| Paul McCartney wrote a song called "When I'm 64" | | | | the famous people who have been given their own |
| Well, you're about to celebrate your 65th anniversary | | | | stars and at the same time, they can do a little sight |
| so 64 was probably a very long time ago. Certainly, | | | | seeing and maybe take in a movie, eat at a nice |
| your wedding day must be a distant memory by now. | | | | restaurant and more or less enjoy a nice vacation |
| Fortunately, we get to remind our spouses of this | | | | away from the house. The price tag is going to come |
| wonderful day every year. Unfortunately, after | | | | out a lot less than a full-blown sapphire. |
| anniversary number 50 there aren't anniversary gift | | | | Another alternate gift is to actually go see a star at a |
| ideas for every year, but this year we do have one. | | | | concert or maybe even performing at a nightclub. If |
| The traditionalists long gave up on the list but the | | | | you're in the area of Las Vegas or Atlantic City, there |
| modern day list makers came up with a winner for this | | | | are always shows going on with some big name stars. |
| special occasion. Welcome to the world of the gray | | | | This is your chance to take your spouse to see |
| star sapphire. | | | | somebody who they've been wanting to see their |
| Sapphires cost an arm and a leg. There is just no | | | | whole life. This makes an excellent gift idea. |
| getting around it. To give you an idea, a half a caret | | | | Another alternate gift is to get something that has to |
| star sapphire goes for about $100. That's just a half a | | | | do with the stars up in the sky. Many people are into |
| caret. If you want to go for the 24 carat variety you're | | | | astrology or even astronomy. This can be your |
| talking about close to $5,000, so in picking out a gift for | | | | chance to maybe bring your spouse to have their |
| this special occasion, you might want to go the | | | | astrological chart made. You can then have the chart |
| alternate modern route. | | | | framed and then hung up somewhere. For the real |
| What many people do, who don't have the big bucks | | | | stars, you can get your spouse a telescope. Hey, it's |
| for the later year gifts, is they look for alternative gifts | | | | never too late to get into stargazing. |
| that somewhat fit with the theme. Granted that some | | | | Of course, you can always just bite the bullet and get |
| of these alternate gifts are a big stretch, but after 65 | | | | your spouse a nice gray star sapphire. Yes, it's going |
| years of marriage you really have to give these | | | | to cost a pretty penny. However, when you put it into |
| people a little wiggle room. | | | | context of the many years you've been married; it's |
| One of the big alternate gift routes for this year is the | | | | really a very small price to pay for an anniversary gift |
| star theme itself. What a lot of people do is take a trip | | | | signifying 65 years of marriage. |
| to the star walk of fame. This way they can see all | | | | |