gift ideas needed - 1st anniversary

[DanaSD]

mine! I am the worst at buying gifts for men. My first anniversary is fast approaching and I don't have any good ideas. My husband is very good with gifts - for example my wedding gift was a string of pearls from Tiffanys. I want to get him something very nice but what he likes is typical guy stuff - elctronics, CDs, computer stuff. I did want to get him a nice pen and monogrammed paper but he went and bought himself a fancy pen. I've thought about a nice watch but he doesn't even wear the 2 he has and he just uses his cell phone for the time.

We got married in Hawaii and met in New York so I was thinking it would be cool to tie the gift in with something about us. We're spending the weekend at a cottage in Julian which is a small town with a real country feel. The only idea this has given me is pjs since our room is cozy with a fireplace but thats not a very good gift. If you follow the gifts for the year, isn't the first paper???

please help, my mind is just blank and I'm running out of time.

[Luv to Cook]

Congrats on your first anniversary! I never have bought gifts for DH according to the gifts for the year, but here are some gifts that I have gotten him in the past (or that he has gotten me):

Golf lessons (this is paper)
Tickets to a game or a show (we saw Varekai last nite)
Nice cuff links
Some sort of PDA
Guy's nite out (basket filled with cards, poker chips, beer, etc.)
Monogrammed glasses with his beverage of choice (I got DH some scotch with his glasses and some cigars when DD was born)


I will keep thinking.
Anita

[mbrogier]

Take him to Sharper Image or Brookstone and see what he drools over. This is what I do...we make 3 stops, Sharper Image, a computer store, and Williams-Sonoma. I get all the hints I need.

If he golfs, call his buddies and see if he's been talking about certain clubs that you could buy. You would need to know what length to get, etc.

You might find some cool stuff here:
www.redenvelope.com

[Kay Henderson]

Is there an experience he might really enjoy? An opportunity to see or do something? For example, I gave my DH an opportunity to drive a diesel locomotive on his 50th birthday, and will be giving him a chance to drive a STEAM locomotive for his upcoming 60th.

Kay

[DmOrtega]

My dh and I took a sunset hot air balloon ride. It was an experience that we have not forgotten. You should talk with your dh about possible things that you could do together, so you both can agree on something.

[Char Finamore]

I am trying to remember if we even exchanged gifts on our first anniversary - we were so poor then! I do remember a few early years my DH got me a piece of Waterford crystal - that is until we had kids and were even poorer! We have now been married 27 years, and looking back, you remember very few specific gifts - you just remember when you were there for each other during tough times. Whatever you get, choose a special card to go with it, and write some thoughts in it telling him what the highlights of the year were. Save the card someplace just you know about, and do the same each year. Bundle them all together and give them to him on your 25th anniversay - what memories that will bring back for both of you. And you might not think so now, but those 25 years will pass very quickly.

[leightx]

What about a photo album or scrapbook of some special trips that you've taken together?

[DanaSD]

Great ideas - keep them coming. I can see myself using some of these for birthday or Christmas. I think for his birthday I might give him golf lessons or clubs - he's been talking about taking it up.

I agree that giving a gift of doing something together is one of the best gifts - like has been said, gifts are forgotten, but time spent together is remembered. I gave him Verekai tickets for his birthday - it was awesome. I might consider the balloon ride - we always pass the sunset trips on our way home from work that go along the beach here.

I guess I'm looking for the man's equivelent of nice jewlery but there doesn't seem to be one that fits him.

some ideas that I have:
Those large very expensive wine glasses and some very nice wine that we can share together. I checked Williams-Sonoma and they have glasses that are $99 each! wow! They also have some lower priced but still nice at 2 for $50 - I'll try Macys, Crate and Barrel, and the local wine shop. We're renting a cottage room at a B & B and we have a private patio where we could enjoy the wine together. If I don't use it for anniversary there's always Christmas.

My other idea is luxury PJs if there is such a thing. He LOVES our 600 thread count sheets and I'm wondering if there might be an equivelent in PJs.

Some of the spas around here have spa packages for couples that I might look into. Has anyone ever tried one of these? For my birthday this year he gave me a morning at the Four Seasons Aviara and it was sooo luxurious.