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[quote=Anonymous]How have you celebrated your parents (or ILs) 50th anniversary?  Did you ask them what they wanted to do (e.g., party, family trip, etc.) or just do it as a surprise?  My sister booked an event venue for next summer on their anniversary date without really asking anyone (including my parents) first.  I don't want to be a jerk about it, I just thought there would be more of a conversation about what [i]they[/i] wanted to do, the costs (since we'd be sharing the cost along with our other sibling), and a date/location that would work for everyone.  I'm not sure, if given the option, that my parents would prefer a party over a trip with their kids/grandkids.  The whole thing seems a bit presumptuous to me, but I'm also probably clouded by my immediate family's personal situation (we will be living overseas and travelling back to our small city hometown in the high summer season will be very expensive) and I don't want to make it all about us.  I know my sister thinks she is doing a good thing, and she's already told a lot of people the party, so I don't know if I should just go along and try to make it work or suggest we take a step back (provided she could even get the deposit back).[/quote]

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