husband birthday gift ideas

Maybe instead of a 'thing' get him a 'do' (or just do him...wait you're 'booty girl', you're probly good there...) Tickets to something that would be fun but he'd never ordinarily go. Like we keep saying that going to the zoo would be fun, but then never go. What about tickets to a play or a movie. Do they have hot air balloon rides near you? What about the "driving a race car" lessons? Massage? Music?  The guitar lessons are a good idea - my dh likes to choose his own though.

Oh! You could get him a Steve Vai video. That's what my DH got for his bday. I am listening to it right now. Again. It sounds a lot like when I heard it yesterday.  

She could always just "make" a gift certificate for X amount of dollars, to be used toward guitar lessons (with the instructor of his choice). This is a common gift type in my family - if there is something non-material that we want for which you can't buy a gift card, or we don't know the specifics of what a person wants, we'll do a "gift certificate" in a cute card, that says "This is good for < insert activity/item >" and either give them the cash then, or give it to them when it comes time to purchase the item. This is how I fund some of my races - for my birthday, my sis usually "gives"  me a race, the entry fee to one sprint (about $50-$60). Plus, it's so much better than trying to figure out more "stuff" to buy someone.

I like the guitar lesson idea. Because of the whole job situation, I'm asking for the same thing for Christmas, so I don't have to quit

I know where he goes for his guitar lessons, so that choice won't be blind.   They want to "place" him in a band....    he has good rocker hair.

Due to weight training, he may have expanded out of his sportcoat shoulders and he may need some new  for an upcoming professional conference....   boorrring.   but he needs them.

Yeah, we, ah..."do" just fine without needing occassions....

A jacket?  Tie and socks for Christmas?  Not just boring...

One can never have enough shotgun shells and such, just ask my brothers-in-law, the red-neck hunters.

Well, it wound up being an odd mixed gift basked of items he likes (anchovie stuffed olives, for example) and some winter toys (sleds!) and we went out today and peppered the desert with lead.  I married Tarzan but he is turning into Clint Eastwood.  

I am making grilled shrimp wrapped in bacon with pesto pasta and salad tonight.

oh - and we got new phones.  we spent 2 hours in Verizon setting things up.   What is up with that?

Oh - and another thing.....Did someone with less than 15 posts just slam my last years gift?   He loved getting that jacket and everytime he wears it, he says something to me about it.

He collects and refurbishes WWII rifles, carries them in the field with him, shoots targets in the desert, carries concealed on occassion.  I want him to hunt.