12 years and counting.....

So on Sunday it's our 12th wedding anniversary (aaawwww!). 

A few wee fun facts for you about 12th Wedding Anniversaries & 24 November. I like doing shit like this. I'm crap in a pub quiz but genenerally have this type of obscure knowledge tucked away

12th Wedding Anniversaries
Each wedding anniversary has their suggested gifts and for 12 years, they are below. The gifts originated from the Roman Empire who used to crown their wives with wreaths on their 25th (silver) and 50th (gold) wedding anniversaries. 

Traditional (US) - Silk
Traditional (UK) - Silk & Fine linen
Modern - Pearls, coloured gems
Flower - Peony
Gemstone - Jade

24th November
Couple of events that happened on the day

Birthdays
1868 - Scott Joplin
1946 - Ted Bundy (I secretly knew this when we booked the wedding but didn't tell anyone #serialkillernerd)
1955 - Ian Botham
1963 - Neale Cooper
1969 - Rob 'Blasko' Nicholson

Deaths
1963 - Lee Harvey Oswald
1991 - Freddie Mercury
1996 - Sorley McLean

Events
1859 - Charles Darwin publishes 'On the Origin of Species'
1877 - Black Beauty is published
1950 - Guys & Dolls opens on Broadway

Here's a few wee facts about our actual wedding day - 24 November 2007

Lottery Numbers - 1, 14, 25, 37, 39, 47. Bonus Ball 38
US Number 1 Song - Kiss, Kiss by Chris Brown feat. T-Pain
US Number 1 Album - American Gangster by Jay-Z
UK Number 1 Song - Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
UK Number 1 Album - Spirit by Leona Lewis

Aberdeen FC lost to Celtic FC, 0-3 :-(

 Just feeling a wee bit nostalgic today, expect the full anniversary post on Sunday......


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