Most of the time I plan things at the last minute.  If you want to get a good idea of how I plan for things, I am usually out Christmas shopping on December 24th for my first trip.

Some things need to change when you get married though.  You do have to remember to get gifts and remember important dates like birthdays and anniversaries.  Trust me, I learned my lesson when I forgot our first one!

So, this year, I thought that I would plan ahead and arrange something early.  I figured I wouldn’t forget if I remembered early (in theory).  This year I have a good idea of what to get her: tickets to The Sound of Music.

She has wanted to see that musical in real life for as longs as I have known her, but it has never come to town.  But it is in the fall, which would be close enough to our anniversary that we could make it a date.  I bet she will be very happy when she sees what I got her - and especially the fact that I didn’t forget.