I've come up with two ideas for the OH's birthday next month (if he lives that long!) but am being jolly indecisive!
What do you guys think:-
Option A - I take him away to a lovely hotel eg
http://www.handpickedhotels.co.uk/newhall (for no other reason than I like it very much and I know he will like it too) and then surprise him with a trip to Top Gear Live (which he will LOVE). Downside - I have to spend the day feigning interest in cars and have to arrange a chicken/cat sitter.
Option B - I pay for him and his mate to go to Top Gear Live for the day and whilst they are out get someone in to lay the floor which has been cluttering up the dining room for the last 3 weeks (which he has been meaning to do but it is going to end up as another "unfinished" DIY project) which will be a surprise. Downside - I don't get to spend a couple of nights in a swanky hotel, and probably will have to work as a labourer all day.
If it were you would you prefer two nights in a hotel with your loved one or a day out with your mate and coming home to find THAT awful job you have been dreading has been done for you? I think he would like either but I am just being indecisive!
Price wise, there is nothing in it. We both get something nice out of either option too, although option b will take a bit more organising under his nose.