Whoever came up with the anniversary gift ideas for this anniversary must have been either tortured by his wife or held captive by men from Mars for six months with nothing but a burnt out TV and a half empty bag of Lays potato chips to keep them company. If you thought by now things would get easy when it came to finding an anniversary gift, especially for one so late in your life, you obviously have been living on a different planet than the one most of civilization here occupies. But don't worry. In spite of the obstacles ahead, we're going to give you at least a few ideas for this special occasion.
If you're wondering why this year is going to be such a challenge, that's because the anniversary gifts for this year are beryl and tourmaline. If you're sitting there scratching your head wondering what these things are, let alone what could possibly be made out of them, let's consult with our trusty friend, the dictionary.
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Beryl, according to the dictionary, is "a mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, Be3Al2Si6O18, usually green, but also blue, rose, white and golden and both opaque and transparent, the latter variety including the gems emerald and aquamarine: the principal ore of beryllium".
Oh, okay. It's a rock. A very expensive one if the name emerald means what I think it means. Now, let's look at tourmaline. According to the dictionary, tourmaline is "A complex crystalline silicate containing aluminum, boron and other elements, used in electronic instrumentation and, especially in its green, clear and blue varieties, as a gemstone".
Great, we have a couple of very expensive rocks we can get for this year's festivities. The question that remains is simply, what is made out of this stuff? For the answer to that, you can go to a jeweler who will probably give you a lot of double talk, or you can just keep reading.
Beryl gemstones are actually not all that hard to find. The most popular of these is most likely morganite, which has kind of a pink color to it. If you spot one of these gems, no pun intended, you can't miss 'em. They are absolutely breathtaking and look every bit as expensive as they are. You can get just about anything made from beryl, including rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces and pendants. The prices, depending on the size of the stone, range anywhere from under 0 (you need a magnifying glass to see it) to thousands of dollars (requiring a truck and an armed guard to bring it home). If you're expecting tourmaline to be any cheaper, you have a long wait. Tourmaline is also available in the usual forms and the price range is also about the same.
The best advice I can give is this. You don't want to buy a gift where you end up having to mortgage your home. But after all, this is your thirty-eighth anniversary and your spouse deserves an anniversary gift for all the years that he or she has put into this marriage. Well, don't worry about going wrong with anything here. Gems are called gems for a reason. And after all, it's only money.
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