Celebrating Our Anniversary Tonight
@Kouponkaren (5503)
United States
July 31, 2022 1:11pm CST
Although tomorrow is our official 12-year wedding anniversary, my husband has a very tiring work day scheduled for tomorrow and won't be up to doing much celebrating.
So we are going out to dinner tonight instead. I really enjoy our anniversary celebrations. We don't do presents but we do cards and go out to dinner, and during dinner, we always reminisce about our favorite happenings on that day.
When we get home, I pull out the scrapbooks of our wedding and honeymoon and we have fun looking at all of the photos and remembering. It makes for a wonderful evening.
How do you celebrate your wedding anniversary?
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@much2say (55562)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Aug 22
@Kouponkaren We do all these things as a family - it's fine with us - but yah, it's not the most "romantic" way of celebrating 
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.@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@much2say
Nice for the kids that you bring them along but probably not so romantic? LOL!
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@Juliaacv (51102)
• Canada
2 Aug 22
@Kouponkaren He’s very old fashioned and he loves to have roses delivered. I just got some on the 20th for my birthday.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@Juliaacv
Aw, roses? That's very sweet. We decided not to get each other anything on our anniversary. We just do cards and dinner out.
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@LeaPea2417 (37350)
• Toccoa, Georgia
31 Jul 22
Happy Anniversary! We usually eat out on ours.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@LeaPea2417
Yes, it's our favorite thing to do also.
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
2 Aug 22
@Kouponkaren You get to an age when you can't be bothered going out at night 
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@valmnz
Aw, I am so sorry about the loss of your husband. Lunch is less expensive than dinner so you saved money that way.
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@1creekgirl (41392)
• United States
31 Jul 22
Happy anniversary! We usually go out to eat or sometimes take a day trip.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@1creekgirl
Hm, a day trip with lunch sounds like a good idea. I will mention that to him for next year.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@nela13
Thanks. It was wonderful as well as delicious.
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@averygirl72 (37845)
• Philippines
1 Aug 22
Happy Anniversary. It is really a happy day in your life
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@averygirl72
Yes, I am happy that he has put up with me all of these years! Ha ha!
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@jstory07
Yes, we did go to a nice place and had a nice meal. Plus it was 40 minutes away so we had a nice drive there and back.
@wolfgirl569 (105945)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Aug 22
When we remember it we usually go out to eat 
We have both been known to forget what day it is. One year we both had the flu and finally remembered a week later.
We have both been known to forget what day it is. One year we both had the flu and finally remembered a week later.1 person likes this
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@wolfgirl569
Oh no! I never forget...like an elephant that way I guess. Mostly on special dates. Like I still remember the date of our very first date!
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@RasmaSandra (79714)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Aug 22
Happy Anniversary to you, and many more years of love! With my husband;s passing that is all behind me now but the memories remain,
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@RasmaSandra (79714)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Aug 22
@Kouponkaren well this year it will be five years but still feels like yesterday
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@RasmaSandra
Oh I am sorry about your husband's passing. My husband is much older than me so I don't know how many years we will have together, but that makes each anniversary extra special.
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@xFiacre (12984)
• Ireland
31 Jul 22
@kouponkaren Happy anniversary and May there be many more. Ours is in first week of September when we usually go on holiday to County Mayo and we go to our favourite restaurant there.
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@xFiacre (12984)
• Ireland
2 Aug 22
@Kouponkaren Ours is two days after my wife’s birthday so it’s a combo celebration.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@xFiacre
Oh that sounds like a wonderful way to celebrate. We don't usually go away for our anniversary. We like to cruise but we usually go in Spring and Fall. That would actually be a fun thing to do though. I will talk to my husband about maybe going away for an overnight or at least a day trip for our next anniversary.
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@JudyEv (339552)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Aug 22
@Kouponkaren That's a good idea too - to spread the joy over a few days.
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@JudyEv
I made a scrapbook of our wedding and honeymoon that we were supposed to look at and reminisce over last night on our actual anniversary but my hubby was too tired after working all day so we are going to do that tonight before bed. It's like spreading our anniversary out throughout the week!
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
31 Jul 22
Wow that's a great way of celebrating! Am happy for you dear
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@Laurakemunto
Thanks. It was a good dinner. I had a flatbread with a chocolate lava cake for dessert. We each brought half of our dinner home and had leftovers last night.
@Greencindere (669)
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1 Aug 22
Happy anniversary! Wishing you many more to come! I’m a newly wed so will let you know how we celebrate it next year lol
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@Greencindere
Well, congratulations on being a newlywed. That was an exciting time for us. And for a long time, we were able to stay in that newlywed "honeymoon happy" stage. That was nice. But then things happened in our families and stress hit, so we still love each other very much but with all the ups and downs and stress, I would say after 12 years we are no longer in the "honeymoon happy" stage anymore!
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@Greencindere (669)
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2 Aug 22
@Kouponkaren thank you. I thought I would not have this phase considering we were living together for six years prior and I already felt married but yeah I’m feeling the honeymoon phase lol
@Fleura (30352)
• United Kingdom
2 Aug 22
@Kouponkaren I'm impressed, and also that he has a busy work day still! Many people his age have retired long ago!
@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@Fleura
Thanks. Me too. Due to the age he was when we got married (75) I didn't even expect this many years together, so I am grateful for each one!
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@Ronrybs
I usually like to celebrate things on the actual day they happened, BUT in this case, I knew he would be really tired and not up for a celebration. It worked out fine.
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@Ronrybs (19177)
• London, England
3 Aug 22
@Kouponkaren I am very much one of those people who don't worry too much about anniversaries
@nitirrbb7 (4317)
• India
1 Aug 22
Almost the same as yours because we also had our 12 years of wedding Anniversary recently and more the same way we also celebrated it. May you and your Husband have a happy and prosperous healthy life with all your wishes come true 
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@Nitrrbb7
Thanks and wishing the same back to you.
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@Beestring (14527)
• Hong Kong
1 Aug 22
Happy anniversary and many more years of love and happiness together.
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@Kouponkaren (5503)
• United States
2 Aug 22
@Beestring
Thank you. I hope we have that as well.
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