Hi The Womens,
My wonderful wife and I are coming up on our 3rd wedding anniversary this Monday the 18th and I don't know what to do/get for her to celebrate. Important background: she is in a Ph.D program and her research has made it necessary for her to be gone for about the past 14 weeks (she had to do this last summer as well...and yes it sucks), I've only seen her twice on weekends during that period of time. She arrives home tomorrow afternoon and I'm sure she will just want to unpack, settle in, and relax for the next day or two so I'm not planning anything during that time.
3 Questions:
1. I know she has not had time to think of any kind of gift or gesture to celebrate, should I suggest celebrating in a week or two to give her time to plan and/or buy something so that she doesn't feel bad for not having anything prepared yet?
2. What should I buy her? I have a nice dinner/evening out planned and we are also going on a short vacation together which will be somewhat celebratory, but I have not been able to come up with a really good gift idea. She is pretty athletic but not really into gear so I can't just buy her things that I would like to receive, and I don't think that anything sport related would be very meaningful to her. She is very pragmatic, down-to-earth, and does not like spending money on herself - in fact it even bugs her when I spend money on her, so it can't be anything too extravagant. Personally, I'd spend lots of money to get her the right gift but she the cost would really detract from her ability to enjoy it so I can't go that route. She is outdoorsy but we really have all the outdoor gear we need (including the 4 kayaks I got her as a wedding gift). She is not into jewelry or high fashion but does appreciate nice things (provided they didn't cost too much!). I'll take any ideas or help I can get!!
3. What was the most meaningful anniversary gift you have received?
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My wonderful wife and I are coming up on our 3rd wedding anniversary this Monday the 18th and I don't know what to do/get for her to celebrate. Important background: she is in a Ph.D program and her research has made it necessary for her to be gone for about the past 14 weeks (she had to do this last summer as well...and yes it sucks), I've only seen her twice on weekends during that period of time. She arrives home tomorrow afternoon and I'm sure she will just want to unpack, settle in, and relax for the next day or two so I'm not planning anything during that time.
3 Questions:
1. I know she has not had time to think of any kind of gift or gesture to celebrate, should I suggest celebrating in a week or two to give her time to plan and/or buy something so that she doesn't feel bad for not having anything prepared yet?
2. What should I buy her? I have a nice dinner/evening out planned and we are also going on a short vacation together which will be somewhat celebratory, but I have not been able to come up with a really good gift idea. She is pretty athletic but not really into gear so I can't just buy her things that I would like to receive, and I don't think that anything sport related would be very meaningful to her. She is very pragmatic, down-to-earth, and does not like spending money on herself - in fact it even bugs her when I spend money on her, so it can't be anything too extravagant. Personally, I'd spend lots of money to get her the right gift but she the cost would really detract from her ability to enjoy it so I can't go that route. She is outdoorsy but we really have all the outdoor gear we need (including the 4 kayaks I got her as a wedding gift). She is not into jewelry or high fashion but does appreciate nice things (provided they didn't cost too much!). I'll take any ideas or help I can get!!
3. What was the most meaningful anniversary gift you have received?
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Ann Arbor Triathlon Club
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