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Fri 6 Oct, 2006 01:09 pm
What shall I do for my birthday????
It's in February - and it's a major milestone, so I have to 'party hard' (as daughter says).
I am in the planning stage and trying to decide whether to book a venue or have it at home?
That's my first dilemma...
Pros and Cons please.
If I book a Venue, I have to do it fairly soonish as it's around Valentines and lots of places are closed for bookings (I've enquired).
Fancy dress or casual?
Daughter and friends suggested:
Toga - not keen, though would look sexy in a toga! And then I'd have to make a pink sparkly one...
Tarts and Bishops - usual attire for me, and men could indulge their transvestite tendencies without raising eyebrows!
Party at home? Easier to crawl into bed, guests can sleep over, my neighbor is deaf...
But, oh the cleaning up...
You are all cordially invited!
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I'd my 40th birthday party in my rooms - I'm not really a fan of my own birthdays.
But I know, women are different and 40 years of smorgs is a milestone indeed. :wink:
Why not do something exciting, like e.g. hire the Power Room at the the Museum of Science and Industry, or the "White Nancy" for a party on the canals?
(I personally would have fun with a children's birthday party in the Manchester Museum :wink: )
Nevertheless, thanks for the invitation - I just need some proper dates for booking the flights.
I'd do it at home and have it catered. This way you can enjoy
yourself without too much work, and the clean-up is done by
the catering staff as well.
Oh, and yes: I RSVP already for 3 persons.
I vote for having the party in your home too.
with the money saved renting a restaurant, you can afford the staff to clean up.
Yup, SIL has large formal parties at her house. She hires staff to cook, tend bar, serve, and clean up. It doesn't cost any more than renting a venue.
Since my birthday is on Valentine Day, I will be happy to attend. The sleep over part seems ok, but I would prefer not to do the cleanup. What should I bring?
Just bring yourself and a bottle...
Futon OK for you?
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Hey, have a nice birthday, smorgs.
50th eh.
The correct thing to do, as Dudley Moore did on a milestone of this nature,
is to hire a cheap hotel room, get two bottles of spirits and weep the day away. It rejuvenated him I think.
But that was when he was forty so you better take three bottles.
I've heard of it being done at 25.
Any everybody has to stay away and send you the money they have saved by doing that as a token of their esteem.
Fancy telling people how old you are. You won't be able to claim you're 59 when you're 66 for goodness sake.
I'll undertake a lone vigil and weep for you if I remember.
smorgs wrote:Just bring yourself and a bottle...
Futon OK for you?
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Whew!! I think I read that too fast.
Sure, the futon is great. :wink:
No, suspendy!
No weeping in a hotel room for me...
I will be celebrating my 50th big time! I don't care if people know how old I am - I'm proud of it!
Half a centuary of smorgs...
Gonna shimmy the night away!
I went to Amsterdam for my 40th - had a ball!
You not coming?
x
You're kidding me surely?
Intrepid wrote:Since my birthday is on Valentine Day, I will be happy to attend.
Mine is a week later - there are regular flights from/to Manchester to/from my place, btw!
(Is your bathtub still bookable, smorgs?)
Or the top bunk, Walter?
x
If you get this up and running smorgsi, video it, I gotta see it and make sure you get that old goat Spendi there, complete with zimmer frame! I'll be in Cambodia.
Wish I could be there, how about if I buy you a drink in April????
I'm going out tonight to celebrate mine.
Probably just get a little alcohol poisoning. That's how I roll.
Happy Birthday, Slappy!
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