It's the little things............

tELL HUBS I SAID HAPPY BIRTHDAY. wHAT A NEAT GIFE. i LOVE SURPRISES & SUEPRISING PEOPLE. I don't do much shopping anymore so i haven't surprised anyone lately. I did give the kids some money to go on the cruise last week & my grandson gave me a big ol' hug for that.

Which anniversary is it? The last time I surprised Hubby was 5 years ago when we gave him a surprise birthday party, people came from all over to attend this and he didn't have a clue. It was his 70th.

If you get any good ideas let me know! My husbands birthday is in 13 days and I have NO IDEA what to get him. I never do. He doesn't like to celebrate his birthdays and doesn't want a big deal made out of it. I usually just cook him one of his favorite dinners and we go see a movie or something. I surprised him with Jeff Dunham tickets for Christmas but that has been the only time in almost 4 years that he didn't figure out or flat out tell me what to get him as a gift.

I wouldn't like them for my house. I prefer wood, you know that. You are more adventurous than I am, for sure. Surprizes, I've done quite a few. The first time I organized a birthday party for my hubby, because over 50 ppl showed up, and he said he DID NOT want a party. But he had a blast!

long long time ago.. my friend shayla had been eyeballing this really beautiful faery doll in the store.. and decided that she just coulodnt afford to spend that sort of money on something so very frivolous. after wed left and shed gone home from our little shopping trip, i ran back to the store, and grabbed the doll. her birthday is day after xmas and shes always always getting gipped on her birthday. it was at that time.. may LOL she ,later called me up, said shed gone back to the store to get the doll, but it was gone and she was sooo sad. i attempted to comfort her all the while keeping the secret of the doll being neatly and safely tucked up into my closet. the months passed.. xmas day rolled around and i gave her the xmas gift id bought. cant remember what it was now.. a set of hand weights i think.. its irrelavent.. then i pulled out another box.. wrapped in pretty birthday paper all done up in bow, and told her happy birthday. hehe was she speachless? no.. but you couldnt understand a damned word she said through all the crying and blubbering that went on LOL i LOVE surprising people like that *giggles* this doesnt exactly help you figger out an anniversary gift unless yer hubs like faeries.. but its a cute story nonetheless and i felt like sharing it with you =oP happy birthday to the man, early anniversary grats, and loves all over you

I like it... definitely 50's... the blue and white makes it seem like it would make for an excellent seaside patio or dining room theme, and would fit well and fine with the scenery out here. I don't know if that's my specific style, but I have always been fond of old, antique or thrift store furniture and decoration. I used to hit one up every week, if not more, to find little knick knacks or get a steal on some amazing piece of furniture that you'd never see anywhere else. I always liked wooden, earthy things, or kind of tribal and tropical stuff, and if I ever saw wooden carved animals or statues I would buy them immediately. lol my apartments always had to look like a sophisticated Japanese witch doctor lived there. Nowadays, it's bare bones minimalism, but if I get settled into a place again, I will definitely express myself by thematically beautifying my surroundings like you are.

awq so glad you got it and its all togetrher ! yeah! woman power lololol I most always got hubby clothes and a couple of rinds one had his initial on another one was NAtive Indian hand made one woith turquoise in it and the youngest son got him one that had dad on it.

I love the table and like you I would prefer the black on the chairs that would look so much better and really make the look of the table pop. I have bought many things that surprise people. Well you for one with the music box, lol. I got my mom her first laptop which she loves and uses everyday. I got my grand-daughter her first pair of gold and diamond earrings. I bought my son-in-law a drill with the auger attachments for putting holes in the ground for planting or fence poles. My daughter-in-law got a beautiful ring with a green gemstone in it as she loves green anything...it was an antique setting and absolutely beautiful...for her birthday. I built a room onto the house where the back porch use to be for my husband to have a nice smoking room...I got him a really nice glider rocker with a foot stool(he had been wanting one of these for quite a few years) the one I got from an older man and I looked online to get one to match it and they cost over $300. so needless to say he only has one in his room...lol. I just got my youngest son a recliner rocker and several things for his new place. I got my grandson for his birthday a membership to builders club for things he can make...it came with a few tools and will come with all that is needed every month for each project. I got a similar thing for my grand-daughter but it is crafts that she can do. I think that is enough for now. lol Have a wonderful Anniversary dear...

