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Post by scrapmomof2 on Jun 24, 2020 2:48:25 GMT
We will be celebrating our 30th anniversary in October of this year. Our 25th anniversary really was quite awful, we fought and I was really angry. We were on a softball trip with our DD and she was tired and crabby because they lost, so we went to dinner by ourselves. DH just wanted to call it night, I wanted to go out, he suggested Subway. Which we already had for lunch. Twice.  We argued at dinner, (Mexican) about him just not caring about our marriage and intimacy (not really true) but it felt like it to me, all he did was work, and concern himself about our DD's softball so she can get a scholarship. (She did btw! A great one!) Now it's 5 years later, things are going much better. We are communicating better and really listening to one another. We rarely fight any more. He does love me and I love him. Intimacy is a whole 'nother issue! So for our 30th I really want to go somewhere special. Make it a big trip, like our honeymoon was. We went on a week long cruise and then spent another week in Puerto Rico. I'd like to go to Hawaii. I'm not sure it will be opened up by then. I would like to talk it over with him first and then start booking it. What did you do to celebrate your big anniversary, be it 25, 20 or even 50 years!! |
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Post by 950nancy on Jun 24, 2020 3:19:49 GMT
We tend to just travel and not make a big deal out of numbers. Too much pressure. Now if you don't travel and want to make it a big deal... go to Hawaii. Expensive and lovely.
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Post by bc2ca on Jun 24, 2020 3:22:58 GMT
We are pretty bad at celebrating our anniversary. It is midMay and tends to lose to Mother's Day most years. This year we hit 25 and I like to tease DH he organized a pandemic to avoid coming up with an idea for a blow out celebration.  Friends recreated their wedding reception for their 25th Anniversary about 10 years ago and it was a blast. Almost everyone traveled to be there for the weekend, taking over a local resort, so it was like a 48 hour party. The bridal party entered the reception in full retro bridal party 1980s style, had a head table, speeches, etc. DH was the best man so I didn't get to sit with him for dinner but that wasn't a problem. |
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Post by jubejubes on Jun 24, 2020 3:33:41 GMT
Plan a fun trip somewhere you both want to go to.
Make it memorable!
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Post by cmpeter on Jun 24, 2020 3:46:22 GMT
Our 30th is this summer. I’m not sure what we will do. We went to Paris and Amsterdam for our 25th. Normally we just do dinner out.
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Post by papersilly on Jun 24, 2020 3:55:59 GMT
The start of next year will be our 30th too. We planned on taking a big trip but I'm not so comfortable with the thought anymoren. I'm ok with putting it off until 2022 so we can truly enjoy it, hopefully vaccinated, mask free and free to roam anywhere.
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Post by scrapngranny on Jun 24, 2020 3:59:01 GMT
For our 40th we went on a 10 day cruise to Alaska. It was absolutely wonderful.
Our 48th is coming up in July. At this time we don’t have any plans to go anywhere. We haven’t even thought about our 50th.
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Post by kluski on Jun 24, 2020 4:23:07 GMT
Oh nice we spent our 20th fighting too. Very memorable🙄 I actually wanted to charter a boat to go deep sea fishing in the ocean. That clearly didn’t happen. We just past year 21.
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Jun 24, 2020 5:09:53 GMT
We spent our 19th in Hawaii, but took a family vacation to no place special for our 20th. This year we did nothing. I did avoid shopping for a truck, which was a gift in itself since I hate vehicle shopping. We just space out our flying trips so the year really doesn't matter.
Hawaii is my favorite place! We plan to go next summer.
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Post by jenjie on Jun 24, 2020 10:53:56 GMT
Happy anniversary to all! Next year would be our 30th.
Friends of mine just celebrated 50 years. They had what looks like the sweetest vow renewal. I only saw a few pics but they got all dressed up and her grandson walked her down the aisle. They had it outside and there was this beautiful flower covered arbor. They were glowing and looked so adorable.
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Post by christine58 on Jun 24, 2020 10:55:42 GMT
Now if you don't travel and want to make it a big deal... go to Hawaii. Expensive and lovely. Hawaii has SUCH restrictions right now you might want to wait. |
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Post by Sharon on Jun 24, 2020 11:00:30 GMT
We went to Hawaii for our 20th and our 25th. We stayed on Oahu the first time and Maui the second time. We did go several months after each anniversary though.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 24, 2020 11:05:38 GMT
Our 30th is next week. We had great plans to spend the weekend in Paris and to rent a cottage in Provence for the week. Now I have no idea what we will do. DH is active duty and isn’t allowed to cross the border in to any countries. So it has to be Belgium. I’m guessing we will just take a picnic lunch somewhere. We are hoping that we will be able to cross the border in July, so we may do something then.
