According to the lists you can find online, a “traditional” gift for a 5th anniversary is wood, and for a 10th anniversary is aluminum. Since it was both our 5th and 10th anniversaries this year, we exchanged presents that incorporated those two elements. I got my husband a key ring with wood sided by aluminum and the numbers 5/10/13 engraved on the back. He got me a chunky necklace aluminum chained necklace with a chunkier wooden pendant.
My parents took the kids from Friday evening to today. I’ll pick them up in about an hour. We had the house clean and stayed in SF for our anniversary weekend. Friday was the actual day so we had a fancy meal that night. We spent Saturday on Alameda tasting spirits and eating yummy meals. We were home by 7pm and didn’t go out for dinner again. It was a really fun day, despite the rain and overall blustery weather.
I’d never been to Alameda before, but I really enjoyed it. The views of the city were amazing.
We haven’t had a date weekend in a long time and we really needed to reconnect. It was nice to do so after two relatively low-key weeks – it didn’t take us quite so long to slow down and reconnect.
Tomorrow real life resumes once again. I’m glad we had this short interlude together before we’re thrust back into the daily grind.
Happy Anniversary! We just got up to Alameda recently (Emeryville is becoming a regular destination too). It’s very pretty around there. Glad you got to spend a good day there.
Yay for relaxing, reconnecting nights with your spouse!
Belated Happy Anniversary. Glad you had a lovely time.