This week is the 10 year anniversary of kevinandamanda.com. I can hardly believe it’s been ten years!! I feel so, so incredibly lucky that I’ve been able to share these photos, tutorials, travels, and all of my favorite things with you guys for the past 10 years. I absolutely love sharing this site with you — it is truly a dream come true. I cannot put into words how grateful I am for each and every one of you who stops by, and for all your sweet and encouraging comments over the years. You guys are the best.
Kevin & Amanda, March 22, 2002
Kevin bought me the domain name kevinandamanda.com for the one year anniversary of our first date, March 22, 2002. We were two months and nine days away from being married. I was already “blogging” at the time — even though back then we didn’t really officially have blogs as we know them today! But I still loved taking photos and posting them online, sharing a peek into our lives, what we were up to, and things I loved. Kevin has always had a talent for showing his affection through romantic, thoughtful gifts, and our own domain was so perfectly me. He surprised me that afternoon by asking if I’d ever thought about getting my own domain name for my site. My answer was of course yes!! He asked me what name I’d choose, and without hesitation I answered kevinandamanda.com. He sat down at the computer. Let’s pull it up to see if anyone’s taken it yet, he said. As he typed in the letters — kevinandamanda.com — and the page slowly loaded, I could tell there was something already there.
Take a peek at what Kevin & Amanda has looked like over the years.
It was a countdown to our wedding day.
I am so excited for the week ahead. It’s Birthday Week on Kevin & Amanda!! I can never seem to let a birthday come and go on just one day, so I’m taking the whole week to celebrate. :) In honor of this special milestone, and to thank you guys for being so wonderfully you, I’ve picked a few of my favorite things and a few of my favorite brands to sponsor a week long birthday bash with seven days of fabulous prizes and giveaways. I hope you guys like giveaways!!
Kicking off Birthday Week is this fun Birthday Party Tin from Harry & David. It wouldn’t be a party without treats, right?? :)
This fun tin is packed with chewy chocolate chip cookies, cupcake shaped frosted cookies, Moose Munch popcorn, malt balls, rock crystals — so many colorful yummy treats!!
And because you guys know how much I love macarons, you’ll also be receiving this box of 12 french macarons, in chocolate, raspberry and caramel flavors. Yum!!
The Giveaway (Winners Announced!)
Three (3) Kevin & Amanda readers will win a birthday celebration prize from the gracious folks at Harry & David which includes:
- 1 Harry & David Birthday Party Tin
- 1 Harry & David Spring Macaron Gift Box
Time’s Up!
The winners of the Harry & David 10th Birthday Bash Giveaway are:
#7 Gina Myers
#574 Laci
#706 Emily
Congratulations girls!! I’ve sent ya’ll an email. Enjoy your goodies!! :)
How to Enter
To be entered to win the Harry & David Giveaway, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. What’s the most memorable gift you’ve ever given or received?
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Happy Blogging Birthday!!
My most memorable gift was Christmas 2006 when I received a ST Louis Cardinals baby bib, we got a beautiful grandson the following Sept. Thank you!
yummo!!
I was expecting roses one Valentine’s Day and my husband surprised me with two tickets to Germany and a brand new ipod for the plane ride over. It was great and one of the best trips we’ve taken!
Congratulations on your 10th birthday! I feel so lucky to have found your web site!! The first thing I would make if I won the Silhouette CAMEO is some of the amazing Alice in Wonderland/ mad hatter party decorations I saw on the daisypinkcupcake.blogspot.com website. They are amazing!! I couldn’t sleep all last night thinking about all the wonderful decorations. I can’t wait to see my little pumpkins face when she sees the fantasyland I am dreaming of making for her birthday party. Thank you for all the great recipes and ideas. Wishing you another 10 happy years of blogging!!
Congratulations! My most memorable was totally unexpected. I was kidnapped, and blindfolded by some friends who drove me to a local ski resort restaurant where other friends were waiting. I didn’t even think they knew it was my birthday, so it was a total surprise. It was my first year away from home in a new state, new friends, so it made me feel most welcome.
my most memorable gift was from the 1st christmas my husband and I together…he, being a hunter & fisherman and I being a cook and crafter, I received a hand gun and a fishing pole! I loved them, we went out target shooting that afternoon, my female friends on the other hand thought I was nuts and all said they would be ticked to receive such a gift….
The most memorable gift I ever received was a diamond engagement ring from my husband. That does not really seem like it would so unusual, but I really did not think we would be able to afford it right away. We were going to look for a place to live in a new city and he surprised me with the ring. He did not want the realtor to think we were just going to live together. He wanted everyone to no that we were to be married. 25 years later and still love him more each day.
WOW! That is soooo awesome!!! Congratulations on your blog’s birthday!! Hope that you are enjoying the celebration!
A Raggedy Anne doll and book of poems from my aunt when times wre tough.
biscotti….
My sweet hubby bought one of those kid packs of Valentines one yr and filled out all 32 cards for me, each with a different note written on them!
My most memorable gift was my engagement ring and proposal from my husband for my birthday – July 7, 2001!
My fiancee proposed to me on my 30th birthday; we will be celebrating 9 years of marriage on his birthday this fall.
I made a scrapbook for my parents 50th wedding anniversary with family photos and momento’s over the years – they loved it!
My most memorable gift was a ring that my parents got me for my 20th birthday. They had never bought me jewelry before and it’s precious to me now….some 20 + years later.
Wow that is a good question…my most memorable gift would have to be my engagement ring.
My mom gave me a box with our family crest on it, that my grandmother used to keep her spare buttons in.
Congrats on 10 years!
Congrats on your anniversary!! Let’s see…this year’s Christmas was pretty special because we surprised our two college kids with a cruise over the break. It was so much fun!!
I love that we share a birthday… Most memorable gift would have to be the camera I borrowed from my grandmother when I was in college. 2 weeks before her death she asked if I still had it and told me it was mine to keep. It is one of the few things I have that belonged to her and is one of my favorite connections with her. She would never believe it when we told her but she was an amazing photographer
Congratulations on such a huge accomplishment! And here’s to 10 more years! :)
My children….congrats on the 10 years….love the blog
The most memorable gift I gave was a surprise party for my moms 50th birthday. I invited family and friends and had them each provide a favorite “memory” and put them all together in a scrapbook.
Congrats on 10 years! LOVE your site!
Family heirlooms from my Nana!
Happy Birthday and congratulations on 10 years! One of the best gifts I received for my birthday was a pendant from my parents that had the birthstones of me, my husband and our two kids in it. I love it and wear it everyday!
Our dog. My husband picked her out from the pound for my birthday :)
Congrats on 10 years.
My most memorable gift was my son. He was born 3 days before my 30th birthday.
i gave my daughter a stuffed soccer ball for her 1st birthday. she was so ecstatic that she buried her face in it out of shear joy! it was completely adorable.
Congrats on 10 years! :) The most memorable gift I have ever received was a car on my 16th birthday. My parents had, for months, told me that I would be getting my dads old blazer (that was old, hit in the back and “fixed” with duct tape, etc). I was fine with it. But on my birthday my parents opened the garage door after dinner and there sat a beautiful bright blue grand am. I had NO idea. It was the best surpise ever and I will always remember that gift!! :)
what a thoughtful gift! And you have officially been blogging longer than anyone I have heard!
The most memorable gift I’ve ever received is the promise ring I received from my boyfriend in Christmas 2010! Congrats on 10 years!!
Happy 1oth!!! And best wishes for many more amazing years!
My husband surprised me while he was deployed and sent me a “journey” necklace for our anniversary that he was not going to be able to share with me. This necklace was a huge surprise but what made it even more special was that he wrote what the journey meant to him, I will ALWAYS treasure it!
My husband surprosed me with a diamond necklace for christmas a few years!
Congrats on 10 years! Here’s to many more!
I think the most memorable gift I ever received was probably a pair of boots I was given for Christmas when I was 15.
They were memorable because I had already owned them (that specific, wrapped up pair) for over a year. My dad had purchased them for me (they were on clearance for $5), but my stepmom didn’t like them, and it caused a big fight. At some point, somebody snuck them out of my closet and wrapped them up. It was my stepmom’s way of saying I was allowed to wear them now :/
Happy 10 year Anniversary! have a great week celebrating!
My most memorable gift was when I was about 5 years old and I got the exact Cabbage Patch Kid doll I asked for!
File folders from my future husband. Long story, but hey, we’ve been married 20 years, so it must have worked!
Congrats on 10 years! May you always continue to create and inspire!
congratulations on your 10 years, here is to many many more!! my most favorite gift so far, the birth of each of my children who then provided me with my grandsons!!!
The most memorable gift I received was a jewlery box for Christmas from my husband with a diamond ring inside. It wasn’t just the ring that made it memorable, it was that he found just the right jewlery box (I’d been looking for months!) and the ring was simple, but perfect!
My engagement ring! Second most best day of our lives!
Congratulations!!!! I would say that a black and white photo of my daughter. She was going to be featured in Heartland Blood Centers annual calendar and the photogragher sent me a 11×14 black and white to commurate that she is done with Chemo and a Cancer Survivor. Priceless.
The most memorable gift I received was on our 5th anniversary, my husband surprised me with an upgrade to my engagement ring. It is beautiful, although I have to admit. My smaller, dimmer original still holds a place in my heart. How could it not? He said ‘It sparkles just like your eyes’ SWOON
Congrats on 10 years!! I know for a fact the best gift I gave was to my father right before he passed away a couple of years ago, He had the chance to meet his granddaughter! He named her Norajane Grace, She brought joy to his last days here with us and that was comforting to the family during his passing. I have a smile every time I think about my father and daughter laying together.
Happy anniversary. I have never had a macaron… I an intrigued.
Happy 10 years!!
Congratulations!
My most memorable gift was a necklace given to me by my husband and it just happened to be the exact necklace I had been wanting from Tiffany’s and had not mentioned to a soul… it is such a blessing when someone knows you so well!
My most memorable gift would be the gift of my baby girl, cheesy i know, but she is such a gift everyday!
I think one of the most memorable gifts I ever received was my first guitar for my 15th birthday. My parents had to wonder why in the world I was asking for a guitar since I didn’t know how to play, but I taught myself within a month and haven’t stopped since!
Happy 10 years! My best gift was for valentine’s day this year. My bf gave me a poem that hinted to the different gifts he was giving and the last gift was a beautiful necklace that has 3 hearts in it, One for him, one for me and one for his lil girl. I teared up as soon as i opened the box.
Congrats on 10 years of blogging! That’s awesome! My most memorable gift is one I received from my husband. He knew how much I would love to have a GPS watch by comments that I would make but he knew I would never buy one myself. So he took it upon himself to secretly do research and find the best GPS watch out there that he knew I’d love. It was the first time he had ever surprised me with a thoughtful gift!
(Forgot my most memorable gift…it would be a weekend spent camping with the kids when they were quite small. My birthday falls on Columbus Day 10/12 and the leaves were such beautiful colors. We had a big fire at night and all sat around talking and telling stories and Bob did ALL of the cooking).
My kids hand prints in plaster of paris!!
Cngratulations on 10 wonderful years. Thanks for putting not only time into your blog, but also fun and love!
My most memorable gift would have to be the handmade afghan my grandmother made me for my 13th birthday. It is the only thing that makes me feel better when I’m sick, or having an ‘off’ day. Im convinced it has magic powers. My husband agrees with me. When I finally broke down & let him use it when he was sick, he was surprised at how it made him feel better.
my husband took me skydiving for my 29th birthday. i’ll never forget it!
My most memorable gift was a surprise trip for my one year wedding anniversary!
The best birthday gift I ever received was at a time that I was taking night college courses (in addition to working a full time job). I came home from my night class on the evening before my birthday and I walked in to our kitchen to find that my husband and our daughters had made me a “Happy Birthday Mom” banner and hung it in our kitchen. There was also a birthday cake cooling on the counter. Words cannot describe how lucky and loved I felt at that moment. To this day it is my favorite birthday gift!
Oops! In my excitement about the week long celebration I forgot to tell you my favorite gift…..pale pink tulips in the middle of a snowstorm.
for my first mother’s day my husband bought me a necklace with our daugther’s birthstone.
My most memorable gift is a diamond heart necklace from my boys!
Time sure flies when having fun and eating delicious treats!!
Am I too late? I hope not! It will be so much fun to celebrate along with you this week. I LOVE THE BIRTHDAY TIN!!! Great way to kick off the celebration!
I would go with my daughter. I know, its whatever every says but she truly is a gift to me.
Happy Birthday to your blog!
The most memorable gift was my husband and I’s first anniversary. My husband is FAR from the romantic/surprise gift type and when he walked in with a pot of mini roses and chocolate covered strawberries, i was so surprised and giddy!
My boyfriend surprised me with a Tiffany bracelet this Christmas. I immediately burst into tears as I wasn’t expecting it!
Wow! 10 years is amazing! Happy Anniversary to you and your hubby! What a great giveaway. I’ve never had the opportunity to experience any goods from Harry and David. There was a store in our area briefly. Would love to win! Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway to share your love! :) – Karen
Happy 10th! My greatest gift is my children and grandchildren!
The best gift I ever gave someone was for my mother who loves Cher – I told her we had regular tickets to one of her concerts, and surprised her when we got there by going the the 2nd row! She was beside herself. I’ll never forget her shock and happniess!!!
Congrats on 10 years! The best gift I ever recieved were my grandma’s old cookbooks. :)
The most memorable gifts I have ever given were personal photographic gifts. A calander with family photos of children and grandchildren. Photo book for my dad of the weekend spent with him on his ranch with his grandchildren feeding the chickens and riding horses.
Congratulations on your 10 year Blogaversary!
10 years, that’s amazing!!
Congrats on 10 years :-)
Hmmm — I guess my engagement ring. I waited for it a LONG time! ;)
HAPPY 10 YEARS!!! One of my most memorable gifts was my Kitchenaid Pro Series Stand mixer from my husband for Christmas one year – it was a complete surprise!! :-) Don’t know what I would do without it!!
An Airforce Blanket before my husband (fiance at that time) left to be deployed…
Congrats on 10 years!! My favorite gift would be my camera!!
I had got married in 2005 ,the very next year my neighbours asked me what special gift my hubby gave me ..I was in tears inside as my hubby did’nt give me any gift.I told them his kiss is all i got..But actually i didnt even get that.. I was in tears in the evening when he hugged me and gave me huge irresistible kisses along with a black forest torte. I think without saying that this was the most memorable gift my hubby gave me.
My favorite gift came from my husband. He bought me a star!
I don’t know why I’m fixated on it, but I got a jean skirt for like my 10th birthday that I absolutely loved! Funny that I remember that so well.
Wow! Congrats! 10 years! Thanks for a chance to win.
Most memorable gift…makeup I got when I was in 8th grade! It meant I could start wearing it and that was super exciting:)
happy birthday!!!! my favorite gift was a necklace my mom made out of diamonds from my grandmother’s wedding ring. i wear it every day!
pearl and diamond necklace I got from my husband the first christmas we were dating. He put the box in a stuffed puppy puppet :)
Love the 10 years in pictures ~ Happy 10 years!!!
Birthday blessings K & A! The best gift I ever received was my 10 speed bike when I was a little girl. I still remember the day like it was yesterday! :)
My fav. gift was the pearl necklace and earrings i received on my wedding day. congrats on 10 years! here’s to another 10!
I think one of my most memorable gifts came from my husband. He surprised me one Valentine’s Day with a beautiful James Avery necklace. He rarely pulls off surprises, so this one was extra special!
Congratulations on your 10 year blog anniversary, Amanda! But even more than that, congratulations on how you use your talents in such a positive and fun way every day! You are truly blessed in your life with Kevin, your family, your cute puppies and all your friends and readers. Here’s to 10 more years!
Congrats on 10 years! The best gift was probably my matching wedding band I received from my husband on our one year anniversary!
The most memorable gift I’ve ever received was a locket from my husband after I had our first child. I broke down over the sentiment (and, possibly, the hormones!) but I love it. :) Congrats on your anny!
Congrats on 10 years!! The most memorable gift I gave was a pair of TOMs to my niece. She was so excited.
the most memorable gift i was given was my car on my 16th birthday!
Congrats!! The best gift I’ve ever received was our honeymoon – Costa Rica!
Congrats on 10 years! The best gift I’ve ever gotten would definitely be the little red-haired boy running around my living room right now. I love him to pieces!
Congratulations on your 10 year anniversary! That is awesome.
One of the greatest gifts I ever received was from my daughter. She worked hard on a snow globe for me, made out from one of her old vitamin bottles. She did it all on her own without any help and she was so proud to give it to her mom.
Congrats on your 10 years..how exciting! One of the most memorable gifts I have received is a handwritten card by my 6 year old son…I was very sick two years ago on Christmas and he left the sweetest card by my door, “I hope you feel better soon”.
My husband gave me a palm tree (not a little one in a pot) but a huge 20ft for our 20th Anniversary!
You have been married the same length of time as my son and daughter to their spouses! They married the same in the same year. Congrats, and many more happy years to go.
the most memorable gift i received was a trip to london for my 16th birthday!
Happy Blogiversary! My most memorable gift was my kitty Daisy! My hubby and I don’t have any children so she is our little “baby”.
The best gift I ever gave was to a very good friend for her graduation from P.A. School. I secretly had her family and closest friends all design and decorate a square piece of fabric I provided and had it made into a quilt. She adores it to this day! Happy 10 years!
For Christmas, 1984, my husband gave me a daughter…it just doesn’t get any better than that!!!
Most memorable gift? Would have to be not for my birthday, but for Christmas this past year. A wooden heart that my husband made me.
Happy 10 years! Best gift was flowers sent from a friend all the way from Ireland
It was a KitchenAid Mixer.
Congrats!! My favorite gift was some earring :)
Congrats!
My most memorable gift I ever received was a Christmas quilt from my mother! Love that quilt!!!
My most memorable gift was a new diamond from my husband on our 10 year anniversary!
I think my most memorable gifts are the ones my girls make for me. They are just the best and I will treasure them forever!!
I would have to say the handwritten & illustrated book my daughter gave me for Mothers’ Day when she was 10. She turned 24 yesterday & I still have that precious book. Congratulations on 10 years!
congrats on 10 years and here’s to countless more!
the best gift I ever received was a scrapbook of all all the silly stuff my sibs and I used to do
This gift is too cute to even eat! Congrats on the big 10! Everyday is a gift…
Probably my grandkids…Congrats on 10 years!
As a wedding present, I gave my husband a 1/2 day ride and drive and Atlanta Motor Speedway with Buck Baker racing school. Almost 8 years later he still talks about how awesome it was!
As a wedding present, I gave my husband a 1/2 day ride and drive and Atlanta Motor Speedway with Buck Baker racing school. Almost 8 years later he still talks about how awesome it was!
Oh I love birthday parties! My best gift ever was a mini getaway to a gorgeous resort in Minnesota. Right on Lake Superior. Absolutely breathtaking.
Hoorah for 10 years!
The most memorable gift I have received was a trip to NYC.
Yummy!
the most memorable gift i’ve ever received was a condominium from my parents. when i received the key for the condo i was speechless. what else can i ask for?! xx
Grandchildren! Does that count?
Congrats on reaching 10 years of blogging! Best gift I gave was a homemade patchwork quilt to my husband the week before our wedding…total surprise for him!
The most memorable gift I have received would have to be my anniversary necklace, My hubby had it made for me for our 25th. I Love gifts that are unique to me.
Congratulations on your 10 years!
My most memorable gift ever – My husband bought a gorgeous diamond set eternity ring for my 40th birthday. I never take it off!
My amazing nine month old daughter!
The best gifts I’ve ever received have, of course, been personal. My best friend in high school used to draw little handmade “story books” about our adventures together (real and pretend) that were so sweet and funny! Anything involving pictures/memories of time with friends has been so meaningful!
*Hopefully* it will be help with plane tickets to visit my grandfather, so he can meet the man very likely to become my husband.
As far as given, probably socks. I always include socks in my boyfriends gifts (alongside the gift, of course) since he’s always complaining about being out of them c:
The most wonderful gift I have ever received is my amazing daughter. Nothing could compare!
Thanks so much for all of the fine work that you do, and Congratulations!!!
mmmmm…i love macarons!
I forgot to congratulate you….. CONGRATS ON TEN YEARS!!!!!!
The best gift I have ever received was a locket from my mother with a ballerina charm on it( childhood dream).
I think the est gift I ever recieved was when I was 14 years old. I was having a rough time then so my parents ought me a really nice female Golden Retriever she was my est friend. She lived with me for 14 years until she died.
Happy 10th:) my very best gift….wow ….that’s a hard one. My husband is great at gifts lol. How can I pick one? Of course the ring…getting married…having kids ….but the one thing I cherish most was a $ store ring that cost one dollar that my husband gave me after we had dated for a few months. It’s says LOVE on it and is as tacky as can be but it holds amazing memories of us falling in love :) awww I love my hubby!
I recieved my boston terrier Dixie!! Shes the best
Congrats on 10 years and an awesome website! The best gift I’ve ever received was from my hubby who not only surprised us with a Disney Cruise (best cruise ever) and a diamond ring (which is now my “official” wedding ring) at one of the ports but the true and most meaningful gift was finding out I was pregnant with my son the day we got home from the cruise!
Congratulations! 10 years ago I was NOT computer savvy lol. The best gift I’ve received was a photo book for my anniversary. I love pictures, but they don’t often make it off my computer or memory card, and when they do it is usually to only end up in a 50 pound photo album that gets filed away somewhere and never looked at again! This was the perfect solution.
Congrats you two..my most memorable gift was from my niece. She’s only 3 years old but for some reason is scared of me..she rarely says hello or goodbye and just looks at me but is very outgoing with everyone else..recently, my brother brought her to my house because she had something for me..it was a picture she drew of me with a heart and she spoke to me all that day..love her.
Happy 10th!! My most memorable gift has to be my engagement ring :)
that is so thoughtful! loved that story. ive received some pretty memorable gifts throughout the years, but my favorite is probably the little simple things…like flowers and a latte waiting for me! :)
The most memorable gift(s) I have ever received? My children….the best gifts from God :)
I have an awful memory…so the most memorable/thoughtful gift that I can think of at the moment is my husband surprising me with a Silhouette SD for Christmas in ’10. Amazing gift!!!
Congratulations on this huge milestone! I’m sure you couldn’t image where this site would take you in 10 years!
The best gift I ever got was my engagement ring. It was my last Christmas “present” and my husband proposed on Christmas night.
He would say his best gift was his flat screen TV. He’d been talking about and looking at TVs the entire time we had been together and I surprised him with one for his birthday about 6 years after we got together. He had no clue. He thought I was getting him a shirt and a DVD.
The most memorable gift that I have ever received is the gift of eternal life after accepting Jesus Christ as my personal savior. He died on the cross for my sins, was resurrected and lives in my heart. One day I will be given a heavenly mansion when my days on earth are over.
A Barbie mansion! the best ever :)
Happy 10 years! My most memorable gift is probably when my hubby (who was my boyfriend of 9 months at the time) surprised me with a “promise ring” for Christmas. I also love the gifts my 4 yr old son has given me, even if it is just a picture he drew or something that he thought of himself.
Happy Birthday! I’m relatively new to your blog (especially considering 10 years – wow!) but I’m so glad I found it!
My most memorable gift was when my husband bought me the Chronicles of Narnia boxed set for our first Christmas – when we weren’t supposed to be buying each other gifts (isn’t that always how it goes?) – and then, when he bought me the same gift five years later because I had given mine away to a family whose house had burned down and then, in girly, emotional fashion, felt terrible about giving away the first gift he ever bought me – even if it was to someone who needed it more.
It’s so important to have a man who gets who we are! Glad you have a good one, too :)
Congratulations on reaching the 10 year mark! I’m looking forward to your next 10. The most memorable gift I ever received was, of course, my engagement ring.
When we were dating, my husband recorded a cd of him playing guitar and singing for me. It was my first Christmas present from him.
My most memorable gift was my daughter!
I came back home after spending 10 days visiting my family in another state to find my husband had made me an entire origami vase complete with various flowers. So sweet.
Life the colorful life you show through your fun blog, keep up the good work. I have always liked giving gifts more than receiving and lately my favorite has been a handmade blanket for my 1 year old niece out of her old receiving blankets.
I have been teaching first grade for 14 years. I have received a lot of gifts over the years, but some of my most memorable are the handmade cards with the invented spelling. One a few years ago read, “You are the best. I love your shit (shirt).” That was a keeper. Congratulations on your 10 years. I check out your site regularly.
Love your blog… Congrats on 10 years!!!!! Bet gift was the iPad I am using right now!!!
Congrats on your 10 year anniversary! One of the most special gifts I have ever received is a gold coin pendant that belonged to my father. He found the coin in the garden when he was a small child and my grandmother kept in an envelope for many years. After my grandmother’s death, the coin was found and in the envelope was a note detailing how it was found by my father. My mother had it made into a pendant & gave it to my dad the Christmas following my grandmother’s death. Five years later my dad died suddenly and several months later, my mother gave the gold coin pendant to me. Fourteen years later, each time I wear the coin I think of my dad & smile–grateful for his love & all the wonderful memories I cherish.
Happy Birthday Kevin & Amanda, I received a IPad from my hubby on my Birthday….
I remember when I turned…11 or 12 my aunt gave me an Espirit bag. I was screaming and jumping up and down with excitement. It was soooo cool to have one of those bags back in the day! Ohhhhh, the memories!
Thanks for taking me down memory lane. Maybe I’ll have to do something like that on my blog…but without the prizes. I don’t have sponsors!
Congrats! One of my favorite and most memorable gifts was a Nikon DSLR from my sister for my birthday! I was blown away and so excited!
Happy blog birthday! Congrats on 10 years! My husband is one of the best and most thoughtful gift givers on the planet. He puts me to shame! There’s no way I can pick just one favorite gift.
My dad gave me a ring many years ago as a Christmas gift before I was married. It’s a small white gold ring with a little diamond. I wear it every day on my right hand. I’m married and have my very special wedding ring (which was my grandmothers) that I wear on my ring finger. I asked a few years ago if my dad would like to get me another ring. He said “Why? You have a husband now, shouldn’t he buy you jewelery?” I told him “Yes, he can have my left hand but you will always have my right.” <3
The first thing that popped into my head was my beautiful, black kitchen-aid mixer, given to me by my sweet husband, so I can make sweet treats for him!
Wow! Congrats that is a lot of blogging. The best gift I received were tickets to see the Bulls play basketball. My husband got tickets for the family to see Michael Jordan play. It’s been a long time but it’s still fun to look at the pictures
My most memorable gift was my diamond necklace from my husband before we got married. He bought it with the idea that I could wear it on our wedding day, so sweet!
i love just giving anything i made myself that i’m proud of! Cheers to 10 years!
The most memorable gift I have ever recieve was when I became 9 years old and my grandparents gave me a ruby and diamond ring. I cherised that ring. Still have it today.I am the oldest grandchild on my materal side…. and my grandparents wanted me to know how much they love me and how proud they were of the example I was setting for my sister and othe r younger cousins. Congrats on your anniversary of the marriage and the blog. You two are great. May GOD continue to bless you and yours . May you continue to share and do what you do.
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Happy 10 Years!
My most memorable gift……my red Kitchen Aid mixer. I got it for Christmas 2 years ago. I was so happy, I cried. :)
My engagement ring on Christmas Day!
Best gift I ever received was last mothers day when my husband bought me a gift certificate to a cupcake/cakeball making class! So thoughtful!
Congrats on your blogversary! :)
The first Christmas we were together, my now husband bought me a Tiffany lariet style necklace with hearts in it-two years later I wore it on our wedding day and every special occasion and anniversary since. it reminds me of that new, wonderful love!
Memorable gift….pony in my living room on Christmas Morning!
Happy Anniversay!!! I will celebrate my 40 anniversay in June. My husband and I married when he was 17 and I was 15. He is my best friend.. Blessings for many more wonderful years…
Congrats on the milestone. The most memorable gift I recevied was my engagement ring. Does that count? :-)
Congrats on the 10 years! :) The best gift I have ever received is my engagement ring that I got last Friday!!!! :)
Congrats on 10 years!!!! My most memorable gift was a surprise journey along the Pacific Coast Highway with my sweet hubby. My most precious gifts, are my children and grandchildren.
Happy Birthday Kevin & Amanda!! 10 years, wow! Hard to pick my favorite gift! I was pretty happy they year I received my kitchen aid mixer, and the year that the hubby surprised me with diamond stud earings.
Happy Birthday! The best gifts I have ever received are my two precious sons.
I have thoroughly enjoyed your blog since I became a follower sometime in 2009. I also get excited when I see an email update in my inbox. :0) Happy Bloggy Anniversary!
10 years is amazing and this gift if by far the best 10 year anniversary gift anyone could ever give. EVER.
The most memorable gift I received was from my mother. I was a single mom of a 15-month-old. On Mother’s Day, while I was at work, my mom cleaned my house all day – every nook and cranny. When I walked in the door from work, candles were lit, dinner was in the crock pot, and my house was absolutely spotless. I was so happy and grateful….I cried.
Yay! Happy 10 years! What a milestone :-) — not sure of the MOST MEMORABLE, the ones that come to mind are the most recent right now… :-)
Happy Anniversary! My most favorite gift I’ve ever received was a jewlery box my husband sent me for Christmas while he was in Korea.
Congrats on the big 10! Hands down my favorite gift ever was when my husband totally surprised me with a red Kitchenaid Stand Mixer for my birthday!
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One of the most memorable gifts was a scrapbook that one of my best friends made for me. She had documented our friendship from beginning to present and I was really touched by it!
10 years? Wow! My best gift was probably a laptop :)
My favorite present I’ve ever given were tickets to see U2 (my hubby’s favorite band) for our first anniversary. It’s been one of the few times I’ve ever been able to surprise him!
Congratulations on your anniversary! I must say, the most impressionable gift I have ever received was my engagement ring. :)
The best gift I ever received was when I was in second grade. My parents surprised me with a ton of Barbie gear. They got me a boat, jeep, car, and a house for my barbies. We weren’t made of money but somehow they found a way to make my Christmas extra special that year.
Congrats on 10years!! I’m a new reader this year. The best gift I have ever received was a homemade birthday card from my infant son. He was in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for the 1st 4 months of his tiny life and this happened to be during my birthday. His nurse took a picture of him with a little birthday hat and made me a card. I don’t think I’ve ever cried over a card before, its the small things that mean so much.
My most memorable gift was given to me on February 5, 2011. My soon to be husband got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. The ring on my left hand is more than just a gift, it’s a memory of the last 4 years together and a symbol of love. We can’t wait for our big day – June 29, 2012!
Happy Birthday! My husband and I are celebrating 10 years this year too, so my most memorable gift is our trip to Hawaii in a few months, yay!
The most memorable gift I ever received? Hmmm…..well, my husband does really well thinking of gifts to give me, too….so, one that I remember was, I think our second wedding anniversary, he got me white cotton roses. Why those? Well, because that was the traditional gift (cotton I think….) for a second anniversary. :)
when i was little people used to give me clothes as birthday gifts and i hated it i only wanted a teddy until a boy who liked me gave me one and i just wanted to kiss him i had waited for soo long!!
Congratulations on 10 years! The most memorable gift I’ve received is the love of my husband.
Congrats!! The best gift I ever received was a beta fish from my boyfriend when I was living away from home in another country and he got me one to remind me of home!
Congrats!! The most memorable gift I have ever received is the gift of being able to stay at home with my kids.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! AND MANY MORE…….
The most memorable gift I’ve ever received was when my husband surprised me by flying in for the day of our one year anniversary. He was out of town training and thought my sister was picking me up for a fun afternoon together. I couldn’t believe my eyes when it was my husband and not my sister. He had to fly back a day later to finish training. What a memorable day!
The best gift I ever received was a ring from my grandmother, that had been pasted down for 3 generations. Such an honnor to be blessed with the privlage to be “next in line”
Happy Birthday to Kevin and Amanda ;0)
Congrats on 10 years!! My most memorable gift…the opal (my birthstone) ring my husband gave me for Valentine’s day 3 years ago.
Most memorable gift: when my father gave me his mom’s wedding ring set. I wear it every day now. Happy blog anniversary!
Happy 10th blogging birthday. My most memorable gift I ever received is my daughter.
I think my greatest (tangible) gift was my camera. I love it! Congrats girl!
Wow, 10yrs the time has gone by fast a congrats is in order. The best gift i gave some one was my best friend. On our 10yr annivsary i gave her a slide show of pictures from the past 10yrs being friends. Funny to see what we’ve been through from 13 to 23.
Congratulations on 10 years!! My most memorable gift (or should I say gifts) are my 3 children. My daughter is 28, my son is 24 and my youngest son is 23. My life would be empty without them and I thank God for his gifts to me.
Congrats on 10 years. What an amazing gift. My favorite gift given to me was an old tin musical car my grandpa had. When I was young I lays loved to play it. I was excited when my mom gave it to me. Best gift I gave was diamond earrings for my daughters sweet 16.
Congrats on 10 yrs!
I would say earrings from my sister. Lots of meaning behind them
My best gift was the very first year we were married. Our pastor had preached on being a Godly husband, and considering ways to delight your wife. My husband, while I was in the house cleaning up lunch dishes, and then doing paperwork, was busy in our backyard, setting up our pop-up tent (on the trampoline to keep critters out), filled it with pillows, snacks, water, and we camped out under the stars. A delightful surprise!
The most memorable gift I ever received was from my mother when I turned six. She and I both share the same birthstone – ruby – and she had received a ruby ring from her parents when she turned six. She kept that ring all those years and gave it to me on my sixth birthday.
Congrats on 10 years!! I love your site, and look forward to another 10 years!
My Daddy, who has been gone now for over 10 years, gave me a pair of diamond earrings and a diamond necklace one year for Christmas, and I only take them off to clean them.
Happy #10 to your website!
My most memorable gift is a mobius strip bracelet my husband got me for Christmas, 2010. I had been asking for one for a couple years…well, he surprised me by getting one for me with such a beautiful quote. “What are you doing the rest of your life? North & South & East & West of your Life. I have only one request of your life. That you spend it all with me. Through all of my life, summer, winter, spring and fall of my life, all I ever will recall of my life, is all of my time with you.”
It’s actually from a song that Barbra Streisand sings. I love this bracelet and the man who gave it to me! ;-)
Congratulations on your blog anniversary! 10 years is an amazing feat! When I was saving to buy my first DSLR I was still a couple hundred dollars away and my husband told me to go ahead and buy it for Christmas. I love my camera.
Our 2 year old son is the most memorable gift that me and my husband of almost 9 years have every received!!!
Congrats on 10 years! My husband took me to Chicago for the weekend when we were dating, it was incredible. Thanks for the chance to win!
Congrats on 10 years! Love the blog!!!
Yay! 10 years! That means you have a 10 year anniversary coming up soon right?! The best gift I’ve ever received is a beautiful gold coin ring given to me by my grandparents on their 50th wedding anniversary. My grandmother passed away last year and it such a sweet reminder of her :)
Happy, happy anniversary!! Love your photos, your puppies and your blog. The best gift I’ve ever given was a photo book I created all the pages like a scrapbook in Photoshop from a vacation our boss gave us (a cruise and that was the best gift I ever received).
Congratulations!
Drawings or other items made by my daughters are always the most dear.
Thank you.
My most memorable gift was a black and white portrait of my dog. My mom made it for me and it meant the world to me. And Congrats on the 10 years!!
Oh my, this all looks so good! My favorite gift was when my husband gave me a collage of pictures from our first year together framed.
Given: Photo albums with carefully chosen photos that I’ve taken over the years.
Received: My older brother gave me a Build-a-Bear dog (reminiscent of our dog Jackie, who died last September) for my birthday, which is actually tomorrow!
Happy birthday k&a!!! The most memorable gift I’ve ever received was for my 30th birthday. My husband stood up at my birthday dinner and recited a poem he had written about my 30 years to all of our dinner guests…in a public restaurant! It was such a surprise and so wonderful.
congrats on 10 years!!! I’d say my favorite gift of all time was a vacation!
The most memorable gift I gave was a subscription to a Bacon of the Month club to my sister and b-i-l for their first anniversary. One year is bacon, right?
Congrats on the milestone! Love Harry & David…. :)
My most memorable gift is my precious 16 month old son, Colby. He is so precious & totally the best thing to ever happen to me!
SO proud of you Amanda! You are very lucky to have such a wonderful man, friends, and supporters (including me!) by your side! My best gift was flowers from my wonderful boyfriend after I was laid off from a job. He was so sweet to think of me like that. Hope and happiness to you, your husbands & babies (aka the Bostons!).
-Laura
The most memorable gift I gave was a pair of TY Bride and Groom Bears that I gave to a girl when she got married. I took care of her the day she came home from the hospital and every year for her birthday, which by the way is the day before mine, I gave her a different bear as her birthday gift every year till the day she got married and I told her that it was now time for her to pay it forward to someone special in her life and carry on this tradition that I had with her. I told her she had been my little kindred spirit and she meant the world to me.
most memorable gift? hmmm… I love my engagement story. I guess you can say my ring is a gift!
Congrats…this is one of my favorite blogs! I would love this giveaway!
oops, missed writing my fave gift. Just this past Christmas my hubby gave me a Kitchen Aid mixer!
Congratulations on ten years! The most memorable gift I’ve ever been given is the gift of my daughter. She’s a wonderful five-year-old ball of energy.
How exciting!!! I’ve been reading your blog for about 2 years now!! My favorite gift so far has to be my camera that my hubby gave me!! I love it!!
Best gift I got was from my husband. It kept a journal of tidbits from our daily lives (including funny sayings from our 2 young kids) for an entire year. Great gift!
For my 30th Birthday my husband had a surprise party for me at my favorite restaurateur and gave me black and white diamond ring that I wanted. The most memorable birthday to date.
The best gift I’ve ever gotten is my Boston Terrier :)
I got her and she was perfect, I had always loved the breed and i was completely overwhelmed when I got her as it was a complete shock! Her name is Lola and she is about 2 years old now! She’s the sweetest thing ever and loves too cuddle, but when in a playful mode- she becomes a wild one.
PS. I love your posts of your dogs they always make me smile. :)
My guinea pig, Ophelia, it was my first pet!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR AMANDA, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! YOU ROCK!!! ;) MAY YOU HAVE A SWEET AND AWESOME BIRTHDAY WEEK! LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR BLOGS!!!
Congratulations on 10 years! That is amazing! When I was 8 I receive a homemade dollhouse that had 4 floors, a working elevator and was over 5ft tall. My grandpa & dad had worked on it for weeks. It was amazing!