I’m really disappointed. We had a Paris trip planned for our 20th that was canceled 10 days out due to work. We went a few years later, but that canceled trip still hangs over us. I know it’s just a date on the calendar, but I’m still disappointed that we can’t do Paris for our 30th.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jun 24, 2020 11:57:08 GMT
To try to plan anything for this fall is so fraught with all the issues related to the pandemic. I’d be inclined to keep it a small and simple trip even though it’s a significant anniversary year. Save the big trip for a time when you may not have to compromise or cancel due to all the restrictions.
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Post by GamGam on Jun 24, 2020 12:24:58 GMT
No big celebration until our 50th. We went to The Swag. A posh mountain resort in the Great Smoky Mountains near Maggie Valley, NC. It was mid October, and absolutely heavenly: the ambience, food, service, scenery. We loved it so much we went back the next 2 years. It’s under different management now, but still renowned for the unique and excellent resort that it is.
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Post by gar on Jun 24, 2020 12:41:05 GMT
Our 25th was around the same time as one DD's university graduation and the other's birthday so we did a joint occasion garden party. It's our 30th this September and we were planning to re-visit the Maldives where we went for our honeymoon and our 10th anniversary but I am inclined to hang on and have a small family celebration at the right time then go away either later in the year or early next year if possible.
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Post by tommygirl on Jun 24, 2020 12:55:58 GMT
We went to Turks and Caicos for our 20th anniversary. Then we had a cruise scheduled for our 25th but it was cancelled by COVID. So we ended up sitting in our house in quarantine! We will take a trip when things open up a bit more.
Hope you are able to do something fun! Happy anniversary!
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Post by auntkelly on Jun 24, 2020 13:35:06 GMT
Our 30th was last year and we decided to go on a trip over Christmas and take our adult children. We went to Vienna and Prague. It was wonderful. We got into a fight on our 20th. (I learned not to ask my husband a question if I don't expect to get an honest answer!  ) |
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Post by gar on Jun 24, 2020 13:55:03 GMT
Lots of 20th anniversary arguments 😀 I wonder why?
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Post by huskermom98 on Jun 24, 2020 14:10:55 GMT
Our 20th anniversary was spent in the same place as it was several years prior--at our Little League fields! DH was coaching one son and I was walking back and forth watching that game & our other son's game.
Our anniversary hasn't been a big deal since we had kids because one was born 5/12, ours is 5/16 and so when you throw Mother's Day in the mix it's a lot.
I don't expect much for our 25th either because we'll be a couple of weeks away from our oldest son's high school graduation...
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Post by Anita on Jun 24, 2020 14:17:19 GMT
We had Hawaii booked this year but just put it off until January due to the restrictions. I hope it's open by then because our 30th anniversary is in January. We didn't plan on a trip then because we usually don't do anything, but it will be nice if we can go for the anniversary.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 24, 2020 14:17:57 GMT
We bought a 46” tv for our 20th back when they were crazy expensive. Hosted a big party for ourselves for our 25th and invited about 50 people to our lake cabin, quite a few of the same people who attended our wedding which was fun (actually way more fun than our actual wedding, LOL).
Last year was our 30th and we went on an 8 day Disney Cruise followed by another three days at the parks with our DD. Not romantic at all, but we’re not romantic people either. Then later that year we took another 8 day cruise to Alaska which was a bucket list trip for both of us. I’m so glad we did those trips last year, it would have been disappointing to have to cancel them.
Most non-milestone years we just go out to dinner, although for our 28th we bought a really nice four person paddle boat for our lake cabin.
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Post by ToniW on Jun 24, 2020 14:35:16 GMT
Our anniversary is in October, too! 50 years! We had thought about going back to where we had our honeymoon, Disneyland! It was so much fun. We were married at City Hall, $3 for the license, and had our marriage blessed at Grace Cathedral. My brother was the verge then and had the bells ring for us. Totally awesome! Now that the SIP is somewhat lifted, we're thinking again about what to do.
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Post by kibblesandbits on Jun 24, 2020 14:55:41 GMT
We are successfully celebrating 30 this year as well, and I was in the midst of planning a trip to England. London and all points south. 2 - 3 weeks of driving and sightseeing. I was so looking forward to it! Who knows what we will do now. I guess just keep planning and everything will be set when we pull the trigger.
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Post by peabay on Jun 24, 2020 15:17:36 GMT
Foe our 25th, we flew to Dublin, traveled around Ireland, Wales and England and then took the Queen Mary 2 home. It was awesome.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jun 24, 2020 15:33:25 GMT
Our 30th was just 5 months after I turned 50 when we took a trip to Oman and Dubai. For the anniversary trip, we did a 2 week road trip to Santa Fe, Telluride/Ouray and back home.
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