gift for my wife on our 8th year anniversary... any suggestion?
By se7enthbird
@se7enthbird (8307)
Philippines
June 28, 2010 6:31pm CST
this coming august is our 8th year anniversary and i am running out of things to give, before we got married we live together for 3 years so that would be a lot of years on giving gifts. so far a gave her perfumes already, bags, a trip to have a massage and relax. i am not rich and i just want to give her something simple but cool. she appreciates everything, i even gave her kitchen utensils (not so sweet) and she loves it. the last gift i gave was at valentines day were i gave her a basket of honey and strawberry jams, dress it up for the occasion and printed the lyrics if honey bee by stevie ray. last mothers day a bought a bunch of flowers and a cake. can you please give me suggestions to give for our anniversary. i am not rich so i have to come up with something affordable and simple. 
13 responses
@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
29 Jun 10
hi se7enthbird when I was still working at the library a new second in command got a special gift from her husband for her nniversary. It was really attractive too, but it was a boquet of fruit shaped like flowers, really very unusual and edible and well she really was so pleased, and she brought it to work to show us. but the sad thing was she was also a very hard person to work with.But that gift was really unique and thoughtful too. I think you can find the company that makes this be googling on the net. I believe this gift was afforable and simple too.
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@Hatley (163772)
• Garden Grove, California
3 Nov 10
hi se8enthbird here in the US we get so isolated we forget that the same things might just not be available in other countries. I hope your friends can help you find something like that as it make a really different gift.thanks for best response too
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
30 Jun 10
i check the site that you mentioned, it was very impressive. i know my wife would love something like this but unfortunately it is not available in our country. i hope someone in our country can think of something like this. a gift and a very nutritious dessert as well. gift and food that is healthy roll into one. very very impressive. i think i will try to find a friend who can do this for me. thanks a lot for the suggestion.
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@gicolet (1702)
• United States
29 Jun 10
Get a personalized pillow for her. Of course it would be the pillow case that she would look at first. Get it monogrammed....with some words you want to tell her...like "happy 8th anniversary", or "hug me forever", or "i love you, mrs." Get a pillow case with 100% cotton fabric though so she won't itch with it. lol goodluck
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@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
30 Jun 10
thanks very much for the suggestion but my wife has a small business with her friend and they make pillows. they make personalize cross stitch pillows. they really make cool ones and sell it on the internet, i will try to look for photos and i will upload it here. but your suggestion is truly one very good gift. thanks a lot for the response
@cher913 (25781)
• Canada
29 Jun 10
think outside of the box this year. get 52 slips of paper, write on a special memory that you have shared or something that you like about her and put it in a jar and tell her she can take out one every week. if you feel really adventurous, you could make up a slip for each day!
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@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
30 Jun 10
now that one gift that sounds precious and cool at the same time. maybe i can make one for everyday, starting august 1 for our anniversary is at the 30th of august i can make letters from day one up to the day of the anniversary. thanks for this one cher, that was really something.
@abj163 (1036)
• India
29 Jun 10
this time do something strange......take her on a long drive if you have a car......or go on dating ....or take her to a restaurant .....or go on any beach or have a trip somewhere with your family.....i think she will like this change more than gifts......hope this will help you happy mylotting
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@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
30 Jun 10
thanks a lot for the suggestion, but we've been married for 7 years now and been living together for 3 years before getting married and dating in a restaurant is the usual already. the driving will be a good idea i just hope that it wont rain on our anniversary or else driving will no longer be a good idea for it would just cause traffic. thanks a lot for the response
@umbrelatc (78)
• Mexico
29 Jun 10
Hello, if you have served, I was the second wedding anniversary, my girlfriend take a romantic ( romantic for her) alone, he recited as he wanted, and gave in a paper flower ring miss transparent acrylic (I did ring, acrylic is cheap) I had recorded an inscripcion (where your treasure is your heart), fence I can say I killed her because he liked everything I did just to give you a ring. The question is how to give the gift and make that dy special.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
2 Jul 10
to make the day special i have sorth of thing in my mind already. but what to give is what i am troubled. my wife is good when it comes to gifts and she gaved me a lot gifts that i was not expecting but i of course loved to have. thanks a lot for the response and welcome to mylot umbre. hope to see you more. have a great adventure here.
