Have a party by all means if you enjoy them...
I'm 70 in April and loathe any fuss made of me. My job is to function in the background, making sure all the wheels are oiled!
My worst fear is a surprise party - my DC know I would never speak to them again if they organised one for me.
My problem is that DH takes over and tells me where I would like to go/do. He isn't bossy or anything but likes to think that he knows what I want better than I do.
My DCs and DGCs in this country will be coming over. I shall have a lunch in a restaurant, pandering to extremely fussy DGDs [not my choice!], and the following day [real birthday which is shared with DGD1] we'll have a party for her here. Not sure if I'm looking forward to it or not. The parties, not the birthday , can't do anything about that!
Is it me or am I getting mixed messages