Anniversary Adventures

If you're married, you surely know life can be full of surprises: your partner doesn't care about wiping the sink after washing dishes or matching socks once they're out of the dryer or letting you have some more beauty sleep before asking for intimate pleasures. He hates to eat the same meal twice and will only eat home-made cake if the frosting is made from scratch.

Mmmmm.

Today is my one year wedding anniversary and although my sexy spouse is still sleeping (and probably dreaming about guns and beer), he's made me a very lucky woman thus far: he lets me go out with my girlfriends for martinis and music, he writes me love notes when I'm at work, he kindly donated our bedroom's walk-in closet just for me, he makes my breakfast and lunch before I go to work, he never falls asleep without showering first, he supports my love for burlesque, pinups and boudoir without seeming too interested and he protects me like a kitten but loves me like a lion.

So today, I plan on giving him a paper gift (specifically, a poster of one of his favorite movie characters), since that's what tradition indicates I should do.

And for all you ladies who want to know what gift to give your hubbies on the different anniversary years, here's the list:

1st - Paper

2nd - Cotton

3rd - Leather

4th - Fruit/Flowers

5th - Wood

6th - Candy

7th - Copper

8th - Bronze

9th - Pottery

10th - Aluminum

11th - Steel

12th - Silk

13th - Lace

14th - Ivory

15th - Crystal

20th - China

25th - Silver

30th - Pearl

35th - Coral

40th - Ruby

45th - Sapphire

50th - Gold

55th - Emerald

75th and beyond - Diamond

Have a happy day and remember: "All really great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction." Marya Mannes