My, My, MY!!! WE ARE MARRIED ONE YEAR!!!!!!

It feels like we JUST got married.  We just can’t believe we survived one whole year!  When you think about it, its very surreal.  Time has definitely flown by, and while there were times that were bad, there were times that were really good.  A lot can happen in a year; and it makes the year zoom by before you can blink!

So, apparently, there are certain “gifts” that are suppose to be given to each other on anniversaries.  While we tend to shy from tradition, we thought it would be rather amusing to see what “tradition” says.  For the record, Tradition doesn’t make sense!

Allow us to explain:

They say you should give Paper for the 1^st anniversary. So, does paper mean MONEY? Because money is always good! We purchased airline tickets for each other, does that count? Or is it literal, like stationary (Sandra- does anyone actually use Stationary anymore? Maybe teachers do, but I normally just email or text message or send a hallmark card…)?

Modern one-year anniversary gifts include Clocks.  Now why the hell would we want to give each other a clock?  It would be an insult, almost to say that one of us is always late (Joey- Cough, Cough Sandra that means you.  You are never ready on time! Two hours to get ready for anything!) Perhaps a watch… than that would be something we would understand (Joey- I would like a Movado please.)  But give each other a clock? Who comes up with this shit?

Apparently, Henry Van Dyke did.  He wrote “For those who love, time is eternity.” Now that’s sweet! That would be something to inscribe on the back of a WATCH. Not a clock.

What about Jewelry? Well, Gold Jewelry is traditional, as well as Pearls and Peridot.

Sandra- What, no diamonds?! Ok, being that I am all about things big and shiny, I would like to openly discuss this.

I think that Peridot is actually kind of pretty depending on the shade. Most of time the stones are emerald-ish hue, but not to be confused with an Emerald.  Think more of an olive green color. Regardless, it’s still really stunning.

As for pearls, one name comes to my mind: Mikimoto.  I just love the way that name slides off my tongue; “Mikimoto! Mikimoto!” If I were to do pearls, I would probably prefer colored pearls, like Black or I would do Pearls and gemstones together.

As for gold, being that Gold is so valuable right now, it would be an investment that’s for sure.  However, I really prefer white gold (and platinum over white gold) to yellow gold.  Plus, not to mention, there has been a new Rose Gold trend in the gold industry.

So, I got an idea; what if you combined Peridot and Pearl together to make a pendant or ring in a white gold setting!  There, now that’s a nice one-year anniversary gift lol. Well, if this isn’t a hint for a special piece of jewelry, I don’t know what is.  And Joey is going to read this and laugh.  Whatever, I can dream.

Oh, and did you know that there are anniversary colors? Neither did we! Gold and yellow are the traditional anniversary colors.  (Joey- all I can think about is that Austin Powers Movie, the 3^rd one, where the Gold Member character kept saying, “I love GOLD.” I’ll just paint myself Gold and give myself to Sandra.  That solves everything!)

And finally, if you want to give flowers on your 1^st anniversary, they suggest Orange Blossom or Pansy.  Pansy comes from the French world pensée, which means thought or remembrance. An Orange Blossom is symbolic of marriage, eternal love and fertility.

Announcement: Do not give us Orange Blossom.  We are not ready for children yet.  Thank you. We have some traveling to do first. Vegas? Yes please. Ibiza? Sure, why not!?

So some of things we are suppose to do on our 1^st anniversary include eating the top layer from our wedding cake.  We saved the top layer, and we plan on attempting to eat a fork full of it. And thats it.  It probably has freezer burn and to be honest with you, we fear the after affects of eating something a year old that contains dairy.  Whoever came up with that obviously was looking for an excuse to get sick.  (Joey- Babe, there’s the traditional color yellow! From the freezer burnt butter cream icing! HAHAHAHAHA!)

We may just take the suggestion of some very awesome friends of ours and watch our wedding video.  Whenever we watch it, we always have a good laugh, especially towards the end when our guests are beyond their sober points.  Yes, you know whom you are and you were VERY lucky they cut that out of the show.  You must have a suburb Guardian Angel. Regardless, piss us off and the whole world will see the “Pulp Fiction” dance. Insert evil laugh here: “Mwah ha ha ha!”

Well, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US! Thank you to all of our fans and readers for reading our blogs and watching the show.  We hope you have enjoyed our antics, and we will have plenty more where that came from.  Now if you will excuse us, we have some celebrating to do in St.Lucia!

Check back in a 3 weeks for a BRAND NEW “Joey and Sandra’s Guide to Where to Go and What to Do in…” It’s going to be a good one!