My DH is going to turn 60 in May. I'm thinking of having a bit of a party for him. But I don't know if I want to do it in a restaurant, use our church room and cook everything myself, or have a nice picnic. When he turned 50, I had his party in the room at the church....it was nice, but you can't do a lot of decorating. I figured it out and there will be 50-60 people. Now, keep in mind that cooking for a crowd does not bother me in the slightest.
I like the idea of a picnic. But his BD is the beginning of May so our pool won't be open yet. Some of the spring flowers would be in bloom, though, so the yard might look nice. We could do pulled pork (interestingly, DH just said over the weekend that we didn't do pulled pork on the grill last summer and he really missed it) and I could also do my shredded BBQ beef and make the sides. I could always buy him a nice cake, too. I was thinking that I could rent a tent for the back yard in case of rain.
I could rent a room at a restaurant. Which would mean I don't have to do any of the cooking and could just work with the restaurant to do a menu for people to choose. But I'd think that would be very expensive? Especially for 50-60 people. I wouldn't expect to invite people and then make them pay for their own meal.
The church room is always available for a fee and there's a very nice kitchen there. That would be a good place if it rained that day. Sometimes, the beginning of May can still be rather chilly. And I guess I could always do the pulled pork a day ahead of time and reheat it, although we love it more when it's made the day of the dinner (that's a five-hour task in itself, but again, not a big deal for me). That way, I could still cook. And I'd still order the cake. (I can bake the cake, but there's just no way I can decorate it!)
I know this is just January and his birthday is in May, but it's not too early to start planning for this. If I decide to go with the church room, I'll have to reserve the room now. And work on invitations and decorations. And planning the meal. Not sure if I want to go with a theme (thinking about Tahitian, since that's his dream getaway) or just do whatever.
Any ideas? What do you think? I really want to do something for him and, although I probably will take him out to dinner later on that month, it's his 60th, so it's kind of special.
I like the idea of a picnic. But his BD is the beginning of May so our pool won't be open yet. Some of the spring flowers would be in bloom, though, so the yard might look nice. We could do pulled pork (interestingly, DH just said over the weekend that we didn't do pulled pork on the grill last summer and he really missed it) and I could also do my shredded BBQ beef and make the sides. I could always buy him a nice cake, too. I was thinking that I could rent a tent for the back yard in case of rain.
I could rent a room at a restaurant. Which would mean I don't have to do any of the cooking and could just work with the restaurant to do a menu for people to choose. But I'd think that would be very expensive? Especially for 50-60 people. I wouldn't expect to invite people and then make them pay for their own meal.
The church room is always available for a fee and there's a very nice kitchen there. That would be a good place if it rained that day. Sometimes, the beginning of May can still be rather chilly. And I guess I could always do the pulled pork a day ahead of time and reheat it, although we love it more when it's made the day of the dinner (that's a five-hour task in itself, but again, not a big deal for me). That way, I could still cook. And I'd still order the cake. (I can bake the cake, but there's just no way I can decorate it!)
I know this is just January and his birthday is in May, but it's not too early to start planning for this. If I decide to go with the church room, I'll have to reserve the room now. And work on invitations and decorations. And planning the meal. Not sure if I want to go with a theme (thinking about Tahitian, since that's his dream getaway) or just do whatever.
Any ideas? What do you think? I really want to do something for him and, although I probably will take him out to dinner later on that month, it's his 60th, so it's kind of special.