What Do I Do If My Anniversary and Valentine's Are Close On The Calendar
Posted: Monday, February 05, 2007
by Nostalgia John
My wife loves to open packages. No, not corrugated boxes full of styrofoam. Pretty little packages..gifts.
Her birthday is only 6 days from Christmas. So, here's an idea I once assembled.
Those of you who have February anniversaries can adapt this to the dilemma of Valentine's Day being nearby.
It was her 30th birthday. So I wrapped 30 presents and gave her a schedule of 5 per day 3 hours apart over the 6 days between the birthday and Christmas.
I didn't spend more than I would otherwise have for a milestone birthday.
I won't mention all of them to you but there was a breakfast one day, a lunch another, a dinner another.
There was a series of gift certificates to a favorite shopping haunt. They started at $5 but got progressivlely higher until she really had some buying power.
I didn't do foods or treats other than the restaurants but for Valentine's you could do that.
The core idea is to be progressive. You don't want 30 same-same experiences. To build anticipation, each category gets better each time.
For Valentine's you could even do something that wasn't in my repertoire. That would be the mingling of cards/heartfelt messages.
I also would encourage you to use your sense of humor in some of the selections, because your wife will get to tell the whole story to her Aunt and her sister!
But the bottom line will always be that you put a lot of thought into it. That will distinguish you from the standard husband who buys the standard gift.
Wives, the cutesy part and the repeated openings doesn't apply to you and I would never presume to give specific advice to a gal on gifts for a husband: but the core idea is the same.
Spread out the presentations
Make it progressive and anticipatory
Make a big deal out of it because that makes a big deal out of your spouse.
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