For the Man Who Has Everything... a little birthday humor

November is a busy month for us.  Our wedding anniversary and our son's birthday sandwich my husband's birthday and we wrap it all up with Thanksgiving in the same week.  As if that doesn't make birthday parties and gift giving interesting enough - we have Christmas less than a month later.  Now, depending on how you look at it, having a husband that doesn't want to acknowledge his birthday can make this situation either easier or much, much more difficult.  My husband is a fun guy but not one who wants to have a party, get gifts and who especially hates surprises.  We are the quintessential "opposites attract" which means that year after year I try my darnedest to get him to enjoy his birthday and to find a surprise that will change his opinion of them.

This year I *think* I came the closest yet with an Oklahoma State University themed family party (no pesky friends bringing birthday joy for us).  Not living in, or anywhere near, Oklahoma, you can imagine it can be tough to find OSU party supplies.  Enter the genius of Amazon.com and I was set with everything black and orange I could hope for.

Part two was to tackle the gift giving and make that a hit too. I found a Pistol Pete (OSU's mascot) golf head cover that is so ugly in a perfectly mascot-faced way that I couldn't pass it up. I paired it with OSU ball markers and it was a success.

Now that last thing - make him laugh.  I found a great idea on Pinterest that I knew would, at the very least, get a shy smile out of my love - which is a big gesture for my stoic man.  I took the idea I found and put my own twist on it.  "Papi's Stache" - here it is:

I started with a wide mouth Ball jar and hot glued the lid to the ring.  Next, I painted the lid with homemade chalk paint.  

I hot glued on a mustache and used a white chalk pen to write "Papi's Stache".  Finally, I filled it with his favorite candy - Lindor white chocolate truffles.  

Despite it's name, the kids still attacked the "stache" and Papi let them - because that's just the great kind of guy he is.