I am planning on throwing my husband a 30th birthday surprise party on July 10th. He is  from the Bahamas and ultamately wants to go home to the Bahamas for his birthday to see his family. The only problem is we can't afford to go, so I am going to throw him a home away from home party(a Caribean themed party). I am planning on inviting all his friends including those from long ago and far away. I am going rent a huge picnic area at a lake close to where we live where everyone can water ski, tube, jet ski, swim, and fish if they want. I have a friend who is going to let me use their boat and water equipment. There will also be a playground at the picnic area for the young kids. I am going to decorate the area with topical stuff and have a BBQ with some authentic Bohemian dishes as well. I will be playing reggae music and having some of his family and friends fly in from the Bahamas to surprise him. My husband also wanted to be able to celebrate Junkanoo, which is the Bahamas Independance Day on July 10th.  I was thinking of throwing some of those festivities into the party as well. Maybe something like a costume making contest. We will be playing lots of outside games like boche ball and others. I am going to send the invitations out on post cards from the Bahamas telling everyone to wear their best Rasta gear. I will ask everyone to send me a picture of them with him and write a little something about him to put up at the party. I will also be doing a time line of his life where someone from each period of his life will come up and say something about him. For prizes I will be giving beach packages with stuff like sunscreen and things you use to go the beach with. The last thing I will be doing is having a money tree where people can give him money instead of a gift if they want, to go towards sending him home to the Bahamas to see his family. I am hoping that everything turns out and he truelly feels right at home.