Monday, August 27, 2007

Just Getting Started

Yesterday (the 26th) was Reha and my 18th wedding anniversary. I had this whole plan of telling a big story about how we got engaged and married and why I’m still in love with my wife after all these years, but I’ve done that before. And we are putting of the “official” love-fest “let’s-get-out-of-town-and-leave-the-kids-to-their-own-devices” anniversary celebration for a couple weeks. Far too many things happening at the Deal Family Compound right now to plan that sort of escape.

But 18 years! Our marriage is 18! Which means that it can vote! And in some states it could go out and legally buy smokes! Party on for the Deals, man.

On the “traditional” anniversary gift schema we are still in the nether region between 15 and 20, where you don’t have to get each other squat. That’s the list that starts out with paper and eventually moves to lace, crystal and other things we have zero need of. Unless the Queen finally accepts our invitation to come over for dinner, in which case we are going to have to do better than Bed, Bath and Beyond for hand towels in the bathroom. And on the “modern” scale, we are supposed to get each other furniture.

Which is just plain odd, I have to say, though, frankly we do need all new furniture, so maybe it all works out.

But really, this is what we are getting each other:

Because everyone wants a new (and pricey!) and completely unexpected electrical panel for their anniversary. Only 8-10 more weeks of living like vagabonds in our own house! Whee!

I have all week off and I’m planning on finishing all the work in the basement and then destroying all the interior walls, which I expect will be incredibly cathartic. I LOVE swinging the crowbar around.

And the kids start school tomorrow, praise Zoraster.

1. Now the kids out of the house, going back to school, that is a REAL anniversary present!!!!

   No offence little kiddies… I’m just sayin ...

   Posted by NerdGirl  on  08/27/07  at  10:02 AM

2. HRH and I try to find interesting ways to interpret the “Anniversary gift list”

   For instance, the first year was paper, so he got me a painting and I got him a subwoofer (there’s paper in the cones, right?)

   The China year, my mom made us hand crocheted placemats on the premise that they’re something that you’d put china on. 

   The year that was flowers/appliances, HRH got me a dishwasher we’d been eyeballing for a while and I got him a Tibetan singing bowl with a flower etched on the bottom.

   Last year we went totally off-script and got a DSLR and a Gigabeat, neither of which have anything to do with wood or silverware, but I’m just saying, you can use those lists to justify practically anything :-) I can’t believe the gift lists totally abandon you at 15.  Chintzy!

   Posted by Jenna  on  08/27/07  at  11:24 AM

3. My favorite anniversary gift? Rocket Dog Jilted Lovers. It’s all downhill after that…

   Posted by Angela  on  08/28/07  at  09:35 AM

4. Congrats on 18 years!  We’re getting married this year, and that seems like light years away—but it’s great to see couples where it works out. :)

   Posted by Jonathon Morgan  on  08/28/07  at  05:26 PM

5. Thank you!

   We also got Reha some crutches! She did *something* to her ankle (sprain? tendonitis? who knows?) on Sat, so she’s hobbling around.

   If it weren’t so sad to her in in pain, I must admit, she does look pretty funny hopping around when you steal her crutches.

   Sure do love ya, babe!

   Posted by Jon  on  08/28/07  at  10:48 PM

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