Thursday, March 31, 2022

Happy Retirement Anniversary

At the end of March 2021 Hubby Tony hung up his hat at work. Since that time he has kept himself busy with fun activities and volunteer tasks. A while back we were talking about why people celebrate birthdays and wedding anniversaries but not retirements. The conversation didn't go very far, and I suspect Tony forgot about it. However, the topic kept percolated in the back of my mind and I decided to do something about it.

I went to the dollar store and looked at their selection of both retirement and wedding anniversary cards. I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for (imagine that!), but purchased an anniversary card with a simple verse inside. At home I used Word to design a graphic, put a text box inside of it, then printed it out and glued it to the card. I added an arrow to show where the word should go.
What do you give someone who is commemorating the transition to the next act of their life? Last week I found out that Tony was getting tired of carrying his big set of keys (car fob, building door, and unit door) around when he went walking. It was a simple task to go to have an extra set of house keys made. I slid the keys inside the card and sealed it up.

My plan was to give Tony his card after I finished with my morning tasks. However, when he came home from coffee with his friends he said that the topic of his retirement had come up. I pulled out the envelope for him to open before I left. 

And because every celebration is better with food, while I was out I got a small carry out pizza, which  made a great addition to lunch.

21 comments:

  1. Very thoughtfully celebrated! How quickly a year goes by!

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    1. In my experience, it's true that time seems to go faster the older I get.

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    1. It's called portion control. I need it. :-)

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  3. I love the idea of celebrating a retirement anniversary, it's not only a transition, but a freedom as well.

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    1. A great freedom-more for Tony, but I've also been impacted.

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  4. That was a nice way to celebrate a retirement anniversary! I retired on May 22 2020 and have celebrated every day since!

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  5. Congratulations to Tony! And to you. Do enjoy it!

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  6. Aw, that is sweet! My hubby retired in 2005, me in 2007. I never thought of celebrating it! Good idea.

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  7. Thoughtful little surprise for your honey, and the pizza was a plus. I have been retired almost five years. Thought we'd travel, and then life got in the way. But every day is a gift.

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    1. I hope things straighten out so you can get on the road.

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  8. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

    Happy Anniversary. God bless you both.

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  9. Already a year! Seems like you just wrote about his job-leaving and wrapping it all up a couple of months ago! As I've said, though, retirement years will go much faster than working years. Yes, every June I celebrate another year of retirement. This year will be Number 12. A former student is celebrating her daughter's high school graduation this year. I told her I had no idea how that was possible because I still remember HER senior year and graduation.

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    1. How can you be retired for more than a decade! It seems like I was just reading about your journalism classes.

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  10. Definitely worthy of being celebrated! I love how you got creative and made it special.

    Blessings~

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    1. I'm in my happy place when I can put a unique spin on something.

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