55th Anniversary Gifts: Best Ideas (Traditional & Modern)

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Congratulations on your 55th Anniversary! Fifty-five years of wedded bliss. Fifty-five years of squabbles and bickering. How about a healthy mix of the two? Any strong and lasting marriage has mastered many things, but among them — balance.  The 55th wedding anniversary is characterized by genuine love, faithfulness, endurance and rarity. Such beautiful meanings, along … Read more

The Interesting Origin of the Christmas Stocking Tradition

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There’s nothing that puts the finishing touches on your glittering holiday decor quite like hanging those big, beautiful Christmas stockings over the fireplace. But have you ever stopped long enough to wonder why we have such a peculiar ritual? Like, what is the origin of the Christmas stocking tradition? Is hanging oversized socks over a … Read more

Best Advent Calendar Fillers & Other Festive Ideas

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Today we’re going to show you the best Advent calendar fillers. Like everyone else we love Advent calendars, but — if they don’t already come pre-filled — what gifts should you put inside? One of the best parts about the holiday season is all of the family traditions! Whether you make up your own or … Read more

101 Christmas Love Quotes for Lovers & Romantics

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The holidays are the perfect time for romantics and lovers to write ooey-gooey Christmas love notes to each other.  Speaking (um, writing) as someone who literally had a Christmas-themed wedding, I am all in-favor of Christmas being a sappy, sweet, snuggly, lovey-dovey holiday.

100 Best 70th Birthday Wishes

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Ahhh, the seventies! What a groovy time of shag carpet, lots of love, bell bottoms and…wait. That’s the 1970s. Well, your dear friend or family member who is about to celebrate their 70th birthday was at least around during that time, right? Even if he or she can’t quite recall the details because things were, … Read more