looks like something beautiful is about to begin. And it was. Hasn't been perfect. Had our ups and downs. But I wish every single one of you a partner as wonderful as mine. [Edited 6/11/08 22:07pm] that was actually very funny...and touching
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Congratz. "LOVE YOURSELF AS ALL PEOPLE" | |
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I forgot...I also had "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" on the tape but they only played like 1 minute of it...should have asked for my money back. All good things they say never last... | |
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And a little bit of unsolicited advice...Cancun, Mexico is not an ideal destination for a honeymoon. All good things they say never last... | |
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GottaLetitgo said: And a little bit of unsolicited advice...Cancun, Mexico is not an ideal destination for a honeymoon.
Why not. No More Haters on the Internet. | |
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Happy 10th!! | |
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