1st Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas

Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Renee Michaels

1st Wedding AnniversaryYour first year of wedded bliss—didn’t it go by so quickly? Celebrating your first wedding anniversary is very special—it’s not considered a milestone anniversary, but truly, it is. The first year of marriage is filled with the joy of being with the one you love and continuing your journey in life together.

Now that you’ve settled into your new status, it’s the perfect time to begin creating ways to keep your love fresh. The daily grind of work & family life can easily dampen your romance. So setting the stage now for the years ahead is something to place high on your radar screen.   Read more...

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Valentine’s Day Is For Everyone You Love!

Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 by Renee Michaels

Valentines Day Gift IdeasValentine’s Day is a day to celebrate your love, not only with your husband, wife or partner, but to show love for all those you cherish and value.

Certainly, you don’t have to buy a gift for everyone, but making a phone call to your parents, grandparents, a mentor or single friends to tell them how much you love and appreciate them will make them feel like $1 million. Sending a card with especially thoughtful sentiments shows that you value their love and support. You don’t have to spend a fortune—go to your local dollar store and pick up a package of Valentine’s cards.   Read more...

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The Best 50th Wedding Anniversary Gift

Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 by Renee Michaels

50 Years of LoveCouples who stayed married through thick and thin for 50 years deserve an especially wonderful 50th anniversary celebration, one that celebrates their journey of love. This is a perfect time to have a family & friends reunion, which can be a more intimate gathering at someone’s home to an all-out bash at a local restaurant or venue.

While folks go nuts thinking about what anniversary gift they can give, from my experience with my parents and friends’ parents milestone anniversaries, hands down—gathering family and friends to share in a joyous celebration is the best 50th wedding anniversary gift you can give to your parents. Commemorate their love with a photo scrapbook, buy a guest book to fill with cherished messages from family and friends. By 50 years together, most couples really don’t want or need more “stuff.”   Read more...

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Family Christmas Tree Ornaments

Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2011 by Renee Michaels

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What better way to celebrate your family this Christmas than with a personalized Christmas tree ornament! From elegant to whimsical, choose from many themes. You’ll find ornaments for Mom, Dad, grandparents, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, new baby…even single parent & expectant parent ornaments.

There family ornaments from 1–9 members (not all ornaments feature larger families but most can be personalized for 2-6 people. Some have couple or family plus a pet or two that can be personalized, so everyone you love can be included.

There are tons more ornaments and you can search for special themes if you don’t see what you want on the page.   Read more...

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Marriage Takes Two to Tango!

Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2011 by Renee Michaels

Last week I wrote about a wife who put her husband up for sale on Craigslist and posted several more unhappy + happy (gasp!) listings about marriage or relationships. Ready to put your husband, wife or partner up for sale on Craigslist? You’re not ready to get divorced but you’ve had it with your marriage or committed partnership—perhaps saying that “you’re doing the tango to different tunes” is an extremely gentle way of putting it.

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