My husband and I are celebrating our 6-year anniversary this weekend. We are just planning a casual afternoon and evening together for maybe a movie and easy dinner. Our 20-month old boy is spending the night at grandma's house. I need some cute, inexpensive gift ideas or something special I can do for him. Ideas?
Hi K..
We celebrated our 6 year last year and we too use the "suggested" gift list either traditional or modern.
I went with iron...a old-fashioned cast iron skillet (Army Surplus...less than $15). I went a step further & had it engraved with a special message & the date. The engraving was more expensive than the skillet, but you could limit what you say ;).
Good luck & Congrats on 6 years together!!!
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Maybe have a special massage therapist for him, with a bottle of wine, also his favorite type of meal if shrimp or what ever. An some romantic music also wear some sexy lingerie for him. He would really like that I bet.
Six small gifts, all wrapped separately and numbered to open one at a time all weekend. Examples: candy bar, hot cocoa, Starbucks gift certificate, his favorite cookies or brownies wrapped, a new tie, sox, sexy underwear, a coupon for a backrub, footrub, vasaline lip chap for winter, duct tape (hehe), etc., a favorite magazine, etc.
V. B.
Special dinner at home, bottle of nice wine, movie, lingerie (or one of his shirts).
Don't spend too much time on all the preparation. Relax and enjoy your precious time together!!
K.,
My husband and I just had our 5th, congrats! We too, just spent a nice evening together with our son at Grandma's and chose to give each other gift's that were inexpensive 'cause we're trying to save money to buy a new house. At Starbuck's they have these travel mugs that you can put your own pictures in. I just used the template that was given with the cup, used the computer to put some pictures on a piece of paper and put in it. You've made a cup that he can use everyday with pictures of you and your family for under $12. He'll love it!
We always do the traditional anniversary gifts. Six is candy or iron. It's sometimes a weird present, but it's fun for us. Last year I bought him a cutting board (5 is wood), and the year before that a really big bag of plums (fruit or flowers). And we like to do something together that we did when we were dating, which for us is to sit around. Ha! Truthfully, I love it though. We have great memories of not doing much, but spending so much time together. And, still, there is no one else I'd rather sit around with.
It is so fun to use the suggested gift list for anniversaries, we like it because it can be a challenge to see what the other person finds and it keeps the "pressure" if you will, off of finding the perfect gift. Just enjoy your time together without your son. Do something/go somewhere you would def. not go with him in tow. HTH
Candlelight Dinner at home. Don't over think it. A good DVD and time alone.
How about a card with a picture of you framed. In the picture you should be smiling. Tell him that everytime he looks at this picture it should remind him that this is how you feel about him. I did that for my husband and the framed picture sits on his desk at work. I have also written poems (if you don't write, you could just look one up that says what you would like to say). You could leave little messages in his drawers or wherever he might visit during the day. You could send him secret messages on his cell phone. If he is not a romantic, maybe cuddle on the couch with him while he watches his favorite sports team play. I know my husband would love if I watch UT sports with him! Just a few ideas. Congrats!!
