Romance and Anniversary Gifts

November 2nd marks 26 years of being married to my Darling Husband. Funny how we've known each other since 7th grade and hung out in the same crowd in high school. Despite being friends, we never dated until we were both out of college. Being married to a pilot isn't easy and my heart has been tested several times - including 9-11. Life with my Flyboy has been an adventure and look forward to many  more.

Every year, I try to get him a special anniversary gift.

In 1922, Emily Post, the queen of proper etiquette, wrote that only eight anniversaries required traditional gifts. However, records from the mid-1800s show the anniversary gift list with the first fifteen years and every five years after that from the 20th to the 60th, and the 75th. Today, the most commonly followed gift list is the traditional anniversary gift list, approved by Mrs. Emily Post.

	Traditional Anniversary Gifts
1st	Paper
2nd	Cotton
3rd	Leather
4th	Fruit or Flowers
5th	Wood
6th	Candy or Iron
7th	Wool or Copper
8th	Bronze or Pottery
9th	Pottery or Willow
10th	Tin or Aluminum
11th	Steel
12th	Silk or Linen
13th	Lace
14th	Ivory
15th	Crystal
20th	China
25th	Silver
30th	Pearl
35th	Coral
40th	Ruby
45th	Sapphire
50th	Gold
55th	Emerald
60th	Diamond

I enjoy this list rather than the modern, gemstone, or flower lists. I like to be creative with gifts for my honey and sometimes ribbons & silk scarves are involved. 

While anniversary gift-giving has become a somewhat mandatory practice, it doesn't mean that you have to follow the gift lists. While anniversary gift lists are helpful for sparking ideas, it's more important to give a gift that expresses your love for your partner and comes from the heart.

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Romance Author and Artist Mary Quast lives in a log home affectionately named "Camp Run-A-Muk" located in the woods of Michigan with her husband, three sons, and a collection of animal family members. As a professional artist, Mary Quast answered the call to express herself creatively. With her descriptive writing style she has developed a knack for creating passionate characters and realistic settings. Quast is one of the original writers for the 1 Night Stand Series published by Decadent Publishing. When she’s not busy writing contemporary erotic romance novels, novelettes, and short stories, Mary Quast doles out sensual tips and yummy eye candy on her blog “Romantic Interludes”.

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