Time Out

Champagne before dinner, or maybe AS dinner, what's to go out for? Plus, saves time for more champagne in-between rounds of 'dessert' (wink, wink). Careful with the candles though...

After I finished my college I never celebrate my birthday...It is okay for me to go church in that special occasion in my life...

Hi there Pike, To be perfectly honest, I would prefer to stay home and have a nice, quiet peaceful romantic celebration with my guy rather than go out somewhere. I don't think it is weird at all that you chose to cook for her and stay in. As long as she is fine with that then who cares what her friend thinks. I think it is actually pretty sweet. Enjoy that champagne!

Happy birthday to da boss Eating out's not a loss Got your own private chef here Who cares if your friends think it's queer I'm more of an eating out sort of person, but then R isn't a gourmet cook either...

Hi p1key, Happy Birthday to the Boss, I think its nice to have your meal cook for you, as for me I have never gone out on my Birthday except for when I turned 50, lol! and hubby don't know how to cook so I have to do it all the time. Hugs. Tamara xxxx

Hey p1key! And a very Happy Birthday to the Boss! I hope she has many more happy ones too! Who is doing the cooking by the way? I sure hope it's you! And drinking champagne? That might make the dinner taste more interesting if you ever do get to the dinner! I hope you both have a very lovely evening and I hope that you have bought her something very special indeed! Please send her my very best of birthday greetings and where is the cake and candles? Hope you didn't forget those!

I'm quite happy to stay in on my birthday. Especially if Mr Croc is cooking. There's love in a home made meal, something money can't buy. Wish the Boss happy birthday from us.

Oh dear P1ke I am so sorry I missed the Day but please wish her a Happy belated Birthday from me and yes I would be quite happy to stay in and have a lovely Meal, watch a Film and drink my Pepsi Max lol I hope you had a lovely evening together

Well, Happy Happy to Her! My birthday is generally a non-event.

hi pikefish my hubby when he was alive always took me out to dinner on my birthday as he said a birthday deserves you not having to cook. One time I will never forget. My mom and sister and my hubby had polled together to go this Hawaiian Restaurant and I was really ill with a strept throat. I did not want to go anywhere but they all insisted. well the menu was great but really way off the chart price wise, and myhubby and my mom were trying to decide what we could all order that they had brought enough money to pay for. The waitress said, please order whatever you wish, since it is her, and she pointed to me, birthday the meal is on the house. we really had a delicious dinner, and i had ordered food that did not hurt my throat. I asked the waitress how come, and she said a patron had given her a large check and told her to let us order whatever we wanted as his check would more than cover it. the man was just pulling out of the parking lot when I saw him, he waved and I knew that at one time I had nursed him when I was a nurses aide as a practical nurse. He was one of the most wealthy men in all Orange County and at the time he said I will give you anything you want just name it, but i declined as I had just done my job. But he had recognized me at the restaurant and it was his large check that paid for all our food. I got a birthday card from him a day after. somehow he had found my address. I was probably forty five, and he was in his late eighties at that time. It was not a romantic gesture but a friend's gesture and I have never forgotten it.

You know, the older I get, the less I want to go out to celebrate. I don't mind going out to celebrate a birthday or anniversary but, it just seems easier to stay at home and make the evening a little more special than usual in my own way.

I am much like you P1key, while it is of course nice to go out sometimes I much prefer to stay in and have exactly what I want, when I want it and of course if I were out and driving then I could not be enjoying the lovely champagne that you were having when you posted this discussion, so all in all, staying in has much more of an appeal to me...Especially in This cold weather!! ;)

Hi pikey, well to be honest I don't really do birthdays, along with xmas. On the other hand I'm always up for being taken out for dinner, which I'm looking forward to tomorrow night.

Hello, Pikey. My husband, Tony, is 76 next week. I asked him what he wanted to do, and he said he wanted friends around and he wanted me to make Cornish Pasties. That's what he wants, that's what he gets. It's his birthday after all. But we do have our best friends from England here, we're having a party, and our friend, who's an entertainer, is going to provide singing and karaoke, so it'll be a good night. You don't have to go out and spend a fortune to have a great night. Happy birthday, Boss.

For my family,birthdays are more of a big day if it's for one of the kids.For us adults,it's really no biggie but i do admit,i like to feel at least a little more important on the day.A favourite meal and some sparkly and i'm happy!

I never went out for my birthday in my life. My birthday was at my Mom's house, my house, my brother's house, always at a house. I go out for my anniversary and often it was Ponderosa. If your boss would rather have a home cooked meal, go for it. Just don't get tipsy and pour the champagne on the burners. Take care and have a great day/birthday party.

I like to be home on my birthday. If I have my work, I just serve a little snack and enjoy with my co office mates. In the afternoon I can go out with my family for a dinner or sometimes I just go around the city, go to churches and do some soul searching. I dont go for parties, as I am quite old for that.

Happy Birthday, Boss!! I think it's wonderful to stay in and celebrate. If you should want to snuggle, you can't do that at a restaurant. You can say and do what you wish at home and you know the food will be good! I don't consider going out to be a vital part of a celebration. Homes are for making memories, not restaurants and bars. You can walk through a room and think "right there is where we sat on my 50th birthday and he said such sweet things to me and make me laugh". I think you're wise to stay home and I hope it's a wonderful celebration.

Hi friend, I will celebrate my birthday with friends.I will not invite friends to come home.I am not a better cook a meal my mom will cook nicely.I will give a party at restaurant when my birthday is time out or next day. We will take soft drinks chicken pizza,chicken biryani,etc have a great day.

Out or in, I really don't care as long as I don't have to do the work. Hope you both had a great time.