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This week is our 25th (silver) anniversary. I think of all of my life's accomplishments, finding a woman who would put up with me for 25 years ranks as #1.

Instead of the standard roses, this year I called a national florist chain (after their website would not allow me to enter the correct delivery date) and ordered an anniversary bouquet. They had 2 different anniversary bouquets, both called 'The anniversary bouquet' with similar product codes. Marci loved it, but when I got home I realized 'They had sent the wrong f***ing anniversary bouquet'. Call me crazy, but when you pick something to attach a very personal sentiment, you have a picture in your mind of how it should be. I had looked over both and picked out one that was unlike anything I had done in the past. It had roses, but it also had Stargazer lilys. It had complexity, texture, and what I hoped was a nice smell from the roses and lilys. I ordered a larger arrangement.

Instead I got a smaller arrangement with more roses and alstroemeria, a boring white flower, in a vase that I rejected because it reminded me of a funeral urn. I called them today and told them to fix it.

Now I know how bridezilla felt.

On a brighter note we had dinner with my parents to celebrate last weekend, Marci and I had dinner alone during the week, and we are having dinner with friends this weekend to celebrate.

Maybe I should change my Cellar name to 'The Silver Surfer'. Naah, I'd probably get sued.:p

Congratulations! I wish ya'll many more years of joy. It is a very big accomplishment, so few of us are so lucky. I agree with you about the flower arraignment, the 2nd one is nicer. I would demand that they correct the mistake too. But at least this way you're wife gets twice the amount!

Naah, they want to repo the flowers to make the exchange, assuming they can get the florist to fix the mistake.

I asked them what would they do if the local florist didn't want to fix the mistake, and they were noncommittal, saying maybe a refund. The funny thing is that I had specified 'no substitutions' to prevent this kind of mistake.

When the repo man comes, kick him in the cunt. :nadkick:

Or buttfuck him in the mouth. Either way.

Congratulations to you both!!!

25 years .... wow! Congratulations to you both.

Forget the fool florists. Don't stress over the small stuff.

Congrats to you both!!! :)

Congratulations, and may you have many more happy anniversaries down the road.

Many, many congratulations.
You've created something wonderful together that has stood the test of time.

I look forward to congratulating you on your Ruby Anniversary!

Happy anniversary, rich and wife!

The Cellar is full of good news this morning! Congratz to you both !!1!

Congrats Rich and Mrs. Rich.

:celebrat:

Congratulations!!



















ps, stay out of the humor thread for a little while

Congrats!

Flowers?

If me and the DH make it 25 years, there'd better be a friggin' YACHT on the front lawn, not a measly vase of flowers.

Kidding. ;) Ten to go!

Seriously, congratulations!

Mrs. Dallas and I will hit 20 in 2010. I advised the kids that this will be a warmup for my parents' 50th, in 2011.

Congrats Rich! My 23rd is on Monday.

Congratulations, Merc.

congrats all. We had our 15th last month

Hearty congratuations!

(Call back the florist, bitch them out, and you should end up with a couple make-up bouquets from them)

Happy 25th and happier additional 25!
For our 25th Mr. Sweetwater and I attended the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in NYC, staying at the New Yorker where many of the dogs were also staying. No bouquets but enough ringside roses to share. It was wonderful.

sweet, my ex and I went to an Irish Wolfhound show in Lexington some years ago, also staying in the hotel with the doggies. I can't even imagine going to Westminster; when I was a bit younger I would schedule two days off work just to watch it on TV.

The cool part was we had a first floor room, and you know how huge the IWs are, so when I was in my room I'd see these giant dog heads going by the window! :)

I love wolfies! Had borzois and afghan hounds at one time, myself. Many thought we were crazy for spending an important anniversary at a dog show but we enjoyed every minute. That's the best thing about spending so much time with another - you know what they want and what the jewelry ads say don't matter. :)

I think spending your anniversary at a dog show is completely perfect! Yay for you both.

Well done, Sir! It really is a great work to con some young lady into putting up with our nonsense. :)

My reminded me, it was 24 not 23. Doh. :footpyth:

Did you say, "Really? It seems like longer."

Need a good florist recommendation?:p I'm sure they have a 'Honey I forgot our wedding date' bouquet.

Do what I did. Have a child the year after you were married, then take his age and add 1.:D

One of my favourite Japan stories:

Teaching fairly high level English to three female and one male students, the word "anniversary" came up. I explained and asked if anyone there was married - yeses from the man and one woman.
Zengum-sensei: "When is your anniversary?"
Woman: [immediate] "September 17th."
Man: [pause ... look at ceiling ... has happy thought, looks at watch, looks up with a smile] "Today!"
Other woman: "Ooooohhh! What are you going to give your wife?"
Man: [short pause] "Well, I got a her a chocolate chip cookie for Valentine's day* last month, that will cover it..."
Woman 1: :eek:
Woman 2: :eyebrow:
Woman 3: :headshake:

That chap got a clear explanation on keeping the woman in his life in his life. Next week re reported back that he had bought her a bracelet and flowers. It backfired - it made her feel bad because SHE had forgotten! :lol:



* Not actually Valentine's day, but White Day. In the land of the Rising Sun, the custom is that women give men chocolates on February 14th, but that men reciprocate on March 14th - giving the dumb buggers time to get their gifts organised and saving the trouble of figuring out who they ought to give gifts to.

You see, when you have a culture that's 2000 years old they can come up with a few good ideas.

Wish I waited that long :eyebrow:

Do I hear the phrase "You're WHAT?" echoing down the years? ;)

Ohh absolutely and then - AGAIN????????? WTF??????






twice :eek:

Congrats! And here's to 25 more! :bass:

Wrong anniversary bouquet or not, at 10 days later, parts of it were still holding on. It was lovely.

Thanks, of course, I much preferred the smell of BBQ chicken yesterday.

Someone should sell a "man's bouquet", maybe BBQ ribs and buffalo wings on sticks planted in a bowl of 5 alarm chili.

You know, they've figured out what causes this. Should I PM you? ;)

nah - I love 'em all and the divorce rectified the original problem.

No fair, you can't eat them then they're gone. Flowers start out beautiful and perky, you appreciate their vibrance with many senses, then they wilt and start to smell a little. A male equivalent might be a bouquet of boobs? time-accelerated to match the lifespan of flowers, of couse.

The mans bouquet :ggw::bass::guinness::bj2::apistola: