Laura and George W. Bush

Crawford, Nov. 5 (AP): It’s bling again for Laura Bush’s birthday.

For the second year in a row, President George W. Bush gave his wife jewellery for her birthday. This year, it is a triple-strand necklace with amber-coloured citrine, a November birthstone.

The Bushes were celebrating last night with four other couples over Mexican food at their Texas ranch. The President and First Lady reunited after two days of campaigning separately for candidates in the Congressional elections.

Bush teased his wife during his rallies. “I’m not going to tell you her age,” he said on Friday in Iowa, “but we were both born in the same year, and I turned 60 this year.”

Laura celebrated her 59th birthday last year in Argentina, where she and the President were attending a summit of the Americas. She was given a coconut cake on board Air Force One and Bush gave her a green glass stone necklace and matching earrings.

The Bushes have another reason to celebrate tomorrow. It is their 29th wedding anniversary.

“The President and First Lady will be spending that together tomorrow morning,” press secretary Tony Snow said. He would not speculate on whether Bush is obligated to get another gift.

“I know how it works at my house, but I’m not sure,” Snow said.