My most memorable birthday present was my Canon T3i. I love it and use is almost every day!
My most memorable gift was my mother’s ring! Love it!
HAPPY 10 YEARS TO YOU BOTH!!! LOVE & FOREVER BEST WISHES XOXO
Happy Birthday!!!!! I love your blog and all the yummy treats you make. I think my engagement ring is the best gift I ever got
Congratulations on your anniversary! 10 years! Wow!!!
My most memorable birthday was the big 4-0! My hubster and best friend planned a surprise weekend for me in Lake Tahoe. My best friend and her hubby flew in for the weekend as well as some other friends showing up to surprise me as well. Never have I felt so special and so loved! It’s one that I’ll remember
forever:-)
Congratulations on your special occasion! I love celebrations!!! My most memorable gift I ever recieved was a surprise weekend at Lake Tahoe with my hubster and my best friend and her hubby flying to celebrate with us! As the weekend went on, more and more of my friends showed up…It’s a birthday I’ll never forget. I’ve got to think of something special for my hubby’s next big birthday:-) Hope your week is wonderful!!!
Finding and marrying my husband was the greatest gift I’ll ever receive. (And for the record, I usually buy my own gifts, because he’s so bad at it!) ;) Congrats on 10 years! Can’t wait to see how the next 10 go! :)
10 years! Congratulations I have loved reading this site for the past few years and sharing recipes and the blog with many! Happy birthday!
The most memorable gift was a key to my then boyfriend’s, now husband’s, apartment.
when we were just dating, hubby got me the necklace i wanted. memorable because i was COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT about it, sent links to a friend etc. He pretended he got me a car stereo and I was PEEVED because he had gotten me something similar previously that didn’t work and had to be returned (and I didn’t want it anyway). I was VERY excited that he got what I wanted :)
My most memorable gift was snoopy candy jar given to me when I was 8. I am 41 and still have that candy jar.
My best gift ever was from my Grandpa. He bought me a beat-up Kharman Ghia when I was a freshman in college. The front end was beat in, the heater melted the soles of anyone’s shoes who were sitting in the back seat, and it eventually burned up by the side of the road. BUT I was the only one with a car, and I loved it. I will never, ever forget that car, and I’ll never ever forget my Grandpa.
Wow! Ten years…how exciting. I have been following about 2 years, it is alwyas fun and informative. I have to say my most memorable gift is the one I received this year…a portable heater for our camper. We love to camp and one of our favorites is an October camp that here in Ohio can be quite cold!!! Every year it seems there is a problem with our furnace and I freeze, so for Christmas my Handy Dandy Sweetie Pie bought me a portable heater so I will still go with him in October and not freeze. I LOVED it!!
My birthday is in March too, and the most memorable gift was from my son. About 18 years ago when my son was 6 he insisted that my husband take him shopping for a dress. Well, it was an adorable romper, with billowy sleeves. I wore it everywhere. But what a kid! What a husband!
Congrats on 10 years; that’s fantastic. Enjoy your blog very much. The most recent memorable gift was one I gave my husband..for Valentines day/anniversary (36 years) last year, I gave him a trip to visit Chickamauga civil war battlefield in Georgia. (That is a real interest of his, since he found several relatives that fought-1 in that battle). He loved it.
My greatest gift is my daughter. Nothing else can even compare.
Love your blog and your recipes! Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to kevinandamanda! My favorite gift I give is a calendar I make every year to my dad for Christmas. He loves them so much.
Congratulations on 10 years! The most memorable gift I received was my engagement ring on New Years Eve!
My dog Buster!! I got him for Christmas when I was in 5th grade!
What an inspiration you are…10 years! That’s so amazing!! Congratulations!
Congrats on ten years! My most memorable gift was a red car for valentines day from my husband.
I think my best gift was a trip to NYC!
Congratulations on the 10 year milestone—My favorite gifts always involve time spent together–movie tickets, trip plans, etc.!
Congrats on your 10 years, love getting your posts. MY favorite gift came from our children. Last June for our 50th Wedding anniversary our children gave us a lovely open house and a beautiful anniversary clock. We were all together, all 28 of us, and we celebrated for a weak. Now the clock and pictures of our big event hang on our wall, giving us daily memories.
The best gift I have ever received, other than my Salvation, is my engagement ring from my husband. We’ve been married 31 years.
My most memorable gift was given to me the day after my cat cat died and my little boy made me a pet kitten out of a rock and made a cute little box for it to sleep in. I still have it 10 years later.
Congrats! Ten years, wow!
The best gift I was ever given is my son, who is somehow 5 years old. I am thankful every day for the blessing he is in my life :) <3
My engagement ring for obvious reasons :)
Congrats on 10 years! My most memorable gift was a trip to Florida from my significant other… I had the time of my life!
how sweet! 10 years!!?!? thanks for all the inspiration may it continue for many more years!
My best gift? I would have to say a cd holder my husband made for me many years ago, he had my children help make it and they painted some flowers on the side – I now use it to hold my Sizzix dies –
Thanks for the fun.
Sandra ltb
Congratulations on 10 Years!!! The most memorable gift was one of the early Christmas’s with DH. I cross-stitched and he bought me all the colors of DMC floss to complete my “collection”. He had floss in my stocking, and bags and tins. It was oh so much fun and such a colorful Christmas.
My best gift?? That’s a hard one, but probably my engagement ring! Congrats on 10 years and thanks for the chances to share with you!
Congrats on ten years! My husband has surprised me with many gifts. One year he left me a note that started a hunt for more clues and at every stop was a little something that was related to the gift. It was a new digital point and shoot camera. He is so sweet. One time I got home from a trip and he had a cell phone waiting for me because he couldn’t stand not being able to talk to me when I was gone. My first cell phone. There really is too many to choose from!
One of the best gifts that I have ever received is my charm bracelet….it’s the gift that keeps on giving! :)
HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY!! I have to say that my most memorable and special Birthday present was a Heart Shaped necklace with the words I Love You thru the middle of it. My husband gave it to me about 7 years ago. We always tell each other, “I Love you with All my heart” and when I opened the box, all of my nieces and nephews standing around saw it and knew that it meant, “I Love you with All My heart”. I have never received anything with THAT much meaning. It was the most precious gift I could have ever gotten. If I win this birthday tin, it will be a gift for 3 of my nieces (all sisters) that were all born in March. Their birthdays are the 3rd, 16th and 31st. Crossing my fingers….LOL
There were two. I was surprised by my cousin on my birthday with a photograph of my (late) Poppa Joe in front of an old car in his baseball uniform. At my bridal shower, my Mom gave me candlesticks that had belonged to my (late) Grammy. There were tears all around for both gifts and they are both equally cherished.
Wow, 10 years? Congrats!
My favorite gift that I have ever given… that is a tricky one. I gave my (now husband, then friend) an awesome birthday treasure hunt one year that lasted an entire day.
Congrats on 10 years. You have do e a great job and I am so glad I found you.
10 years! Wow Happy 10 years of blogging. Lately I have been trying to think more into what a person would like so the most memorable thus far is a coupon book I made for my parents. It had gift cards and 101 date ideas.
Happy 10-year-aversary! Neat! My engagement ring (and wedding band) ranks right up at the top of my favorite gift list. :)
Most memorable gifts I have received – the birth of my two boys that are now 26 and 29.
Happy Milestone, Amanda! That’s amazing!
The best gift I’ve ever received is my store-front bakery. I needed an extra 10,000 to open a real store downtown. In preparation for opening an business, I would bake test cupcakes. Just testing my strengths, trying new flavors, etc. I would take the good ones to my neighbor, an elderly man. I told him about wanting to open a store front and how much money I needed, not expecting anything back. But when he died a few months later, he left me 10,500 dollars in his will to open my store. His children weren’t the happiest campers, but it meant the world to me.
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Happy Birthday! The best gift I’ve ever received is a handmade quilt from my mother just before high school. It had all my t-shirts from preschool to 8th grade. I used throughout high school till I lost it at a college convention in New York! It had a pink Beatles fabric as the border and the t-shirts were lined up in date order! It was the coolest thing ever. My friends all raved about it, and my mom and their moms teamed up to make my friends some. She made another one for me when I went to college with all my high school shirts. I still have that quilt in a box in my attic!
Congrats on 10 years! My favorite gift would probably be memorable charms for my bracelet.
Congrats on your 10th Blogging Anniversary! That is a big accomplishment! I love Love your blog and visit everyday!
My most memorable gift I have ever received was the 1 carat journey past present future diamond earrings and necklace that my boyfriend bought me for Christmas! We had only dated about a year and he surprised me! I couldn’t believe it! He’s definately a keeper! lol We just celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary!
Happy Birthday! I can’t wait to look at your a look back link. The best gift I ever received was for my birthday this year–a necklace, earing and a Amazon gift card for my Kindle! Renea.
Aww…what a sweet story! Love your site. Best gift?? Hard for me to decide! But I was thoroughly surprised by my hubby and this years Christmas gift. (a bloggie). It was a complete surprise and soo thoughtful!! That made it super special to me :)
The most touching gift I received was a Sony NEX-3 Camera and a surprise party (family only) for my 60th birthday two years ago. My three daughters pulled it off and got me the camera I had been eyeing. I was shocked and so touched by their gift. Now I can take quality pictures of my 8, soon to be 10, grandchildren!
The best gift I ever received was my television with DVD and video for my bedroom. I can do a workout whenever I want, and watch videos in secret, and shows no one else likes. My husband gave it to me when we only had 7 kids. He thought I might want to be alone once in a while.
Congrats on 10 years! Best gift(s) from my wife were the birth of my boys!
Congrats on 10 years of blogging! I love your site! My most memorable gift was the year my husband bought me 2 huge bags of flour!! He drove 2 hours away to purchase them at a real mill. They were amazing and make the best tasting bread ever!! He knew what I love to do the most- bake!
Congrats! My most memorable gift was a German Shepard puppy DH got me for Christmas one year!
Congrats that awesome and the domain name was so thoughtful! This last Christmas I hand paper crafted desk calendars for my mom and boyfriend.
Congratulations on your 10 year blog anniversary! My most memorable gift was my anniversary wedding band.
The best gift that I have ever given was our dog to my husband for Valentines day 6 years ago. We weren’t allowed to have pets in my apartment or in his trailer in college but it was totally worth sneaking around. Quincy is sitting on my feet right now keeping me warm. :)
Happy 10 years and here’s to 10 more!!
Last year for my birthday, my friends ordered me cupcakes from Georgetown Cupcakes! They had them delivered and everything!
Most memorable gift was given to me by my mom. I had just gone through a terrible divorce and was left a single stay-at-home mom looking for a job and was having to depend on my ex for a car (not good). So my mom gave me her car so I could start my journey to independence!!!!!! My mom rocks and is so supportive!
That’s so cool that you have been blogging and married for ten years!!!
I’d have to say that my most memorable birthday gift was my bike for my 1oth birthday.
10 Years so many memories … my best Birthday memory is getting yabbies (crayfish ) for my birthday, one year my parents forgot my birthday as its 3 days after Christmas so dad went to the dam and caught some baby yabbies for me and put them in a tank … or my last birthday my parents traveled over thirty hours to have dinner together for my birthday .. that’s love
My husband wrote and sang me a song for Mother’s Day when I was pregnant with our son! So sweet!
The most memorable gift I have received is a pair of black cowboy boots. My sister who lives in FL came back to MN to throw a 40th birthday party for me. She bought me the boots. I think she was convinced if she got me cowboy boots I would learn to line dance and love country music. (I ‘ve done one of those two!)
The most memorable gift I ever received was also the funniest…very well aware of my love of Little Debbie Swiss Rolls, a good friend thought it would be funny to make me a Swiss Roll cake for my birthday. It was such a fun surprise and definitely a gift I’ll never forget! :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! What a great 10 years! My my memorable gift that I received was my kitchenaid mixer. Probably my most used as well!
happy blog birthday week! i’m new but i love it so far! keep up the good work! the most memorable gift i ever got was plane tickets to cancun on my first wedding anniversary. that was way more awesome than the money tree he got.
Congratulations!! I have been following your blog for years and I love it!! My favorite gift that I received was a Mother’s Day ring with my sons birthstones in it!!
My best gift was my Christmas gift 17 years ago – we found out we were expecting our firstborn. :)
The most memorable gift I recieved was my third son was born the day after our anniversary. I will never forget his birthday, or my anniversary.
Hey Kevin and Amanda.
Congratulations on your Anniversary. Thanks for all you share. I feel very fortunate to have received so many special gifts over time from family and friends. There are too many memorable moments that are special to list. I will share a most recent gift I am giving on a daily basis which has memorable moments in each day. I take care of an elderly women who is 96 years old. My friends mom. I have adopted her as my own mom passed away many years ago now. This women brings much pleasure taking care of her. I read to her and sing and dance with her. She cannot be alone anymore due to health related issues. My gift to her is time well spent to see her smile and give her dignity in what time she has left. She is a special lady. I feel so appreciated by her. We have given a special gift of love to each other. Thanks for letting me share this.
Nancy
Wow, congrats on 10 years!
My most memorable gift was being able to see my best friend again after being apart for over 10 years :)
Wow, I can’t believe this site has been around for 10 years. I’ve been following for a while and had no idea.
I have received some nice and thoughtful gifts over the years, but I think the best one I gave was to my best friend. She wanted Haviana flip flops with elephants on them for her birthday, but I couldn’t find any. I went to Old Navy and bought some orange flip flops (her favourite colour) and went to Michael’s and bought some cool markers. I drew her elephants on both and called them “Samanthianas,” since her name is Samantha. I think they turned out great, and I made sure to take pictures to remember them by :)
A typewriter on my 40th birthday from my NOW husband.
I will never forget one of the best and worst birthday gifts from my sister, a kitten!
Congrats on 10 years!! One of the most memorable gifts I recieved was recently, when my husband got me a hand stamped necklace of the coordinates of the temple we were married in for our anniversary! They’re the coordinates of my heart!
Happy birthday! :)
The best gift I ever received was the first Christmas my husband and I were married. It was also my first Christmas away from home. Though it ended up not being away from home. When we went drop off some friends at the airport, I discovered that we were actually the ones going on the trip, not them! :)
Congratulations ! Recently found your site and enjoy any dslr tips!
My most recent memorable gift is my DSLR. Excited about learning how to use it!
Congratulations on 10 years! Can’t think of my most memorable gift right now, so it must not have been that memorable….
Congratulations on 10 years! The best gift, my 3 boys!!! :)
The most memorable gift I ever received is the promise ring my husband gave me when we were just dating. I was going to fly out to see him, but the week before my trip, he got really sick and had a really high fever. He called me and was completely delusional. He was talking to me like I was his friend, but he was talking to me about me. So, he told his “friend” all about how much he loved this girl and described his grand plan to give me a promise ring in detail. He talked about how he was going to pick me up from the airport, drive me to the beach at sunset, and pull out the promise ring. I was completely surprised that he had bought me a ring and he finally felt better, he was SO mad that he had given his surprise away! He went through with the plan anyways and it was so sweet. :-)
Wow 10 years!! congrats!! My most memorable gifts were the ones I recieved from my kids when they were younger (fresh picked flowers, weeds, etc). Just precious!
Most memorable gift was one my husband gave me the night he asked me to marry him. It was a bible engraved with my first and (new) last name on it. I guess he was pretty confident I’d say yes. :)
Wow! 10 years! That’s amazing! My most memorable gift was my new Nikon camera from my husband. I had been wanting one for years!
I’d have to say that it my favorite gift was the one I have my sil for her 40th birthday. It was the LLD Be Still necklace. She’d wanted that necklace for a few years so I splurged and got it for her.
