His birthday is Saturday and he has NO idea what he wants. I tried planning a fun all day outing but he said he has to work. I asked should I get a babysitter for the evening and he was not real enthusiastic. He likes to cook and criticizes when I cook. When he wants something he just buys it (guitar, guitar lessons, I phone and case, etc etc. so that makes it hard. I'm starting to Hate his birthdays! Please someone come up with an idea!!
Cooking stuff? Most of the guys I know who are good cooks regard the whole thing as a high-tech enterprise, and there are kinds of shiny, high-tech kitchen gadgets out there....
Gift card for the music store he gets his guitar stuff from?
Or a gift card from the Apple store??? since he has an iPhone etc.
He seems real picky and grumpy.
And he has to work this weekend.
And he does not seem enthusiastic about anything.
Maybe, he just wants to be by himself?
What age is he going to be?
Maybe, he is having an age crisis? And hates getting "older?" Hence that is why he is so sour about it?
Just make him a cake.
And a card.
He seems hard to please.
Doesn't sound like he will like anything, done or given for him.
By what you have said in your profile, I'm guessing he is in his late 40's or early 50's.
I would find a babysitter. Find a hotel near a creek or near the ocean and take him for a picnic. I would bring along a couple of beach towels and go swimming someplace private and "accidently" loose your swimsuit.
The best gift a loving wife can give the man she loves is the gift of self.
I hope you (and he) have a wonderful time. Good luck to you and yours.
Personally, I don't understand spouses giving each other gifts for birthdays. Instead do something special for him or with him.
Go on a picnic,
go out to dinner,
send the kids to grandma's and plan a quiet evening at home renting a movie he wants to see,
wash his car inside and out,
Get him an iTunes gift card--not very personal but useful.
And make him a cake or something.
How about a concert or something you two do later ..... maybe he is not in the mood and is tired to celebrate. Something to look forward too. Horse back riding, more guitar lessons, gift card for repairs for the guitar.... etc...
You mentioned that he likes to cook . . . why not find a local culinary school that offers cooking classes. He might learn something new, and you can enjoy some delicious food.
My hubby also likes to receive massages from me and a professional masseuse (sp?)
Good luck!
M.
Sex will extra bells always works in my opinion. Or just sex.
There is never such thing as too many knives and there are so many different ones... Something fancier - like a japanese knife (layered steel ones are gorgeous!) and a japanese cookbook.
Knives are kind of pricey, so if you want something cheaper, I would go for some fancier cooking ingredients that people usually don't get for themselves - pink himalayan salt, truffle oil, etc.
