50th Anniversary Gift
Let me tell you frankly that I am not very adept in selecting gifts for special occasions and the very idea leaves me groaning till someone offers a cue. So it wasn’t something very unusual that I got a bit tensed up looking at the invitation to my best friend’s parents’ 50th wedding anniversary party. I could not afford to miss the party, since the friend was very close, while on the other I was worried about selecting the 50th anniversary gift for the dear couple. I hurriedly jotted down the RSVP, leaving my friend and her parents guessing about the 50th anniversary gift that I had not yet planned to shower on the elderly couple.
During lunch break I made a beeline to the nearest mall in search of an ideal 50th anniversary gift only to be thwarted by the array of customary presentation items like picture frames and candles that would never suit such an august occasion. What was in the back of my mind was something very special and meaningful. Going back to work, I confided my problem with Ted who sits next to me. ‘Why don’t you hit www.seniorstore.com,’ he recommended. True to his words, I had at last hit upon the right site that suited me fine. They had a wide panorama of novel ideas that cater to several 50th anniversary gift items as well as other special occasions that thrilled me. There were beautiful morocco bound book of verses, books from the year of the wedlock, special photo albums and many more. But what took my heart was a gift basket with a collection of objects from the year of the marriage. It could indeed be a personalized possession containing breathtaking memorabilia and for $100 I thought myself lucky to acquire it as the 50th anniversary gift.
Clutching the special gift, I attended the party with elation and éclat, eagerly waiting to see what others have brought for the dear old duo. At last when it came to opening my 50th anniversary gift, I was relieved to find the glint in their eyes. Also, I was confident that the gifts inside the basket would turn them to some nostalgic moments in their life and make room for new ones. When my best friend told me that she too found it difficult to select an ideal 50th anniversary gift, I told her of the wonderful site where unique personalized gifts were aplenty. ‘All you need is some creativity of your own’, I advised her, ‘and the special gift will be yours in no time at all.’
On my way back from the get together I was suddenly reminded of my own parent’s retiring old age and that in a few more days I would also have to throw a 50th wedding anniversary party for them. But now I was confident of getting the ideal 50th anniversary gift since I already know a wonderful place where such items could be easily located and that too, at a reasonable price. Happily humming my favorite tune, I reached home, relaxed and reposed. |
