Happy 30th Wedding Anniversary!

Dearest Marita,
HAPPY 30TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY! It’s hard to believe just reading that sentence. Thirty years!
On the one hand, it’s hard to think of things to give you, especially after thirty years. On the other hand, it’s easier because we know what we each like, and what we both like. So for [...]

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Happy Birthday 2009

Dearest Marita,
Happy Happy Birthday!
My annual challenge of finding a gift for you is here again. I hope you like my set of gifts this year. There’s been less stress for you these days, and I’m really happy about that. But I can still sense some stress – and I guess that will [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Dearest Marita,
Happy 2009 Valentine’s Day!
I’m glad Valentine’s day is on a Saturday this year. Now we can have the whole day to enjoy, without having to think about work.
For this year’s Valentine’s Day celebration, here’s what I have in store for you:

Breakfast (or brunch, depending on what time we wake up) – we’ll go [...]

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Happy 29th Anniversary!

Dearest Marita,
Happy Happy 29th Wedding Anniversary! Can you imagine we’re just one year shy of 30 years of married life?
I always look forward to doing something with you on anniversaries. I guess we can’t travel to someplace exotic this time. I’m glad we went to Dublin – that was like a nice [...]

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Happy 29th Anniversary!

Dearest Marita,
HAPPY HAPPY 29TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY!
We’re just one year shy of 30 years together today, at least as man and wife. I wasn’t sure what we could do today especially since we already had a pre-celebration at Gnocco last night (not to mention the ghetto but great massage.
So here’s my suggestion: why don’t [...]

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Happy Happy Birthday!

Dearest Marita,
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I know you’ve said you’ve been looking forward to this particular birthday. I was hoping we could celebrate on another Caribbean island. Or the Philippines. Or Switzerland. Or anywhere really. As long as we’re together.
So for this birthday, I’ve arranged for a week-long celebration.

We will start [...]

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Merry Christmas!

Dearest Marita,
Merry, Merry Christmas and a Happy 2008!
I’ve concluded that I should continue with the relaxation theme for most if not all the occasions in our lives. So for this Christmas season, here are your gifts:

A full head-to-toe body massage using special essential oils (I got the real stuff this time, not the synthetic)
A [...]

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Happy 2nd 28th Wedding Anniversary!

Dearest Marita,
Happy 28th Anniversary! And Happy 33rd Anniversary too!
Hard to believe that these many years have passed since we met at EDF. So what to do this time to celebrate? Well, these are the options I’ve lined up:

A visit to the North Fork Long Island wineries (click here to see a great [...]

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Happy 28th Anniversary!

Dearest Marita,
Happy 28th Wedding Anniversary! We’re just 2 years shy of 30 years of marriage. I was just looking through the previous posts. It will be hard to top them, esp. the last one about Punta Cana. But how about this for the day’s schedule:

Morning – wake up as late as [...]

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Happy Birthday!

Dearest Marita,
Happy, Happy Birthday!
Continuing on the theme of daily relaxation, I decided to give you a real day of relaxation. So for today, here is the schedule:

Breakfast with pancakes and coffee, depending on wake up time
Lunch at Chinese restaurant in Woodbury (maybe some shopping as well? )
Dinner at Nyonya Restaurant

Of course, and [...]

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