Help! I need aniversary gift ideas for my dh

[fulltimemum]

My aniversary is just over a week away and I have noooo idea what to get my hubby and need ideas. Pleeaaseeeeeee.

I have been to town and have looked around and cannot find anything. My husband is like most men, not the easiest person to buy for.

I need your help and ideas ladies. I am a SAHM so do not have a lot to spend.

Which anniversary is it, how many years?

Sorry ladies, it will be three years.

3 years is leather so what about a belt or a wallet?

thanx janitor I did look that up on the net but he got a new wallet a couple of weeks ago and is not that sentimental about photo's so frame is out and he is a motor technician so leather shoes is out. He is not the tipe that would wear leather shoes, I think the last and first time he wore leahter shoes was for our wedding.

He has leather belts so that is also not needed. I did say that he is not the easiest person to buy for.

Why not take him out somewhere special? My DH and I had a FAB day out once as follows:

Breakfast in Hampstead (posh London suburb if you're not familiar)
Cycle/ walk on Hampstead Heath (gorgeous, wild park in said posh 'burb)
Saw 'It's a Wonderful Life' at posh 'burb's fancy cinema.

That was it. It was SOOOOOO romantic and lovely cause we just ambled about and enjoyed each other's company. It was about 3 years ago (so also roughly 3 years' married - though not an anniversary thing) and we still remember it now.

I'd definitely vouch for a day out over a gift.

Good luck and congrats!

Thanx MTH, I have suggested that but the problem is that our DD is 18 months old and DH does not want to leave her for longer than 1 hour. We live in Aylesbury and he works in london so he does not want to spend the time that he has with her over weekends away from her.

He is a very doting father so I do not want to complain, since DD birth we have only been out once, a friend looked after DD while we went for a meal, we were back to pick her up 1h15m after we dropped her off.

He wears sneakers and steel capped shoes at work. I'm the one that loves shoes not him

Gasp! 18 months and no time out to yourselves! Why doesn't he want to leave your DD for more than an hour? I know this isn't the subject of your thread so I won't push you to say why, but for the sake of your family and your marriage, I really hope you can find a way to work this one out before it becomes set in stone.

Perhaps your anniversary could be the catalyst? Just as your DD needs mummy time and daddy time, you both NEED to have some marriage time every single week, even if it's just a romantic meal at home. Many marriages eventually disintegrate because the couple stop connecting.

Best of luck. x

MTH, I just had my hubby read the bits about us going out together and he just laughed and said that we spend time together when we are asleep at night! In a good sort of way.

I will work on him over the next couple of days our wedding aniversary is the 27th so I still have some time. May ask a friend to look after daughter that night and wait for him in something naughty and a nice meal. Could that be taught of as a pressie???

Why does something have to be bought to commemorate a special occasion? You are just making yourself poorer and someone else richer. Tell him something nice instead.