The plan . . .
Guys,As you know, your mother's 60th birthday is coming up in February and its time for me to figure out how to celebrate.
She and I have talked about doing some vacation thing which is fun and nice, but I was trying to figure out some kind of celebration thing, and I wanted to speak to you all first before I do anything else.
First, I know that for Katie and Chris traveling back up so soon after Christmas would be hard, but I also don't want to assume that you guys wouldn't or couldn't make it. Neither to I want to assume that the rest of you would, so I am throwing this out for discussion to see who is receptive and what ideas we'd want to come up with.
Obviously everything is on the table. We could plan a party, or a dinner or we can all fly to Italy ( okay, maybe we couldn’t do that, though wouldn't that be nice)
We also need to decide whether you want to keep it small (in the family) or let it get bigger.
Give me your thoughts. Don't feel pressured to do anything and don't be afraid to suggest everything, we can always rein in any ideas to make them work.
One last thing . . . DON'T TELL YOUR MOTHER. It's gonna be REALLY hard to surprise her, but if we can, that would be very cool.
. . . Jim
Bo/Guys- I think that is a fantastic idea. I don't
know off the top of my head what I would or could
suggest. However, I would be very happy to help in the
planning and will give it thought. All of the above
sounds like allot of fun. I am though, probably the
most flexable out of the bunch. I think about it and
give feedback later. But it would be cool to
celebrate. thanks Bo
------Rachel
I think it would be cool too. I'm in.
Here's one idea...
When mom turned 40, we held a surprise birthday party for her in Holy Cross' school hall, which was really fun. Wouldn't it be cool to try
to surprise her again with another party like that? Perhaps you
could rent the school hall again. When Jen and I rented it for our
wedding, it was pretty cheap, only around $100 or so. Then, you
could get all of the Mt. Airy folks to show up, people from Cape May,
and elsewhere to come. You could have all of her current friends,
and all of her old friends that she hasn't seen in a while. Perhaps
even Val, Leslie, Terry Horan, etc. could come. You'd have to think
of a way to get her there, though. Maybe you could have someone from Mt. Airy invite you guys to some event there, like a wedding. You
could even make a fake invitation and have the person mail it to you,
and have mom send the RSVP back. Anyway, just a thought. I'll keep
thinking and see what other ideas I can come up with.
-Ben
I do actually like that idea. I think it could be fun
but hard. If people couldn't make it though, we could
have them send video's saying hi and telling funny
"Diana Stories"
------Rachel
Well, one problem I see with that plan is that none of us are in
Mount Airy, so setting up for the party be an issue.
. . .Jim
No, but Jen and I are nearby, and Rachel (and maybe Katie) could stay with us and help set up. I'm sure we could find others to help too.
In any case, this is just one idea. Another idea might be to try to
have a get together somewhere in Bucks County. You could make her
think you're going to your parents house or something.
I'll keep thinking.
At her 40th Birthday, I read her birthday wishes from famous
celebrities, including Ronald Regan. Perhaps this time I could read
her a personal message from President Bush.
;-)
-Ben
That would be GREAT, as long as it was a goodbye message. Think you can arrange that?
;-))
. . .Jim
I'll see what I can do.
-Ben
How about renting a party boat...(no porno cruises, Rachel, sorry)
Something like... http://www.riverboatqueenfleet.com/ Probably too expensive, though.
-Ben
It IS pretty expensive . . . Like 50-80 bucks plus per person. At that price I might opt for lunch at Le Bec Fin, like Sachiyo's party.
Okay, summing up so far
>
> 1. Party at the school hall
> 2. River boat.
We just went to a birthday party in West Cape May at a restaurant, I'm gonna check and see what that cost
Here's another question, should we consider family before friends, or vise versa ( immediate family excepted, of course)
. . .Jim
Yep, expensive. It's just an idea. Can you rent a Ferry Boat from
Cape May? Do they do dinner parties?
By family, what do you mean? Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Grandparents?
If so, then I'd say consider friends over family, since most extended
family probably won't come anyway.
-Ben
What do you mean, like Gmom and Gdad, Sammy? I say we
just send them an invite we do the planning. Too hard to figure out. I
think either a restraunt or the school hall would be
cool. Either way, I will help withe planning. Before
we decide who to invite though, don't you think we
need to decide what to do? that would determine the
price per head and how many people. Is Le Bec Fin in
philly?
ok- I was looking on line at restraunts. There is
the Villa Barolo in Warrington, Pa. (villa-barolo.com)
$30 lunch, $50 dinner
Davio's Northern Italian Steak House in down town Philly. $30-$50
Brasserie Perrier in Center City (done by the guys
Of Le Bec Fin only a little cheeper and they have what looks like private rooms w/ long tables or semi
provate) $30-$50.
Just a few ideas. I will keep looking
------Rachel
Dag, y'all, way to leave a sister out. Someone could,
like, CALL me you know. That way i'm not all left out
of the conversation and stuff. Dag.
No, really, that's totally cool and I'd love to do something for her big day. In terms of school hall stuff, what about the property manager's association building? Also, think about if you want to have a big to-do with extendeds and such, would mom want to do that? Sometimes I think she likes that stuff, and then other times I think she just likes to be together and intimate with just us (though we keep getting bigger so that's not too intimate anymore. but you get the
gist.)
here's another idea totally off topic of what you guys
were talking about. but what if jim decides to plan a
"weekend getaway" with mom, including her in the plans
but making all the arrangements. someplace close but
new. and then when they get there we're all there too.
i think mom might really like that.
but i'm cool with whatever idea you all have and we'd love to come up. if there's any way to do it on a weekend, obviously that'd be easier for both of us. but this is important so i'll say i'll definitely come no matter what and i'll have to work on chris.
word to the family,
~~~ katie
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