Some of you may remember that I put together a special feature for my husband's birthday last year. Or not. No worries. I couldn't tell you most of things that I did yesterday let alone one year ago. Anyway, I enjoyed writing that post and wanted to bring back the feature for his birthday today. Thanks again to Paige for the original inspiration for this idea. Enjoy.
I bought Jake a watch for his med school graduation two years ago that has never worked as well as it should have, even after multiple repair jobs. You don't win them all. This is one of those presents where I got specific recommendations so it will only be so much of a surprise, but at least I know he'll like it (and wear it everyday).
I'm really sad that this is sold out right now. I contacted the seller about ordering one and haven't heard anything back yet (which is in really poor taste for a successful Etsy seller, but that's another post for another day...). If I do hear back at some point, I'll get it and save it for another occasion.
Jake and I are going to steampunk it up at the Renaissance Faire this year, hopefully on steampunk invasion weekend. More details about that later this summer.
Jake really enjoys funny t-shirts. Sometimes I take a break from the t-shirt gift, and it's always a mistake. You should go with what you know will go over well. Anyway, I may get Jake something Book of Mormon related for a future gift.
When I first started dating Jake, I never would have believed that he'd want to own multiple nice hats and wear them to work everyday. He has two now and wears them to work as well as a lot of other places almost every day.
Jake and I recently had some amazing grilled chicken drumsticks at a friend's house. We love to grill during the warmer months of the year.
Funfetti cake of some sort is always a part of Jake's birthday. Adding multicolored sprinkles to the frosting is very inspired.
What items would your significant other enjoy?
Oh man, I should totally get my husby a t-shirt when his birthday rolls around AND make some yummy cupcakes! :)
ReplyDeletemy boyfriend is really into candy but he won't buy any because he eats them so quickly and he also likes brownies. He actually received a watch this Christmas and it's now broken. I'm considering saving up for a really expensive one for his Ph.D graduation.
ReplyDeleteNice choices! I like the hat!
ReplyDeleteThese days I simply ask my husband outright what he'd like, and I always bake a cake...
Happy Birthday to Jake! As to birthday gifts - good question. My husband's birthday is the 23d of this month - we stopped with birthday and Christmas presents quite a while ago - you get to a certain age (old) and you have everything you need and if there is something you want you tend to just get it yourself when you want it...I will, of course, bake him his favorite cake...
ReplyDeleteAhaha. My man owns several hats but rarely wears them because they make him feel like some stereotype (since he's Cuban).
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a fun birthday together!
Jake should have a fun birthday with his cool new gifts! Love the steampunk goggles and the T-shirt! Both my son and my (kinda, sorta) son-in-law like to wear hats sometime -- it must be the age group (they are probably a tad older than Jake but close enough!) Hubby and I quit on the gifts a long time ago -- we tend to go out to dinner, usually with the kids along if we can all get together at once!
ReplyDeleteMy hubby would enjoy the watch and the chicken. He loves to eat good food! But he would forgo the cupcakes. Hope Jake has/had a great B-day!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to Jake! My human's boyfriend usually just wants a carrot cake. His fashion sense is way more finely honed than my human's is, so she can't really buy him clothes.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday to Jake and Happy 4th of July to you both!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great mix for Jake's birthday! Hope he had a great day :)
ReplyDelete0happy Birthday to Jake! He's sure to love your very thoughtful gifts. I'll look forward to more on the steampunk invasion!
ReplyDeleteThat's a very handsome watch, even if it doesn't work right all the time. And I laughed about the hat--when Jake wears a hat, he REALLY does it in style! Sounds interesting about the steampunk invasion at the Renaissance Fair (Bristol?). Keep us posted.
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