Happy birthday week to you! And thanks for the giveaways!
My favorite artist is P Buckley Moss and one day I was checking out her new prints online. Found one that I just loved and mentioned the name of it to my husband. Months later (seriously month) we were walking along the Erie Canal in Fairport NY and was checking out some of the cute little shops along the way. There was small art store and we went inside. Of course I go right to the bin of prints and was flipping through them. About half way through the bin I saw a tag on one of the prints that said “Happy Birthday Bella” Not only was it the print that I coveted, he had it signed by Pat! He had a lot of planning to do to pull that one off. It is still my most favorite of the 5 prints of now own. What a keeper!
Happy Birthday! At 54 yrs old, there have been lots of memorable gifts given and received over the years. But this past Christmas my family went together and got me a Kitchen-aid Artisan Stand mixer! I can’t believe I’ve gone all these years just using a hand mixer! I love to bake and now I love it even more!
Congrats on the ten year anniversary!!! My most memorable gift would be my apple macbook pro..since receiving it from my parents this past summer, college assignments have never been easier. Cheers to another ten years of KevinandAmanda!
My favorite gift I have received is a relaxation package my husband gave me for my 30th birthday. It was great way to relax and welcome in the 30’s!
Happy Anniversary! My most memorable git would have to be my engagement ring. Although my hubby upgraded it to a “better” one, the first one was simple and meant a lot.
My best gift ever was this year’s Christmas gift from my husband. A little back Pomeranian puppy!
The most memorable gift I received was a beautiful frame for my college diploma for my mother. She knew how hard I worked for it and it’s so nice to see it displayed so beautifully!
My baby girl.
My hubby once bought 10 books from my reading wish list as my birthday gift! I absolutely love to read and this was the best most thoughtful gift he has ever given me!
Well, my bf bought us a house and is fixing it up, so we won’t have a mortgage when I move 4 states away to be with him… Does that count as a most memorable gift? Congrats on 10 years! That’s quite a feat in this digital age.
For my 30th birthday, my husband created a private blog and had all of my family, friends, and loved ones write a letter and he posted it there. It was so sweet because he knows how much i love blogging, and though he didn’t know anything about it, figured it out to surprise me!
Happy Birthday! Time just flies, doesn’t it? Favorite gift was a horse for my 38th birthday!
The most memorable gift I’ve ever gotten was my husbands wedding gift! He bought me this beautiful blue stone ring! I had shown him one from Tiffany’s that I liked months before but I never expected to actually get something like it!
Congrats! The best gift I have ever received was a card from my hubby last Christmas saying he wanted to have a baby. Our little man just turned 2 months old!
Congratulations….10 years, quite an accomplishment.
Wow, that’s hard. Best gift would probably be a necklace made out of 2,000 year old Roman glass.
Congrats on 10 years!!!
One of the best gifts that I have given was a collage photo frame filled with pictures of my grandmother who had recently passed away.
The best gift that I have received is the gift of Salvation!! :)
My honey always does well :-) I like when he gets things we can enjoy together, like board games!
Congrats on 10 years!
my engagement ring was the best bday gift ever!!
A car for college graduation , best thing ever.
Happy 10 years together! Being happily married is the absolute best gift in life, and I am so blessed to be married to my gift. Congratulations again!
Congrats on your anniversary! The best birthday gift I have ever gotten was my son, he was a week early but his due date was on my birthday. We share our birthdays one week apart and he is the best gift every year.
Congrats on the 10 years!! My favorite gift that I have ever given has been a VHS/DVD converter for my mother. She has so many home videos and wanted to hold on to those memories. With the converter she was able to transfer everything on to DVDs and even make multiple copies – one for her and one for me! It’s great for me to be able to share my childhood experiences with my little sister (we are 17 years apart)!
Congrats & Happy 10th Birthday!
I suppose one of the most memorable I’ve received would have to be an encircled double heart pendant with “love” around the edges. It was a gift from my dear husband.
My new baby girl.
Happy g’day! Congrats!
The best gift I ever gave someone was a surprise retirement party for my dad. He was retiring after 30 years at Coca-Cola, and to say he was SHOCKED when he came over for his usual Sunday visit, and found family, friends and co-workers…would be an understatment!
This one is easy. One of my top Love Languages (from The Five Love Languages book – it is a great resource) is gifts so I really like to make them meaningful. However, I think that the best gift by far has been the ring that I had made for my husband on our 10th anniversary (how fitting for this contest :-)
When we got married we really liked the meanings of our first and last names together – it was very special to us & so we took a lot of time to carefully select meaningful names for our daughters as well. On our 10th anniversary I had a ring made that was engraved with the meaning of all five of our names and gave it to my husband. It reads” Power Glory Grace Joy & Hope of the Lamb” It was the perfect way to commemorate who we had become as a family in those ten years.
Happy Birthday kevinandamanda.com & Happy anniversary Kevin & Amanda – may you be blessed with a long and happy marriage!
HB to K&A! My most memorable birthday gift was a pair of lovebirds, named Eric and Ariel, from my 10th grade suitor!
The most memorable gift I got was on my 38th birthday. My son and I just moved in with my boyfriend (now husband). He took me out for a romatic dinner. After dinner we went back home where he gave me my birthday presents. The first gift was an electric light for the patio. The second gift was another electric light for the patio. At this point I am thinking to myself, I just moved in and now all I am getting is household items. The third gift was a kleenex box. I was getting upset because he bought me gifts that he wanted and then a box of tissues. He said that there was something inside the box. I looked a little deeper and found another little box. It was shaped like an earring box. I thought to myself finally something that I wanted and I could only use. When I opened the box I found an engagement ring. As I opened the box my husband said “there is a question with this ring, will you marry me?” I was so surprised that I couldn’t speak for a minute and then I said YES!!! He proposed to me in front of my then 7 year old son because he wanted him to be apart of this special moment.
The most memorable gift I have ever received was a letter my little girl wrote to me :) such a happy memory!
I was the best birthday gift – I was born on my Mom’s birthday, March 23! So we get the fun of celebrating together each year.
Yay! congrats! I love gifts, Of course! and a very special one was a new van from my husband after we found out we were having our third child!!!
My anniversary is in June and every year I make my husband an album of the year before. We will sit down and look over the pictures and talk about our life. It is amazing how easy it is to forget everything that we have gone through together. This really is a gift for our marriage.
My miracle baby was born December 23rd. I think that was my best Christmas present ever.
Happy Birthday! My best gift is my wonderful husband of 29 years and 7 months!
breakfast in bed made by my three preschool aged kids
A homemade quilt from my Mom when I went to college. Life is Good :)
WOW! Congrats Amanda!
The most memorable gift I’ve received was the birth of my oldest son who was born on Christmas Day (Dec 25, 1991). It was both my husband and my first Christmas spent without our family. Yet, we both where creating a new family…spent in the hospital!!!!
Now my son leaves in a week to serve our country! I’m so proud of him!!!!
Congratulations on 10 years!
So glad to have found your very fun and fabulous blog. Love your posts and your pictures! One of the most memorable gifts I have received was this past Christmas, my husband gave me a 4-day weekend away to visit my brother in L.A. This is huge b/c we have 3 little girls 5 and under which he had to take care or and/or arrange babysitting for while I was gone. Great present!
Probably the most memorable gift was the violin I received one Christmas from my parents. Happy birthday to kevinandamanda!
Best gift I ever gave was my husband’s Christmas present. He is a high school basketball couch. I gave him tickets to the SEC men’s basketball tournament in Atlanta that year. We got to attend every game and loved it so much we went back for several years after.
Love your blog! Thanks!
Happy anniversary! My best gift to my husband was surprising him with his 3 best friends flying in for his 40th birthday.
The best gift I ever received was when my daughter came home for Christmas 2 years ago. She lives 4,000 + miles away and there is no better gift than being together.