Originally Posted by janenga

I had the party at our house. I told dh he had to be showerd and dressed by 5:30 (I told the guests to arrive at 6) but I told him nothing else. He was ready before anyone showed up, and was really surprised when people starting arriving. One of my friends was bringing his poker table and the chips so I didn't have to worry about hiding everything. I also had the food hidden at another neighbor's who was coming to the party, so she brought the food. If he saw the food he would have known something was up. I served Buffalo chicken wing dip, chips & salsa, cheece/crackers/pepperoni, mini subs (8in subs I cut into 2in pieces), chips/pretzels/dip, sweet & sour meatballs, geez....can't remember if that was all I served or if there was more food. Everyone brought their own cash to trade for the chips. Everyone took turns being the dealer. The dealer got to decide what type of game we would be playing that round. It was a lot of fun not having to play the same game over and over. I didn't worry too much about the decorations, cuz I would have had to explain why they were up.

Here's the invite, I thought it was kind of clever!

Lordy, Lordy, Marks' turning FORTY!!
Let's do it up right, join us for 'Poker Night'!

Bring your spare change, let's see how you fare
Hopefully your hand will have more than a pair!

Come ready to bet on the 19th of November,
Mark it on your calendar so you will remember!

6 O'Clock sharp is the time to meet,
For plenty of fun and good food to eat!

Please dont squeal, he has no idea!

And then this one was for my gf's dh on his 40th:


Bob's turning 40,
Yep an old bag........

So gifts are not necessary
Unless they're a gag

He has no idea.......

'cause it's a SURPRISE!!
So if Bob starts to question....
Tell him nothing but lies!!

We hope you can come for food,
Spirits and smiley's.......
As we yell out surprise to Bob
Down at Miley's (bar we had the party at)