Questions about Relationship Anniversaries

Thanks so much girls!

Today is our anniversary!! 9 years!!! Geez we have had ou rough patches let me tell you but we have grown so much as individuals and a couple and now a family.

As I leave these things to the last minute, DP wont get his gift until he gets home from work tonight.

I am going to set up some candles and we can have champagne in bed.

Rouge- I am going to go with the thoughtful gift idea. Thanks

Last night I basically turned my house upside down looking for photos from the last 9 years (and realised I have a massive job to do with organising all of my photos). I have found a photo of the two of us from each year of our relationship and scanned them onto my laptop and onto a USB. I have also put photos of other significant things like when we got our 1st furbaby, and the 2nd furbaby and an US pic of DD and then our first family pic, pic of DD with our dogs, all 5 of of us together.

I am going to take them down to Kmart today and get a photobook made as my gift to DP. I am also going to get a plant (not sure what type but something special) and on the weekend, the 5 of us (DP, DD, dogs & I) can plant it together in a pot.

Sunshine- I think I will also write a love letter to DP. Reminds me of back when we were young.

Jodi- Even though we have said we dont need gifts, I really want to surprise DP with this as he has been working so hard, picking up extra weekend shifts so that we can have money for our Fiji Holiday. He said Fiji isnt my present but I like to think :)

Kim- Your not daggy at all! I love boardgames.

1. Do you give them a gift? no

2. What do you give your DP, DF or DH? nothing

3. What do you do to celebrate your anniversary? as above

4. When do you count your anniversary from if you are not married? We dont celebrate our aniversary because we arent married. When we are married we will

I have found DF loves things ive put my own effort and love into.I made him my homemade rocky road and WOW he was so happy. Or a photo of us in a nice frame or even you could make a collage of pics ive found its the personal ones that mean the most

Well I went and made a photo book this morning at Kmart and DD chucked the biggest tantrum when I was 3/4 of the way through. I was so embarrassed as I had to get it done as it wouldnt save my work if I left it as was and I had to rush to get it done as everyhting I tried to distract DD just didnt work (bottle, food, keys, mobile, toys from Kmart, you name it). So anyway I am going to pick it up this arvo and I hope I am happy with it as I didnt really get to check over it properly. :(

Congrats on your anniversary hun!

We celebrate the anniversary of our first date, because we became a couple straight away. It was 10 years for us last November. We always buy each other a gift and usually go out for dinner. I got DP a really nice watch last year, being ten years and all that. He nearly died when he realised how much I'd spent but he loves it and wears it every day.

BUT the gift DP has loved the most was a book I made for him for his first Fathers' Day. It is a little story about 'Why I love my Daddy' from DD (with a little help from Mummy ;)). So I'm sure he will love the photo book you made him!

We go with the wedding anniversary date, we used to buy gifts but now we have kids we get someone to watch the girls and we go stay somewhere nice, we have been to the park hyatt, grand hyatt and up in the hills.

I'm sure it'll turn out great, kids always pick perfect timing to chuck tanty's.