Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Wedding Anniversaries and Gifts


With our wedding anniversary coming up tomorrow, I was curious about which “gift” anniversary this one is. I knew the first is paper, the 25th silver and the 50th gold. Without looking, how many do you know? To check, here's the whole gift list, traditional and modern.



Anniversary
Traditional Theme
Modern Theme
1st Anniversary
Paper
Clocks, Plastic, Gold Jewelry
2nd Anniversary
Cotton
China, Cotton, Calico, Garnet
3rd Anniversary
Leather
Crystal, Glass, Pearls
4th Anniversary
Fruit, Flowers
Appliances, Linen, Silk, Nylon, Blue Topaz
5th Anniversary
Wood
Silverware, Sapphire
6th Anniversary
Sugar, Iron
Wood, Candy, Amethyst
7th Anniversary
Wool, Copper
Brass, Desk Sets, Onyx
8th Anniversary
Bronze, Pottery
Appliances, Linens, Lace, Tourmaline Jewelry
9th Anniversary
Pottery, Willow
Leather, Lapis Jewelry
10th Anniversary
Tin, Aluminum
Diamond Jewelry
11th Anniversary
Steel
Fashion, Turquoise Jewelry
12th Anniversary
Silk, Linen
Pearls, Jade
13th Anniversary
Lace
Textiles, Furs, Citrine
14th Anniversary
Ivory
Gold Jewelry, Opal
15th Anniversary
Crystal
Glass, Watches, Ruby
16th Anniversary
Wax
Silver hollowware, Peridot
17th Anniversary
Shells
Furniture, Watch
18th Anniversary
Feathers
Porcelain, Cat's Eye Jewelry
19th Anniversary
Chili Pepper
Bronze, Aquamarine
20th Anniversary
China
Platinum, Emerald
21st Anniversary

Brass, Nickel
22nd Anniversary

Copper
23rd Anniversary

Silver plate
24th Anniversary

Musical instruments
25th Anniversary
Silver
Sterling silver
26th Anniversary


Original pictures
27th Anniversary


Sculpture
28th Anniversary


Orchids
29th Anniversary


New furniture
30th Anniversary
Pearl

Diamond
31st Anniversary


Time Pieces
32nd Anniversary


Conveyances (e.g., automobiles)
33rd Anniversary


Amethyst
34th Anniversary


Opal
35th Anniversary
Coral (Jade)

Jade
36th Anniversary


Bone china
37th Anniversary


Alabaster
38th Anniversary


Beryl, Tourmaline
39th Anniversary


Lace
40th Anniversary
Ruby

Ruby, Garnet
41st Anniversary


Land
42nd Anniversary


Developed real estate
43rd Anniversary


Travel
44th Anniversary


Groceries
45th Anniversary
Sapphire

Sapphire
46th Anniversary


Original poetry tribute
47th Anniversary


Books
48th Anniversary


Optical goods
49th Anniversary


Luxuries, any kind
50th Anniversary
Gold

Gold
55th Anniversary
Emerald

Emerald, Turquoise
60th Anniversary
Diamond

Gold, Diamond
75th Anniversary
Platinum

Diamondlike Stones, Gold
80th Anniversary


Diamond, Pearl
85th Anniversary


Diamond, Sapphire
90th Anniversary


Diamond, Emerald
95th Anniversary


Diamond, Ruby
100th Anniversary


10 Carat Diamond

As for our anniversary, appropriately, as we’re recently back from a great vacation in Nashville, the gift is travel.

For Mac and Dana in my upcoming Mending the Motocross Champion, the anniversary route has been a much shorter three years--again appropriately, the gift is leather. Or has it been only three years? There seems to be some question about that.

TEAM MACACHEK STARTS HERE
Physical therapist Dana VanAlstyne’s dreams of a family were lost in the dust of a motocross racecourse. Although she’s filled her life with her work and church activities, it hasn’t filled the empty space inside her. Nor has it eased the heartache of being abandoned by a man who wasn’t ready for a wife and children. Now her dream is to open her own private practice. All she needs is the capital to make that happen.

Anton, “Mac,” Macachek may be the top professional motocross racer in the country but he still has one race that matters more to him: winning a championship at Unadilla Raceway and showing the hometown folks the bad boy did amount to something. But when a horrific accident sidelines those plans, he makes a deal with the woman he once loved with all his heart. A woman who abandoned him. If Dana will get him back in racing shape, he’ll fund her new practice. Then an even more dangerous risk is revealed. If Mac races again, he could die.

Does Dana have enough faith to risk her heart again? She loved Mac once, but feared he loved motocross racing more than he loved her. If she helps him mend his broken body, will it also mend her broken heart? Or will it all be lost again in the dust and danger of a motocross racetrack? 

TEAM MACACHEK: Meet the strong women and fearless men of the motocross circuit.

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5 comments:

  1. This is a very handy list, Jean. Thanks for sharing. And best wishes on your new release. Looks like a great read.

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  2. The list is so fascinating. I had no idea there were so many things. Land? Real estate? Groceries? Wow.

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  3. We've never paid any attention to the gifts for anniversaries. We got married on Valentine's Day so we have always bought something for the house rather than buying something for each other. One exception. Hubby bought me a diamond necklace for our 30th.

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  4. I think the only anniversary where we bought the "traditional" gift was our first. We were college students and bought each other a paperback novel.

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  5. I love the theme idea. Makes it a fun idea!

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