Anniversary gifts

Our anniversary is in just one week! I am so excited. Chris mentioned something the other day about gifts, how you are supposed to give something according to the year you are celebrating. I had never heard about this! I looked it up, this is what I found.

Traditional Anniversary Gifts by Year
First: Paper
Second: Cotton
Third: Leather
Fourth: Fruit or Flowers
Fifth: Wood
Sixth: Candy or Iron
Seventh: Wool or Copper
Eight Bronze or Pottery
Ninth: Pottery
Tenth: Tin
Eleventh: Steel
Twelfth: Silk or Linen
Thirteenth: Lace
Fourteenth: Ivory
Fifteenth: Crystal
Twentieth: China
Twenty-Fifth: Silver
Thirtieth: Pearls
Thirty-Fifth: Coral
Fortieth: Ruby
Forty-Fifth: Sapphire
Fiftieth: Gold
Fifty-Fifth: Emerald
Sixtieth: Diamond

hmmm..a lot of rules huh? My gift for him doesn't fall into the 'paper' category, but I think I might give him a little something of paper...maybe just a note :)
anyone follow this tradition??