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This has been very interesting! A big thank you to everyone who has posted!
I'm glad I'm not alone thinking it's amazing that folks do spend that much. And I'm sure not judging anyone, I think those of you can afford it and enjoy it deserve to splurge if it brings you joy. All the anniversaries mentioned and such I think is so very sweet.
I splurge a bit for our annivesary on the years I can afford to and I'm lucky enough to have a sweet wife that understands on the years I can't. But with us I usually buy her a nice antique glass paperweight for her collection (She doesn't like or wear jewelry or fancy perfumes), we always go out to eat, but never anything expensive, I do all the chores, cleaning, watching the kids, basicly everything that day so she can just rest or do whatever she wants while I treat her like the lady she is. I also take the kids to my Mom's for the night so we can have a night of "Just us adults together" time.
Like a few others have said, neither of us are comfortable in crouds or fancy places. I mean, I was raised with manners. I say yes Ma'am, no Sir, please pass the..., and I have never failed a single time in all these years we've been together to say "thank you Honey for the meal", and I try and keep my elbows off the table and use a napkin and such. But at a fancy place I wouldn't have a clue what to do with all those different pieces of silverware. Unless I have soup all I need is a fork?
I've seen some of those places on TV where they bring you a plate and it has one bite of meat and three green beans on it along with a sprig of parsley or something and something sorta drizzled over it. I like a little more food on my plate.
If I'm hungry I like to go get me another plate too.
I don't drink so never buy wine, I do tip a bit depending on the service because my wife and I both have worked at jobs in the past where we depended on those tips.
I think Junior must be my brother because I don't own a suit either. Anyplace I can't go in my jeans I probably don't need to be anyway.
I've never been on a vacation either. Every summer we try and take the kids to the zoo or a museum, but we are always home in time to feed the critters and so I can sleep in my own comfy bed.
As far as saving money on groceries, our garden is about 100' X 250' and is planted near year around in something. My wife cans around a thousand jars of food a year if you count all the jellies, jams and such. Last year I think she told me she canned about 300 quarts of green beans. So if you think about it that's enough green beans to eat them 6 out of 7 days a week for one meal a day. I also hunt, we gather wild greens and herbs, nuts, berries and fruits. Plus we have cherry, apple, crab apple, pecan, pear and plum trees along with the grapes, muscadine and other vines. Plenty of fish and crawfish in the creek bordering our property and the Tenessee River is only about 10 miles away.
I'm just a boring guy I guess. A good night to me is sitting down to a meal that I raised and brought to the table, cooked with love by my woman, then sit out on the porch and listen to the whippoorwills calling, talking about our day and watching the chickens and kids playing and running. Maybe have a nice glass of tea and watch the sun go down and the kids chasing lightning bugs. Then ending the night with a little "Thank You" to the Big Guy upstairs for all the many blessings in my life.
Just another day in Paradise...
I'm glad I'm not alone thinking it's amazing that folks do spend that much. And I'm sure not judging anyone, I think those of you can afford it and enjoy it deserve to splurge if it brings you joy. All the anniversaries mentioned and such I think is so very sweet.
I splurge a bit for our annivesary on the years I can afford to and I'm lucky enough to have a sweet wife that understands on the years I can't. But with us I usually buy her a nice antique glass paperweight for her collection (She doesn't like or wear jewelry or fancy perfumes), we always go out to eat, but never anything expensive, I do all the chores, cleaning, watching the kids, basicly everything that day so she can just rest or do whatever she wants while I treat her like the lady she is. I also take the kids to my Mom's for the night so we can have a night of "Just us adults together" time.
Like a few others have said, neither of us are comfortable in crouds or fancy places. I mean, I was raised with manners. I say yes Ma'am, no Sir, please pass the..., and I have never failed a single time in all these years we've been together to say "thank you Honey for the meal", and I try and keep my elbows off the table and use a napkin and such. But at a fancy place I wouldn't have a clue what to do with all those different pieces of silverware. Unless I have soup all I need is a fork?
I don't drink so never buy wine, I do tip a bit depending on the service because my wife and I both have worked at jobs in the past where we depended on those tips.
I think Junior must be my brother because I don't own a suit either. Anyplace I can't go in my jeans I probably don't need to be anyway.
I've never been on a vacation either. Every summer we try and take the kids to the zoo or a museum, but we are always home in time to feed the critters and so I can sleep in my own comfy bed.
As far as saving money on groceries, our garden is about 100' X 250' and is planted near year around in something. My wife cans around a thousand jars of food a year if you count all the jellies, jams and such. Last year I think she told me she canned about 300 quarts of green beans. So if you think about it that's enough green beans to eat them 6 out of 7 days a week for one meal a day. I also hunt, we gather wild greens and herbs, nuts, berries and fruits. Plus we have cherry, apple, crab apple, pecan, pear and plum trees along with the grapes, muscadine and other vines. Plenty of fish and crawfish in the creek bordering our property and the Tenessee River is only about 10 miles away.
I'm just a boring guy I guess. A good night to me is sitting down to a meal that I raised and brought to the table, cooked with love by my woman, then sit out on the porch and listen to the whippoorwills calling, talking about our day and watching the chickens and kids playing and running. Maybe have a nice glass of tea and watch the sun go down and the kids chasing lightning bugs. Then ending the night with a little "Thank You" to the Big Guy upstairs for all the many blessings in my life.
