For a whole month now, I have been wracking my brains trying to come up with a really good and memorable First Year Anniversary for my hubby. He helped me out a bit by asking me to send him new running Asics sneakers, Adidas massaging slippers and an Ipod touch. I've sent all those with a short note: "Happy Anniversary." But for some strange reason, it felt like it wasn't enough. Those were necessities, not really wants and besides, they weren't at all that personal and sentimental.
Then just two days ago, an idea popped up. Jorge loves listening to Jose Feliciano, a blind Puerto Rican musician who became famous here in the United States. I went online and searched for a mailing address until i chanced upon an email address. I wrote to him asking if he can send a greeting card and maybe an autographed CD to Jorge there in Iraq. To my delight, his wife wrote to me saying they would do just that. She then gave me some good advice regarding having to deal with being separated from her husband for long periods of time and even having to experience celebrating anniversaries apart. She knows exactly how i feel and both of them would very much to send a thank you to our heroes out there. For her, this is the perfect opportunitiy to do so. The thought of Jorge opening a package sent by his favorite singer would be a very memorable moment for him.
She said that they would be sending a card and a CD. By some weird coincidence, i stayed true to the basic gift-giving rule of anniversaries. The traditional gift for a first year anniversary is paper and the modern gift is plastic. If she sends a card and a CD, they very much well be my paper and plastic gifts.
So to my husband, Happy Anniversary, mi amor! I can't wait to see you again!
