Wedding Anniversary Present
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by: DaneMasters
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Wedding anniversarie have always been special for our family. Even when we were young kids, we would spend hours and weeks deliberating on that perfect card to present for our parents' big occasion! The ingredients for the cake and the actual cooking of it, were all handled by us. All our pocket money in coins and pennies went towards a magnificent present for them.
One incident that I remember clearly is the time when my mother expressed a fondness for everything "rattan and wicker". So one of the best gifts that we could find for her was a small wicker basket, which we got from a small shop in town. The basket contained five coasters which had intricate wicker frames to them. Each coster had an Asian-styled water color painting covered by glass. Falling in love with the basket and its contents, my sisters and I bought the basket for around $7.50, from the customer service desk. After the taxes were cut, we still had three dollars left with us! That was enough to get a wonderful wrapping paper to cover the gift, and even a bow.
Like all families, ours had their fights and arguments too. During one such fight which threatened to turn violent, our mother swiped one of the coffee tables with her arm. The coasters were placed on that table and came down with a crash! It seemed like our esteem and love for our parents lay shattered near the table! The event still fills me with sadness!
Despite all the storms and battles, our parents did stay together for a lifetime. And every wedding anniversary was celebrated with gusto and nice gifts. At times, it was just cards as gifts, containing our best wishes; sometimes, expensive gifts bought by everyone pooling their finances together. Naturally, the gifts bought as adults were more expensive than the ones we had bought when we were kids. Even now, the wicker basket with its coasters is remembered with fondness because we had spent so much time tracking the gift and had presented it with such love! But the broken and scratched coaster set still sits on top of a shelf, put there by our parents to remind them of our token of love. Despite its dusty and cracked appearance, it is testimony to a marriage that has survived the stresses of time!
The same love and fondness for wedding anniversary celebrations has passed on to our children. They too enjoy creating that special card and baking a cake year after year. And each year of course, brings a special anniversary gift from both of them!
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Dane Masters is an accomplished niche website author. to learn more about free printable anniversary cards , please visit wedding anniversary verses for current articles and discussions.
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