I just don't get it. I looked as they say Hi and Low for a retro table and chairs. I made one phone call after the other and Yes I did locate them but I was told they would not ship to Canada. I Love it and Good For You Guys.... I'm envious lol

You are a very sweet wife and a very creative one at that too.. If you ask me, just having a nice dinner, home-made style or just having a nice picnic lunch by the beach is romantic. Go for a night walk, looking at the stars, whispering sweet nothings, whew... romantic settings.. goosebumps for you. Go all the way, sweets..

Very nice, Sparx. I like that table!! A lot! As for gifts that left my now-ex speechless, there weren't any. He never appreciated much of anything I ever gave him. But, there was one gift that I gave him, I think for his birthday one year, that he not only liked, but he still uses to this day, some 25+ years later and that is a locking toolbox on wheels. His brother kept helping himself to his tools and then claiming they were his, not my ex's. When the tools he helped himself to and claimed had my DAD'S name etched into them, it was a little hard for him to explain! So, I ordered the lockable toolbox so that when he wasn't in his workshop, he could keep his tools locked up. I have to assume it was a gift well-appreciated for him to still be using it to this day.

Well, I was going to tell you about the last time I recall surprising my better half BUT I didn't want to bum you out cause it didn't turn out well. You sound so very happy and it all turned out so perfect for you. I am truly happy for you! And, I am sure that with your imagination and as well as you seem to know your better half you will concoct some simply wonderful idea for your anniversary. Happy days!!

I love your new table and chairs! I really like that retro style, in fact I have the perfect area in my house that would suit that table...Uhmmm. I better not! (LOL)! The last time we bought something, secretly put it together in the dark was when we bought our daughter a cubby which, as you can imagine she absolutely loved! We had to wait until she was asleep so we could set it up in the porch. The following morning I kept finding excuses why the blinds were drawn as I was waiting for my husband to get up so he too could see the joy in her little face! Hope hubby loved the new table and chairs, mad if he didn’t!

My 25-year-old nephew decorated his apartment in retro, he calls it "mid-century modern modest", and he would love your table and chairs. I can't think of any gifts I've gotten people that really surprised them...speechless. Must not be too creative anymore or I'm just getting old and have forgotten what I've given people in the past.

I havent given it to my boyfriend yet, but he wanted a fireman puzzle to add to his room (hes a fireman) so I am working on a puzzle of him infront of his fire truck and one of the fire trucks in his department. He will absolutely love it when i get it finished and get to give it to him. I can't wait.

Hi Sparks I guess the Surprise worked lol and he did not threaten to cut of the Credit Card either lol He can't as you need it for September lol but again maybe he should ask you to leave it at home

Wow, congratulations . .. It is really a satisfaction and fulfillment on us women when surprise our spouses. I am also fond of surprising my husband although it is not at all times that he gets a nod at my surprises. Well, it's part of the surprise. . .

Gift that left him speechless, hm, been a lot of years. His ring maybe.... Nice table!

That is so cool!!! I hope your hubs is as thrilled with it as you are. I haven't been able to surprise mine with anything because, if he wants anything, he buys it. However, I am about to surprise his niece who is getting married on May 1st with a gift she won't see coming. And this gift is coming from WalMart of all places! I was in there earlier this week at the photo center and noticed a really cool display. They have differently shaped glass, inside of which a photo is etched, right in the middle! One of them is actually 3-D which totally floored me. Anyway, they have a heart-shaped piece of glass that sits on top of a lighted base which highlights the etched photo. I've picked that out and found the perfect picture of my husband's niece and her fiance and have sent it in to be etched. These things are absolutely gorgeous! I wanted to get them something they'd have forever (assuming the marriage lasts that long and it should since they've already been together for six years and are still deeply in love). She has her "wish lists" from a few stores but everything she had picked is so ordinary: dinnerware, flatware, serving set, stuff like that. I hope she'll cherish this gift forever. I know that if I received a gift like that, it would have me in tears. You think your hubs would appreciate something like that?

Hi sparky, I do love the table and chairs, you are so clever doing that all by yourself, mind you, you do a lot all by yourself, lol! these chairs are lovely and I am just seeing them in black, it will go with any colours, just great. Love and hugs. Tamara xxxx