Boooooo!

Let me say that again …

Boooooo!

According to Wikipedia, there is no traditional anniversary gift to give for an 18th? So what’s a girl to do? I mean, TODAY is my 18th wedding anniversary, so am I supposed to get my husband … nothing?

My hubby and I 18 years ago! 🙂

Is the 18th a year NOT to celebrate? I mean, look at us 18 years ago … don’t we deserve some anniversary day goodies?

::Insert Scratching Fingers to Chin here::

I’m highly confused.

All these years, the list has been there. Paper, cotton, linen, silk, iron, wood, bronze, etc.

But for 18 … I’m supposed to get jack. There’s not even a FLOWER listed for 18.

Or, I should ‘go modern’ which is porcelain, but I have to say my toilets are porcelain and/or that’s just the age old nickname so I’m thinking this is not the route to go.

Well … we can’t have this now can we?

There has to be a solution. A good solution. No … a great solution!

Any ideas? Any takers? Anyone?

Oh! I have one!

I thusly declare every 18th wedding anniversary the anniversary to give BACK! Yes, yes, yes I do. So in honor of my 18th which has no gift traditional designations AT ALL and a modern one that well … stinks … today I shall be giving in multiple ways.

Gift #1 to ALL commenters.
One custom, digitally signed book cover of your choosing (and here they are!

You just pick the cover and comment in the comments about which one is your favorite.

But wait! There’s more!

One entrant will receive a signed bookmark pack!

What’s that? Oh yeah, one bookmark from each of the above books, signed my *moi*. No, my hubby won’t sign, but that’s okay, today’s really all about the bride, right?*

*Don’t answer that.

To get this, all you have to do is participate in this little giveaway and tell someone else about it so they participate!

But wait … yes, there’s still more!

One lucky person will receive ebooks of Little White Lies, Surrender & Into the Unknown, too!

To which this, you just have to add to your comment why you think waiting for your spouse ‘forever’ was worth it. Forever here, too, is subjective. I waited for 6 whole years … but then again I was 14 when I met him, so it was kinda necessary to wait a little while … which felt like forever at the time.

But wait once more! There’s even more!

One final, lucky participant will receive a signed paperback of Hide & Seek.

Woohoo! Yes, seriously! One custom signed, mailed to you via the USPS paperback! Now, I’m sorry to say this one will be limited to the US because shipping to countries outside the US is ridiculous for books! I swear, it really is!

To win the signed paperback, all you have to do is tell me how long you’ve enjoyed marital bliss* (*subjective designation) 😉

As we all know, romance novels don’t typically engage married couples. Nope. Not at all. Quite the opposite in fact. Yet at the end, we expect a happily ever after, and we mean FOREVER! So I want to know how long your forever has been so far!

Obviously, mine is 18 years TODAY!! Wheeeee!

So to recap … because there is no gift for me to give that is tradition and the modern one stinks* (*literally), we have four great prizes for blog followers!

1) Digitally signed covers for all commenters
2) Bookmark packs for one
3) ebooks for another
4) A signed paperback straight from the tree!

So get your commenting on between now and August 25th (yes, all the way ’til then) because on August 26th, I’ll share one other big piece of anniversary-style information with you!

Random drawing based on all participants.

And to all those other married folks celebrating today …

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!