Originally Posted by
agoodale
16 years ago my wife bought me a nice poker table an an engagement present. She had a brass plate with a nice inscription installed on the side where I would normally sit. All my friends said she was the best wife ever (the truth). Sadly that table now sits in the garage gathering dust (no time for late night poker anymore). Don't let that frame go to waste. Don't sell it when it's old. If you destroy it, don't throw it away. When you've been married awhile it'll be nice to look at it and bring back good memories.
i'll remember this.
when i gave her the ring i told her not to worry about getting me anything. of course she couldn't let that go, so she was agonizing over getting me a watch or cufflinks or whatever. thing is, i'm not into jewelry, so it would be something i just left in a drawer or wore out of obligation (a wedding ring, obviously, is a different story). Anyway, we got to talking about how much i ride my bike - 3000 miles this year so far. so i suggested that she put whatever she was going to spend on me towards our wedding savings and i'd just put that much towards this bike i was considering buying. then she bought me the frame, out of nowhere. she's nuts but she's awesome.