ChrisL Posted May 20, 2017 Share #1 Posted May 20, 2017 My wife and I just had our 24th married, 30th together and we had a quiet dinner together. However my brother and his current wife are celebrating 10 years married and are having a huge party tonight..... I can't say we've ever had an anniversary party and can't think of ever attending one previously. The big 25 is coming up next year, should we have a party?!?!? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 20, 2017 Share #2 Posted May 20, 2017 Of the 34 we have had, I have been home for less than half of them. We either make or go out for dinner with the kids. Last year, they even picked up the tab. We have never done anything big to celebrate. Congrats on 24 years Chris! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted May 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Wilbur said: Of the 34 we have had, I have been home for less than half of them. We either make or go out for dinner with the kids. Last year, they even picked up the tab. We have never done anything big to celebrate. Congrats on 24 years Chris! Thanks, likewise on 34! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted May 20, 2017 Share #4 Posted May 20, 2017 We go out to dinner, thats about it. 34 years this november 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted May 20, 2017 Share #5 Posted May 20, 2017 Actually, thanks for the reminder. Our anniversary is this coming Thursday! We have done less and less to celebrate stuff as time goes by. Kind of a shame if you ask me, but he doesn't seem interested. Next year will be 35 years. I'd like to say we will do something for it, but who knows. Happy Anniversary, ChrisL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caretaker Posted May 20, 2017 Share #6 Posted May 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Chris... said: We go out to dinner, thats about it. 34 years this November Same here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted May 20, 2017 Share #7 Posted May 20, 2017 We had a party at our house with friends and family for our 25th. Most years we just take a long weekend and get out of town. It will be 35 years this fall. Congratulations to all you long-termers! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyBob Posted May 20, 2017 Share #8 Posted May 20, 2017 Wow... a lot of people hitting 34 this year! WoUB and I will hit 34 on June 4th. We usually just have a nice dinner at home and take the phone off the hook so her mother can't call and ruin the evening... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted May 20, 2017 Share #9 Posted May 20, 2017 We sometimes go out for a nice dinner, and we usually get cards. That's about it. This year (13th) we'll be in the bleachers at Wrigley Field. My kind of celebration. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2017 Share #10 Posted May 20, 2017 We went out for dinner last night for our 15th. That's about as much as we celebrate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 20, 2017 Share #11 Posted May 20, 2017 Most times we go out to dinner. Before we had the empty nest and the hot tub we would farm the kids out and go to a honeymoon motel type of place but it's not really necessary now. 42 years this November. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted May 20, 2017 Share #12 Posted May 20, 2017 We usually go out for a nice dinner. But try to do something special on the fives. 30th, 35th, 40th etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted May 20, 2017 Share #13 Posted May 20, 2017 We usually go out to a joint that is "nicer" than we would normally go. ie: better than Subway August will be 24. Guess we better start thinking about what to do on 25. One year we had dinner at the 50 yd line of my college alma mater. Select donors hosted at a party. It was fun. If a bit chilly. Some of the women came dressed for cocktails. Late they pulled the table cloths off to use as a wrap. I think they moved it inside shortly after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 20, 2017 Share #14 Posted May 20, 2017 The same here. A nice quiet dinner in a nice place. was 44 years back in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 20, 2017 Share #15 Posted May 20, 2017 I use to have stuff delivered to where my wife worked, flowers, balloons, big arrangements that all her cow-orkers would have to notice. They tightened up security so now that isn't allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted May 20, 2017 Share #16 Posted May 20, 2017 never had a party for our ann, but we only do the (go somewhere together fun) for our every 15 year one... other then that.. it is another day just like a birthday.. nothing really to celebrate unless it is the big ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted May 20, 2017 Share #17 Posted May 20, 2017 How about "anniversaries"? Do you celebrate those, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted May 20, 2017 Share #18 Posted May 20, 2017 Never had a big celebration. We sometimes go out for supper. One of the best meals was a few years ago in Kitty Hawk. We'll hit 55 this November. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 20, 2017 Share #19 Posted May 20, 2017 20 minutes ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: How about "anniversaries"? Do you celebrate those, too? I didn't know the forum had a spelling Nazi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted May 20, 2017 Share #20 Posted May 20, 2017 58 minutes ago, Longjohn said: I didn't know the forum had a spelling Nazi MooseBoy is usually the one to call out apostrophe abuse, but he's slacking. (And, BTW your post is a statement, not interrogative, so it doesn't warrant a question mark). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted May 20, 2017 Share #21 Posted May 20, 2017 We threw a big party for my M & FIL when they reached 40. We used to go out, now I try to make something a bit special, or at least get a better to go meal. I try to always keep flowers on the table, so buying flowers isn't a special. We're coming on 30 some, I've lost track. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadfrog Posted May 21, 2017 Share #22 Posted May 21, 2017 We try to get out for a nice dinner, but haven't done anything lavish. Just celebrated 25 married (Feb), 30 together (last Fall). Maybe once Hellion is off to university, we will take a vacation or something, but we're not what you would call "party people." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted May 21, 2017 Share #23 Posted May 21, 2017 We buy ourselves something expensive and tell each other happy anniversary. Maybe we should have a party for 25. Sometimes, we go to dinner to celebrate. We are simple. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted May 21, 2017 Share #24 Posted May 21, 2017 My anniversary is on NYE, so the city throws us a big party downtown with fireworks. It's nice. We go to dinner and typically get a hotel in town and enjoy it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 21, 2017 Share #25 Posted May 21, 2017 Impeccable timing on this topic. We had our 14th anniversary on Thursday, and went out for a nice dinner this evening to celebrate. In the past, we have celebrated in more exotic locations. we were in Venice for our second, Athens for the 11th. If my first marriage has survived, I would hit 40 years in October. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted May 21, 2017 Share #26 Posted May 21, 2017 Today just happens to be our 40th anniversary. We are going to Ruth Chris Steak House for supper. Last month we went to Hawaii and did a half marathon to celebrate. We also did a lot of tourist stuff also. We told our kids to wait until our 50th to have a party. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted May 21, 2017 Share #27 Posted May 21, 2017 I celebrated mine by not doing or saying a damn thing to her. That said, I don't know that I would want a party. It seems that the anniversary is between the two members of the couple and not extended friends and family. It seems downright weird and wrong to have a big shindig, it would seem more important for the sake of appearance rather than a celebration between two people. Everybody isn't the same, though, some people just like parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted May 21, 2017 Share #28 Posted May 21, 2017 This event is best used to buy each other upper shelf stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 21, 2017 Share #29 Posted May 21, 2017 4 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: This event is best used to buy each other upper shelf stuff. Scotch? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted May 21, 2017 Share #30 Posted May 21, 2017 Our 10th is this year. We were going to go to Alaska, I suspect well just stay home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted May 21, 2017 Share #31 Posted May 21, 2017 We bought a scratch board painting from Mimi Grant, a painter from Great Falls, for our 50th. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 22, 2017 Share #32 Posted May 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Square Wheels said: Our 10th is this year. We were going to go to Alaska, I suspect well just stay home. You wouldn't have liked it anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted May 22, 2017 Share #33 Posted May 22, 2017 11 hours ago, Wilbur said: You wouldn't have liked it anyways. We loved it the first time, have thought about going back ever since. I think that's part of the reason we won't. Don't want to spoil the the memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted May 22, 2017 Share #34 Posted May 22, 2017 Mrs. Silly and I will go out for dinner. We were married the day after Mrs. Silly's birthday so the two events tend to get fused together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 22, 2017 Share #35 Posted May 22, 2017 On 5/21/2017 at 9:18 AM, JerrySTL said: Today just happens to be our 40th anniversary. We are going to Ruth Chris Steak House for supper. Last month we went to Hawaii and did a half marathon to celebrate. We also did a lot of tourist stuff also. We told our kids to wait until our 50th to have a party. Congratulations on your 40th. This year would have been my 40th if the first wife and I had stuck it out. As it is, my current wife and I will have to make it to 87 and 89 respectively to hit that mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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