This Saturday will be my fifth year wedding anniversary.  My husband, Rhett, and I have a long, varied history.  I won’t go into the minor details, but the basic gist is this:  best friends for four years, dating for four and a half years, married for five.  You know it was a long time coming when most people’s reaction to our engagement was not “Congratulations!”  It was “Thank God.  It’s about time.” I have to say, we have a pretty good thing going.  I think I’ll keep him. 

Knowing each other for so long has some advantages.  For instance, we have a certain telepathy when it comes to each other.  He knows that when we’re out and it’s getting late, that when I walk up and put my head against his shoulder that means I’m ready to go…right now.   And I know the shuffle in his feet when my super-social husband has been hijacked by a close talker (or just a talker in general) and needs to be rescued.

We also know every person that the other ever dated so there is never that awkward moment in a relationship where you find out that the nice woman/man you were just talking with, once hooked up with your significant other.  Although there can be a disadvantage there too.  That guy I dated before Rhett?  Please don’t bring that up.  The one name that will start a fight every time?  Rebecca…the heifer.  At least that’s what I call her.

Another disadvantage?  You start running out of ideas.  With a new house, a baby on the way and life in general our five year just snuck up on us and we have no idea what to do this year.

We love to travel and since with Sixthman we see plenty of tropical locales, the original plan was that we would go to Europe.  But like I said, we just a bought a house, so a trip to Europe would mean missing a couple of mortgage payments and I hear that’s not a good thing to do.

We also love being outdoors.  On past anniversaries (and birthdays) we’ve gone on hiking trips, kayaked, tubed, white-water rafted….but my third trimester is looming in a couple of weeks and even walking the steps in the big yellow house is becoming a challenge, so I think rowing would kill me.

So besides a nice dinner, what’s a couple to do?  I need some help Sixthman folks.  Any ideas on something romantic, fun and not too pricey that will make our fifth anniversary one to remember?  I’ll take all the help I can get!

PS: I know that’s not a wedding picture up there but I forgot to bring one.  I’ll get one up there tomorrow.