Cruise Director

My husband will not plan anything regarding vacations/birthdays and dinner! I am Cruise Director. I don't get to wear a really cool jacket, I don't get to see exotic places or people, the pay sucks sometimes and my client is very difficult to work with!!! Requirements for travel include:
1) Less than 2 days MAX (and he means MAX!) on the road
2) Beer available at all times when not driving
3) No stops on the way. "We have a destination lets just get there first."

Husband states he is not paying $XXX.00 per month for a camper to fly some place & stay in hotel. We have to be able to get there in 24 hrs. So we can enjoy our "week".
So I have been mulling over, researching and getting frustrated over this 50th birthday thing. He has shot down every single idea I have had.
"Too far"
"Why?"
"You can fish here"
"Where is the money coming from?"

Or my favorite "NO" Why? Because..now are you ready for this "It makes no sense to"..
then he absolutely harpoons my suggestion. Ask the kids, dad/granpop has a giant "pin" in his pocket that is readily accessible to "pop dream/idea balloons".

So this morning I woke up and decided I was going to "pick something" even if it was wrong.
Step 1: re-checked info for Costa Rica (#1 choice for me not even on the list for husband)
Result: Law changed and earlier this year you now have to have a Passport. I don't have one.
Researched passport: This could get ugly. It seems news stories were correct duration to actually receiving said passport? 90 days & up. 90 days if you are renewing "and up" if you are a first timer. OK, lets go stateside.

Step 2: Check camping website
Research: I picked Illinois.
Reason: Never been. Campground is rated very high in camping book, close to lots of totally cool places like the Zoo (I love the zoo), Anheuser Busch plant (Beer straight from the plant...Hell yeah!), the speedway, plus numerous car museums, shopping etc.
Lo and behold husband said "If you want to go to Illinois (see I can spell it) I'll take you there. Only 800 miles away 14 hr trip, meets all travel criteria. Damn I'm good.
Question is: when? My 50th is in Nov. close to holidays & with 4 birthdays and a wedding Anniversary within 6 weeks (11/2 thru 12/28) on top of Thanksgiving and Christmas we are always BROKE come January. Daughter comes up with this excellent idea to have a nice dinner party at a local hoytie toytie rest. with a club next door that plays 60's-80's music for the actual birthday. Dinner and dancing ! Hell I died and went to heaven. Husband grunted something like "yeah right". Daughter says "Ma' we dress up in pretty clothes you can have it on a Sat. nite day after your b-day everybody goes home on Sunday" tada! She is brilliant.

So, I figure if weather is decent in April in Illinois, I've delayed the trip, saved some $ to go and I manage to stretch my "birthday month" into 5 months!
My husband read this last sentence over my shoulder and said "Why do I only get 1 day?"
Easy, I'm a woman and its a rule.
*Note if anyone out there in blogland can give some suggestions, ideas, special "gotta see" places or has any notion of weather in April in Illinois let me know. I'm so excited! I have a plan! Campground website: http://www.cahokiarv.com/index.html