birthday parties for adults

mon.petit.chou · September 2011

Do you think it is weird for adults to have birthday parties? Normal? Would you throw one for yourself?

I'm turning 30 next month and I want to throw a party. But I feel weird calling it a birthday party.

Mrs_W_Pookie · September 2011

I don't think it's at all weird for adults to have birthday parties or to call them that. I want to have a birthday party for DH next year when he turns 35.

Maybe your DH should throw the party for you I don't think I would throw one for myself.

nikipizzo · September 2011

I don't think it's weird at all. DH and I have the same birthday, so I threw a party for both of us when I turned 30 last year.

MaryJaneWatz · September 2011

Not weird at all! DH & I have parties/ get togethers every year for our birthdays.

Lanerbell · September 2011

When I turn 30 (I'm planning a couple years in advanced) I want to have a glitter party. If that's wrong, I don't want to be right.

MaryJaneWatz · September 2011

Lanerbell:
When I turn 30 (I'm planning a couple years in advanced) I want to have a glitter party. If that's wrong, I don't want to be right.

What is a glitter party?

Martiza · September 2011

I don't think it is weird. I will probably through one for my 29th or 30th. I doubt DH would plan one and do all the leg work by himself.

mon.petit.chou · September 2011

Martiza:
I don't think it is weird. I will probably through one for my 29th or 30th. I doubt DH would plan one and do all the leg work by himself.

Haha, that's why I'm not going to count on my DH throwing it. Actually, I'm sure he would try, but would end up just ordering pizza or something like that. Details are not his strong suit.

Lanerbell · September 2011

MaryJaneWatz:
Lanerbell:
When I turn 30 (I'm planning a couple years in advanced) I want to have a glitter party. If that's wrong, I don't want to be right.
What is a glitter party?

I want to preface this with saying that I would rent a place that has their own clean up so I wouldn't have to do it. Everyone wears something glittery, glitter makeup, shoes, clothes, whatever. Glitter poppers and glitter everywhere. Glitter gets confettied around often. Dance floor with glittery lights. You get the idea. Food would be served, but in another room. One of my friends just went to one and other than personal cleanup she said it was awesome. All of my friends would 100% expect something like this from me and would love it, but I can imagine in other crowds it would not go over well.

Lanerbell · September 2011

When I did parties with my XH, I would plan them and he would invite. So he was technically throwing me the party, but I made sure it went well.

dollfinn19 · September 2011

I don't think it's weird at all. I like parties. If you're typically the hostess, and like to cook and just want to do all that for your own day.....why not?

jenhappy · September 2011

I LOVE birthday parties, but never have them, due only to lack of friends. lol. I will say that when I was throwing for DH's 40th, he was very confused by the notion, and had gotten in touch with his inner 4 year old. He asked if we should have people meet us for a movie, and I am 99% sure it was a cartoon -- maybe Megamind?

MaryJaneWatz · September 2011

jenhappy:
I LOVE birthday parties, but never have them, due only to lack of friends. lol. I will say that when I was throwing for DH's 40th, he was very confused by the notion, and had gotten in touch with his inner 4 year old. He asked if we should have people meet us for a movie, and I am 99% sure it was a cartoon -- maybe Megamind?

I loved Megamind. DH's party this year was Star Wars themed. I had a Star Wars birthday banner, plates and napkins. I even blew up balloons. We don't normally go all out but he was turning 29.

Soon2BMrsSikes · September 2011

Not weird at all. I want to do a big one for DH's 40th. You could plan the whole thing and just have your DH do the inviting if you want.

mon.petit.chou · September 2011

hmm.. I was going to invite via facebook events. And my DH doesn't have a facebook page. So it'll have to be me inviting unless we went a different route.

Also, I'm kinda of envisioning a little fancier party than we normally have - more cocktails and hors d-ouevres rather than beer and barbeque... An excuse to dress up, but nothing real formal or anything. I'm not really sure how to get that across, or even how to pull that off for that matter. All our parties in the past have been super casual.

Mrs_W_Pookie · September 2011

mon.petit.chou:
Martiza:
I don't think it is weird. I will probably through one for my 29th or 30th. I doubt DH would plan one and do all the leg work by himself.
Haha, that's why I'm not going to count on my DH throwing it. Actually, I'm sure he would try, but would end up just ordering pizza or something like that. Details are not his strong suit.

I kind of just meant for him to be the "host". You could do all the planning though

Mrs_W_Pookie · September 2011

mon.petit.chou:
hmm.. I was going to invite via facebook events. And my DH doesn't have a facebook page. So it'll have to be me inviting unless we went a different route.

Evite. From his email address.

duncanpowers · September 2011

I think milestone bday parties are fun, if you're into that, and I wish more families threw one for people so you wouldn't feel like you had to host it yourself. You could just call it a celebration--not sure if that would help by reterming it. It seems like a party is something you host in honor of someone else, and a celebration is something you host, but I'm probably just parsing words.

ashleemw · September 2011

mon.petit.chou:
hmm.. I was going to invite via facebook events. And my DH doesn't have a facebook page. So it'll have to be me inviting unless we went a different route.
Also, I'm kinda of envisioning a little fancier party than we normally have - more cocktails and hors d-ouevres rather than beer and barbeque... An excuse to dress up, but nothing real formal or anything. I'm not really sure how to get that across, or even how to pull that off for that matter. All our parties in the past have been super casual.

I wish I could throw you a party, but I'm guessing your friends wouldn't want to come up here But yeah, I'd say Evite from your DH's email would be best.

LXLX · September 2011

MaryJaneWatz:
We don't normally go all out but he was turning 29.

This made me lol. I didn't know 29 was a milestone.

MaryJaneWatz · September 2011

Lucille Bluth:
MaryJaneWatz:
We don't normally go all out but he was turning 29.
This made me lol. I didn't know 29 was a milestone.

Lol, he was kind of stressing about it being his last twenties birthday. I think he feels like 30 is officially all grown up or something.

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