My mom's 70th Birthday - NEED ideas please!

[Sharon Kay]

Ok my mom's 70th birthday is coming up...here is what I have planned...

1. Pick her up about 9:15 on her birthday...
2. Drive her to a Day spa about 1/2 hour from home (it's in a cool lil town)
.....deep cleansing facial
.....spa pedicure
.....and manicure
3. Then across the street to this really cool antiques store (pretty big)
4. Out to lunch
5. Back home to her house...where hopefully my sister will drive in from out of town and the 3 of us will stay the night at her house...
6. Dinner (no idea...snacks...food? who knows)
7. Chick flick night
---What's up doc? (Barbra Streisand...a fave of ours)
---Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
---Lakehouse (another fave of ours)
---The Perfect Man
---Mama Mia! (another fave of ours)
---other movies??
8. Breakfast (maybe easy pecan rolls? posted the recipe in my gallery today)

....Okay what I need help with...

....I need a birthday card for my mom...I would like to give it to her that morning when I arrive...should I put an agenda on it? should I just make it a birthday card and let her know how special she is to me?

...should I make a "here's playing" movie list to have at her house with the movies when we get back...or what? I want to make this 24 hours very special for my mom. ...should I make a food and snack list like a menu?

If you have made some special cards before that might inspire me...I'd love to see them. I took my mom to the hospital a couple of years ago when she had a "strange feeling"...and it turned out to be her heart...she ended up with angioplasty and some stents put in. It was then that made me realize that moments are precious...she is turning 70 and her dh works out of town and I just want to make this a very special memory for her.

I'd love some ideas to think about!! I'm about tapped out money-wise with the day spa with just those 3 things for the two of us...so can't do super exotic on the food...but welcome ideas...things that taste really good but are SUPER SIMPLE to make...since we will be gone all day...would be nice if I could make up or pick up ahead of time...and since it is just movies...ideas of things to eat?

I don't want to stress myself out...but I want to make it very special for her.

Thank you very much...you all are the most creative girls I know!

 

[scrap2day]

Oh this sounds like a super fun day. The chick flick movie night up to the breakfast the next day. You have really put a lot of sweet thought into the whole thing.

I don't know if your mom has dietary restrictions but pizza fondue is super easy and super yummy. I have substituted ground turkey and you could cut back on the cheese.

I hope you all have a wonderful time.

 

[Sharon Kay]

Oh this sounds like a super fun day. The chick flick movie night up to the breakfast the next day. You have really put a lot of sweet thought into the whole thing.

I don't know if your mom has dietary restrictions but pizza fondue is super easy and super yummy. I have substituted ground turkey and you could cut back on the cheese.

I hope you all have a wonderful time.

What a good idea! I have 2 fondue pots...one regular one...and one that is a "Hershey Kiss". I used to make pizza fondue with the kids...will have to try this one. No mom doesn't have any dietary restrictions thankfully. Her daughter is allergic to plums...other than that we are good.

We could do the pizza fondue early...and then a chocolate fondue (anyone got a good recipe?) with pound cake and bananas and apples later on! I like this idea!

 

[Julie Billingsley]

That day sounds so wonderful, so I nominate you to host my next birthday! It really sounds incredible and your efforts will be sure to let her know how much you care!

 

[Sharon Kay]

That day sounds so wonderful, so I nominate you to host my next birthday! It really sounds incredible and your efforts will be sure to let her know how much you care!

Thanks Julie....I am really looking forward to the day! All I have told mom is that to tell her dh NOT to send anything that has to be "signed for" that day because we will be out...that I get 24+ hours with her...she said "I am guessing that means I need to change the sheets in the guest room?"...I said YES but that's all I'm saying. hee hee

I'm just hoping my sister can meet us there later in the day and spend the night...it would be so cool for all 3 of us to do it together. :thumbup: