Needing some ideas

I am a regular poster but am using this name due to privacy reasons.

I know it's a whole year ahead but next year is DH's 40th and I want to do something. He said no parties but I feel like I want to do something for him. He wants no parties because as of recently we have been disappointed by the immediately family to the point where we just have no relationship with them other than seeing them for kids birthdays and christmas eve. Everything we do with them is for obligation reasons. However we have friends that we are so close to that we call them family cuz we are so close as real families should be. I know these friends would love to celebrate his 40th with us. Should I do something like a small dinner with the friends? And then have a night where I do cake with my parents and his. That's it. I know he won't want his siblings there cuz the way he feels about them he has just about had it. What do you ladies think?

Message edited 3/4/2009 12:16:57 PM.

Re: Needing some ideas

sure, why not? an intimate dinner with friends isn't the same as a "party", imo. it sounds like a nice way to do something while still respecting his wishes not to have a party.

i also agree to leave the family out given his feelings about them, and doing a cake with them at a separate time.

good luck!

Re: Needing some ideas

Posted by alexlynn7

sure, why not? an intimate dinner with friends isn't the same as a "party", imo. it sounds like a nice way to do something while still respecting his wishes not to have a party.

i also agree to leave the family out given his feelings about them, and doing a cake with them at a separate time.

good luck!