@cheszka (167)
• Philippines
29 Jun 10
What about giving her a painting, a portrait painting done in oil, or if you have low budget...watercolor is still fine. Go to a mall or an artist's studio and have one of her photos painted on canvas. I'm quite sure she's going to love it:). Good luck, Happy Anniversary!
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
2 Jul 10
welcome to the wonderful world of mylot cheszka, i think that is a good idea. though i think that would be pricey. i will still look around and ask. i gave her a cake with her picture on years back and she thought it was weird har har har. thanks a lot for the response and for the suggestion.
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
29 Jun 10
Hmm.. it seems like I am always bad when it comes to suggesting gifts but aside from the material things you can think of. I really like it when you write a letter for your wife. The most heartfelt of all heartfelt letters you have given to her. I know you also had your trials, misunderstandings and all the opposites of good times. You can write it. Write how happy you are that both of you went through those phases without having to give up each other's love (i know it sounds a little mushy but blame the hopeless romantic in me).
Write in to that letter how amazing it is that you are able to love this much for one person and mainly because of her. Write all the things, feelings and even some nonsense as long as it's mark is from you. I am sure you can not only touch her heart, but her soul as well. That somehow you have always appreciated her worth since the day you met her.
I am praying that you'll always have a room for each other to grow for marriage is never a simple thing. As the quote says, "it always takes two to tango." Let us know soon after your anniversary. =)
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
2 Jul 10
yes my wife has this songs that she likes to sing to me (though it is not a love song) "it takes two, it takes two. me and you. it takes two to make a thing alright" something like that har har har. we love writing letters. almost all the letter we got from each other are still intact, so that would be a good idea. i still have a long month to go to compose a letter. thanks a lot for the response
@ersmommy1 (12587)
• United States
16 Nov 10
I know what you mean about running out of ideas. I had wanted a Blu-Ray player. So that is what I received for our 9th last month. The big 1-0 we are returning to our honeymoon spot.
@godslove25 (402)
• Philippines
29 Jun 10
A very thoughtful husband :) , I simply suggest take her out in a romantic dinner date. And then give her a surprise small gift that she "LIKES" it so much.
@santosmarichris (1849)
• Philippines
29 Jun 10
Hi! A short trip somewhere you both can enjoy! Happy anniversary to both of you! :)
@dweebs_8000_j (881)
• Philippines
29 Jun 10
or a solemn, or a very memorable moment you can take your wife on a very special place, that brings back the moments how you are feeling more in-Love with each other before you 2 get married....
Happy Anniversary....! ! !
@sfieseler3 (2)
• United States
29 Jun 10
Remember that gifts don't always have to be objects. I have been married for 5 years and objects tend to collect dust. I prefer a trip to the zoo or aquarium, somewhere you both don't normally go but would enjoy.
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
1 Jul 10
welcome to the wonderful world of mylot, i make sure that the gifts i give if its in kind wont collect dust har har har. like kitchen utensils that she uses every time she cooks, a watch that she always wear when we go out. i also gave her a spa treat, and unfortunately we had a trip already to a new opened aquarium during my sons bday. it was a blast. thanks a lot for the response and hope to see you more here at mylot.
@varshathakur (144)
• India
29 Jun 10
its really sweet of you that you love your wife so much and care her so much.... gifts doesnt mean that u give some things to her... in my sense gifts means something that make her happy... may be that happens by your sweet words only by saying how much u love her and care her or just give a surprise party with the persons she love to be with and she didnt got time to be with
i hope it works out
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
2 Jul 10
yes i guess i never gave her a surprise party yet, for all her friends will sure spill it out on her... har har har they are all chatter box har har har. but vars that is a great idea. i will try to make a surprise though i guess this surprise party is better during her birthday but a twist is also cool. thanks a lot for the response and welcome to the wonderful world of mylot.
