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Post by shanniebananie on Jan 25, 2019 19:15:39 GMT
My DH is turning 50 in April and doesn't want a party. That's fine with me as we are both a bit introverted. I still want to make it a special day for him. He has said he wants to go out for a great steak dinner. Easy, we live near Dallas and have tons of great choices. Unfortunately, we can't get away by ourselves around that time, but we plan to do so in June.
Other than that I want to do some special things for him on his actual birthday. Any ideas? What did you do for your spouse? Have you seen some cute, thoughtful ideas? I don't want any of the "Over the Hill" nonsense. I have a feeling they will do that at work.
Help!
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valincal
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Post by valincal on Jan 25, 2019 19:29:50 GMT
Any good concerts or other live events happening at that time?
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pilcas
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Post by pilcas on Jan 25, 2019 19:35:54 GMT
I know here in NY we might go to a Broadway show for a special occasion. Any good shows in Dallas? A museum followed by dinner?
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Post by myboysnme on Jan 25, 2019 19:41:34 GMT
What I did was I had my mom come to visit me and we went and visited the places we lived when I was born.
For my 60th birthday I got a place at the beach and my mom came for the week. My husband and sons were there for the weekend and my actual birthday. Both were special for me and no party. |
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Post by mikklynn on Jan 25, 2019 19:48:04 GMT
Maybe make a poster for the garage or his office that says "50 = 5 perfect 10's" like this: |
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Post by Belle on Jan 25, 2019 19:53:03 GMT
My DH turns 50 next month and we are not doing a big party either. I did invite his parents and brother/family over for dinner but it is a combined celebration as DH's mom turns 75 the day after dh turns 50.
The kids and I have been trying to come up with fun ideas that we could do as a family to celebrate DH. I think the 3 of us have agreed to go to an Escape Room. There is a cool theatre in Seattle called the 5th Avenue and DH has never been to a show there. I think I will write up a little certificate and give that to him saying he gets to pick a show and we will all go. Still thinking on dinner versus breakfast out...DH's birthday is on a Sunday and the family are coming over that night for dinner so we may take him out for breakfast that morning. We also have a special steak place that we love going to for celebrations so may do that Saturday night but DD has a soccer game at 2:30 that day and we may not even get home until 6pm.
*DH already bought himself a 50th bday gift last year....a very, very expensive guitar.
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Post by giatocj on Jan 25, 2019 20:04:19 GMT
I took my husband to a farm to table steakhouse in a small town near us that he had really been wanting to go to. I am a vegetarian so he usually opts out of places like that (even though I NEVER ask him to) and he was really surprised when he figured out where we were going. He loved it and we had a great time...and there were LOTS of good veggies for me to eat  . It was a little rough for me seeing the beef cattle enjoying a nice, giant grazing meadow knowing where they were headed, but I just went to my happy place and made it through OK in the end  . Anyway...he's a super unassuming guy and definitely, absolutely, no holds barred made it very clear to me that he wanted no big "thing". My girlfriend threw her husband a big shindig and made a really cute sign using candy bars as part of the story. She did a nice job with that...I think she found it on Pinterest. |
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Post by cmpeter on Jan 25, 2019 22:32:26 GMT
We took a trip just the two of us for both our 50th birthdays. We spent dh’s in Amsterdam and mine in London. We picked a fun restaurant for dinner.
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Post by bc2ca on Jan 25, 2019 22:44:18 GMT
I went to NYC with girlfriends to celebrate my 50th and arranged a surprise weekend visit from DH's BFFs for his 50th.
We took a trip to Texas for DH's 60th birthday - he crossed visiting the Alamo off his bucket list.
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Post by dewryce on Jan 25, 2019 22:44:28 GMT
I highly recommond Fearing’s at the Ritz-Carlton. We’ve only been there a few times, simply because we live 5 hours away. But every time we have gone the food has been amazing, the service even better. Great atmosphere, very comfortable seating. With just the two of you, you will likely be seated at a table with two huge wingback chairs, very plush and private. We end up feeling like we are the only two people there. Just in case, I’d ask when I made the reservation. If he is a foodie, perhaps you could sit at the chef’s table. Then you could stay the night and have a romantic evening. I also like the idea of a live event, Broadway Across America performs in Dallas now. eta: I just remembered...our first time there I ordered the lobster bisque as an appetizer (best.ever) but DH didn’t want one, he was saving room for steak and dessert. They brought him their most popular soup at the time, with their complements, so that I wasn’t eating alone. Seriously wonderful service. |
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