Need Help! Anniversary Gift Idea!

Sunday marks our 7th wedding anniversary. Seven years ago we said “I do.” Seven years ago we became a family of four.

Each year my Sweetie and I have had fun trying to interpret the traditional anniversary gifts. S has definitely had better luck at this than me. Two years ago for our 5th anniversary (wood), he gave me (and planted) a rose tree. My gift of a wooden charging station for his cell phone was so lame in comparison.

This year I’m at a total loss. The traditional gifts for the 7th anniversary are wool and copper. Hmm… Wool. Wool blanket, wool socks, wool sweater, wool cap. Nope, wool just doesn’t work in Florida when it’s 80 degrees.

Copper. A copper pot perhaps? No, because I would end up being the one to polish it. Besides, I don’t want to waste the precious storage space I have reserved for the 9 qt. Le Creuset Dutch oven I want to get someday. I spied a coil of copper tubing in the garage. Perhaps I could create an interesting, abstract piece of sculpture. I mentioned the copper to my Sweetie and he said that he plans to recycle it because copper is worth a lot of money. Oh well.

Stumped I looked at the modern gifts for the 7th anniversary. Brass and desk sets. A desk set is out. What about brass? If only I could find an antique boatswain’s whistle. That would be PERFECT! Oh, wait. He’s already got one.

So here I am asking for help. Does anyone have a gift idea for S that falls into the wool, copper, or brass category. If a little spark of genius doesn’t strike soon, S will receive the oh-so-romantic gift of The Pacific on DVD. Don’t worry about me writing that out because it was actually his suggestion. If you do have a more interesting gift idea, please leave a comment. S, if you’re reading this, please don’t read the comments until after Sunday. Thanks!