We're really low key and try to find ways to celebrate being together throughout the year too. We've also got a low budget and live with family. What we try to do is steal away for weekends periodically throughout the year to a house his parents bought years ago and was used as a vacation type home for a long time. I know not everybody can do that, but that's what we do. For our recent 1 year anniversary we slept in and enjoyed it, and then spent the day bumming around the mall and hung out with a friend. Ideally I'd love to go on a small vacation, but that whole money thing, lol.

Oh, and congratulations on your upcoming anniversary! less

Bumming around the mall might be a good idea! Or maybe we'll finally get to use our AMC gift card that we've had for almost two months now.

And thanks! I'm pretty surprised we've made it thus far considering some things, but I think that's a good sign that we've been able to make it through the first year ditches, lol! less

Well, I've been married for 31 years now (wow) - and we never really went on a honeymoon.

So for our first anniversary we went camping on a deserted island in the Saco river (Southern Maine) - near his dad's place. We spent most of the time naked...and loved it.

I think it was either our second or our third anniversary when we spent the day doing laundry after visiting a used bookstore and then he surprised me by making me a heart-shaped cake. Basically, he took a square pan and a round pan - cooked the cakes in them and then cut the round one in half and use it to make a heart with the square cake.

I would say I have the best husband in the world - but we "celebrated" our 25th anniversary with a major fight. We'd moved 8 days earlier so I didn't really expect us to do something major. He read most of the day and then left for work at 2 pm....I figured he'd at least take me out for lunch or something. I mean - 25 years - right?

Oh well - that night when he got home - he apologized - and we wound up going to Walmart and buying my computer desk (which I still have and love).

Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

We've had anniversaries where we had money and anniversaries where we didn't. But we're still together and I guess that is what really matters. less

Have you reached that point yet?

My lady and I will be there next month on the 13th! Woo! I'm pretty excited because we really have had some major downs, but have had some phenomenal ups as well.

I wanted to get a hotel suite with a garden tub for the night so we could have a night to ourselves (since her mother lives with her and I live with roommates) where we could relax in the tub with some drinks. However, my budget won't allow for that anymore so I'm thinking of other ideas.

She's always wanted me to give her a lap dance, so I will definitely do that. I'm just not sure where all of this will take place, haha.

And I want to make us dinner, something really nice and I want to get her a present... I have one in mind, but it depends on the price of it when it gets closer to the date.

What did you do for your One Year Anniversary? Or is yours coming up? What are your plans? less

Have you reached that point yet?

My lady and I will be there next month on the 13th! Woo! I'm pretty excited because we really have had some major downs, but have had some phenomenal ups as well.

I wanted to get a hotel suite with a garden tub for the night so we could have a night to ourselves (since her mother lives with her and I live with roommates) where we could relax in the tub with some drinks. However, my budget won't allow for that anymore so I'm thinking of other ideas.

She's always wanted me to give her a lap dance, so I will definitely do that. I'm just not sure where all of this will take place, haha.

And I want to make us dinner, something really nice and I want to get her a present... I have one in mind, but it depends on the price of it when it gets closer to the date.

What did you do for your One Year Anniversary? Or is yours coming up? What are your plans? less