Big birthday weekend
Not spent all of it yet… but soon!

I’ve bought tickets for Roger Waters’ presentation of The Wall in Toronto this September. I am also planning on booking an hotel for the weekend so neither I nor my lovely partner have to drive home after imbibing whatever one tends to imbibe on such a special occasion.

However, that’s not the expensive part.

He believes that the tickets and the hotel stay are his birthday present. He doesn’t know that his actual present will be the tickets to London that I’ve purchased, along with the associated hotel, theatre tickets, etc. for the following weekend.

Total cost for Roger Waters? Probably around $500. Total cost of London trip? $4000. Still totally worth it for my best friend and partner to wake up in London, for the very first time, on his 40th birthday.

P.S. I'm still not quite sure how to tell him; I'm thinking of giving him the airline tickets instead of the concert tickets as we leave the hotel room "in error". Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I want it to be amazing.
(BlackArmadillo Avoided writing that article on, Fri 14 May 2010, 23:41, 8 replies)

Why
can't I meet a thoughtful, generous woman like you?


Oh yeah, because I'm a scumbag. Bollocks.


I'm sure he'll be happy however you do the "reveal".
(Rsoles, Fri 14 May 2010, 23:59, closed)

breakfast in bed
the morning after the Roger Waters gig, hide the tickets under the cover on his room-service breakfast(i assume breakfast will be included with the room). not exactly coffee and toast, but i'm sure he'll be delighted
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sat 15 May 2010, 0:05, closed)

I solved this.
By buying a jack in the box.
I then put a small card in the Jack's hands and wrapped it as a present.
When the presasy was opened and the JiB triggered up popped a card with the relevant details.

Sorry for spelling pisse again/
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Sat 15 May 2010, 0:46, closed)

Get my mate Rog to give them to him.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Sat 15 May 2010, 3:11, closed)

Thanks
Some good ideas. I particularly like the breakfast in bed one.
(BlackArmadillo Avoided writing that article on, Sat 15 May 2010, 6:11, closed)

how lovely

(Kip, Sat 15 May 2010, 14:27, closed)

Treasure trail...
Yes, whilst it is a little cliched, it still is remarkably effective. When I booked a trekking holiday for my (now ex) girlfriend and me to Iceland a few years back, I got a token item (such as a rucksack, hiking boot, mess tin etc) and hid it in each room with a clue on it and followed her round the house 'til she found them all. Final one was an Iceland shopping back (Iceland being a cheap-o supermarket) and I said put them together. Then I gave her the tickets and itinerary. I guarantee that even at 40, he will still enjoy a treasure hunt!
(satanstolemyteddybear Mu hõljuk on angerjaid täis, Sat 15 May 2010, 18:13, closed)

Don't tell him.
Drug him on the Friday, transport him to London whilst unconscious, and that way when he wakes up in London on his 40th, it'll be a HUGE surprise!!
(greatoldone Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl f'tagn, Tue 18 May 2010, 13:28, closed)