I'm 50 next year!

I would have the party I always wanted when I was a little girl - jelly and ice cream, a sleeping beauty castle cake, a princess dress complete with crown and sparkly shoes; fizzy drinks and lots of delicious party food!!

BUT: I'd do the grown up versions so instead of a bowl of ordinary jelly and vanilla ice cream, champagne jelly and the finest vanilla ice cream; instead of fizzy pop - prosecco etc...

i might still want the castle cake though

I'll take the champagne jelly but I was never the princess type. Cake though, I must have cake!

Love the idea of a tea party!! Can u adopt kids games too? Fun Fun Fun

I would have loved what I did for OH.......big party at home with loads of surprises. I secretly invited loads of old navy chums and he had no idea, was lovely to see his face. Managed to get loads of old photos from over the years and had some made into a massive birthday banner, and I got him a barrel of his fave beer from his fave brewery and the pump set up and set that up in the garage. Playlist that was all the music he loved me of course a bbq which is him to a T ..even tho it was the end of November. He loved it all. Mine on the other hand had no surprises as oh is rubbish. I did it all and it was just a dull boring bbq marred by the weather, May and it was freezing.

so for my next big birthday I'd love a massive surprise party prob at a venue with a do and lots of dancing, or failing that...a party for two under the northern lights perhaps in Iceland...I can but dream :/

i truly hope you get the party of your dreams and sometimes you have to take control to make the dream a reality. X

I'm definitely planning my own as hubs won't even be in the country for it so the party will be pure indulgence with sparkles and dancing I think.

Pammy that sounds lovely so considerate

I would go for cocktail making then a night out on the town with all the girls, you could also dress up from your favourite era x

Oh what a shame Aly!!! In that case, could you go to him? Would be a lovely surprise and I know there's no one I'd rather be with than my H on special occasions!!

Aww, love these ideas, especially going out to your husband if its possible. And I love the idea of a princess cake! I've asked my brother to try and make sure I get a proper cake this year, my mum always buys a chocolate cake, I'm not really a fan! I like to make a fuss of birthdays. What time of year is your birthday? I'd love a big outdoor bash but mine is in January so it wouldn't work.

Bekkijane I'm not sure he would be able to get time off work to meet me somewhere civilised so at the min I'm planning on a party with friends. He's home in the summer so we're planning a big holiday but I also want to climb in the atlas mountains and do a sky dive.

My birthday is in October Mrs Shep so I'm not sure of venue or theme?

Ooh, you could have an autumnal party ☺ have you seen some of the weddings on here with that sort of theme? Big vases full of dry leaves or dried fruits and spices, autumnal colours, a cake with that theme would be gorgeous! Food could be big stews, lovely soups and breads, or a winter BBQ, with jacket potatoes cooked in the coals, or a hog roast would be good.

I'm liking the hog roast idea. The problem I have is that I live 30 miles away from where I work and there is no accommodation nearby for people to stay but would love the party in my village.

Have you looked at coaches/minibuses? You could always ask people to contribute, maybe instead of pressies if its expensive?

Oooh, come to NZ and do a Skydive! I bought my Dad a skydive for his 60th birthday a couple of years ago when he came to visit. He'd been on about doing one for so long. (But be warned they can be addictive, I've done 5 now and itching for my next, but they are expensive, so I need a good excuse!)

Keep us updated on the party plans tho.

I'm 40 on our wedding day and I honestly don't know what I'd be doing if I wasn't getting married. I tend to be a drama queen and get depressed about being older, which is why getting married is perfect as it takes my attention away from the fact I'm turning 40! I usually get a tattoo on or as close to my birthday as poss, so I recommend that

Lots of milestone birthday's this year! Alyj66 is 50, ID is 40 and I'm 30!

Just have an otter meet instead.

Now that's a great idea!!

A party in your village sounds wonderful. Depending on what time in October, you might even be able to get away with something outdoors, as early Oct is often lovely.

This one mightn't be to everyone's taste, but you could get the baby pics out,ask your guests to bring one of theirs too and have a competition.

Mine is next year, I'm just getting the planning in early as it will take me ages to decide on the logistics but an otter birthday bash sounds pretty good to me.

I couldn't do baby pics as I don't think there's enough of them...it's the era!

I could finish my tattoo though......

It was my 30th the year I got married - I had an 80's themed fancy dress party!!

For my 40th I'd like to go to Vegas and then have a party at home (my birthday is October too)

P.s. you don't look anywhere near 50!!!

Lovely photo and thank you for the compliment!

Would you have your party in your home? How many would you invite and where would they all sleep? I could put up about 6 people and that would be about it. I wouldn't mind having a party in the house, gazebo, hog roast - sorted

We did all our big birthday parties at home. It's a lot of work, people end up sleeping where they can. We bring the caravan round for some family bods, others book into local B&Bs.

Like I said before - for my 60th if we have a big party I want it in a venue so I don't have to do all the work..........

Id have it at home. Just like you said, gazebo, patio heater, hog roast type affair. I could only put up about 4-6 but most people are local or there's a premier inn down the road. Could you hire a bus/coach/minibus to the nearest hotel?

We've had a few parties at home with about 30 people, in the summer so mostly outside

ID - I turned 40 on Saturday and it was fine! I absolutely hated my 29th as so many people went on about being 30 next time, but I haven't had an issue with this birthday at all. It IS just a number!