May 2012 Weddings
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Ideas?
So, H is turning 30 this year, and I am trying to plan something special/secret for him.
Difficulty: His b-day is Friday, Dec. 21st (coincidentally the day the world ends...)
Being a few days before Christmas always makes it difficult to do things because everyone is always so busy. It's also hard because I work that Friday until 2-2:30pm, and H has the day off. Our closest friends/family geographically live at least 30 minutes away. And of course it's about 5 degrees outside where I live at that point in the year...
Anyways, just curious if you guys had any ideas on what I could do, or any experience throwing a surprise party!
Re: Ideas?
Not sure what you usually do for birthdays... but you could do it after his actual birthday... he would definitely not see the surprise party coming a few weeks later.
Or if you are set on doing it the day of you could send out the invites a little earlier than you typically would so your friends and family would be able to make plans to come. If you planned to do it at your house you could always take him out for the afternoon while you enlist someone to decorate the house for your return that night.
Indoor Paintball (my H would be all over that) ? A suprise party at a restaurant so you don't have to cook/organize, just invited people to be there at a certain time and go a little bit later (also picking a restaurant that isn't decked out christmas might make it feel more special for a b-day)? Tickets to a concert/hockey game - theres often lots of concerts around that time of year)
Thats all I can think of off the top of my head...let you know if I think of anything later.
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My first thought was to plan a special trip some where, even if it is close by. You could give him hints as his birthday present and maybe even combine it with Christmas, to make it all one big gift. Are you guys into skiing or snowboarding? You could plan a weekend getaway to a resort/lodge in the area and make the hints related to stuff you could do that weekend.
If you are thinking more of just a surprise party, then I would enlist the help of a few close friends and either do it at a restaurant or your home. I know that isn't really specific but it doesn't need to be that complicated. If you plan early enough people can make arrangements now since it is so close to the holidays. Or you could always do the surprise thing with family that are in the area and do the surprise trip with friends. He doesn't need to know that everyone else will be going on the trip and that would be one of the hints - a group photo of everyone going on the trip.
I'm not sure if you could do this at your house but maybe a family member or friends house would work out better anyways have people come over and do like a bonfire.
I also think the restaurant would be a good idea. For my aunts 50th birthday they made her go on a scavenger hunt to find out where they were going/what they were doing. That would always be fun.
Is there anything in the area he likes to do during the winter? Maybe plan something there. I do agree with the other ladies that if you start planning now and send out invites early people will make arrangements before other offers/parties come in.
I feel your H's pain - my birthday is the 22nd of December. ALWAYS cold and because it is the holiday's it just doesn't feel like birthday party time!
My H and family for my 30th had a surprise party for me at the bowling alley - it's kind of a family tradition and then they "rented" out the local movie theater and showed my favorite movie (Pretty Woman). I'm not sure if you live in a small community that can do this sort of thing, and it typically has to be during the "off peak" hours, but we had a total Pretty Woman bonanza and so much fun. We were dancing in the aisles for the songs and singing along. So much fun not only for me but for all of us.
This is actually exactly what I will be doing that night! It's tradition for my friends to have a bonfire on winter solstice!