p You've done the spa, you've spoiled him with bungee jumping, you even got tattoos together. What's left to do?
p I'll tell you about Roni's 40th, and about his 30th.
p We celebrated his 40th after we'd already come a long way in life. A house, a mortgage, 3 kids, nights, days and whatever else you can think of: it was all there.
p So it really mattered to me to celebrate, because how amazing is it that we went through all of that together and still haven't killed each other?
p If you ask me, that's a reason to party.
q “Hey, you know I love you, right?”
p For a gift to be perfect, it first has to be seen from his angle. What does he love, and what makes him happy?
p For us, that was family, experiences and friends.
p Friends
p A karaoke-style surprise party, to which I invited... yes, yes, 40 friends.
p I made sure the party had a show:
p A slideshow. I used the PowToon website to make a killer slideshow about Roni, easily (and for free). I asked each friend to say what they'd learned from Roni and send a photo of the two of them. It turned out really moving. It's not every day you stop and tell people what you've learned from them, and pull an old photo out of the attic that makes you smile and gives your heart a little massage.
p Know Fiverr? That's where I ordered an animated video for Roni.
p Roni is crazy about South Park. Nothing makes him laugh more than Cartman. Okay, maybe Will Ferrell.
p I wrote a script, and someone, somewhere in the world, made me an animated video with Cartman saying my words.
p I took care of the cake, we sang and laughed, and Roni? Roni was on cloud nine.
p I made a funny T-shirt on this site and arranged a birthday greeting from the woman he loves more than me: Alona Barkat.
p Roni is mad about Hapoel Be'er Sheva. It wasn't easy, but she's so lovely and she agreed.
p An experience
p We always wanted to go to the US together. But we have 3 kids, so how exactly?? It costs a fortune, so how exactly?
p Well!
p It's just that a milestone birthday doesn't come every day. I recruited the grandpas, the grandmas and the babysitters, and we went while school was on, so looking after the kids would be relatively easy.
p Honey, we're flying to... New York!!! (There's a separate post with tips on the blog.)
q “As soon as you feel too old to do something, DO IT”
p Family
p We baked a cake with the kids, jumped on him in bed, and went together to an escape room and a restaurant.
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