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Mom's Surprise 60th Birthday Party

My mother had her 60th birthday this past Saturday, and we decided to throw her a surprise party. We invited 11 of her closest friends, all of whom were able to come . . . provided we had the party the Friday night before her birthday. I came up with a lame excuse for having Mom's birthday dinner on Friday night when the actual birthday so conveniently landed on Saturday. She bought the story, though, and none of her friends gave anything away. It was a complete surprise, as the pictures bear testament to.

Here she is just after she came in and everyone yelled "SURPRISE!" Notice the nicely dropped jaw:


For a live-action view, Missy has posted a video of a slide show of pictures of the party preparation (including the party hats and beads that the arriving guests donned with only occasional complaint) along with video of Mom coming in to the shouts of "SURPRISE!"

Later in her presentation are videos of the last mad rush in the kitchen before we served dinner. We made New York strip steak, mashed potatoes with lots of butter, and asparagus with hollandaise sauce, along with birthday cake and ice cream for dessert. (This was specifically requested by the birthday girl, though she didn't know she was writing a menu for seventeen!)

Here are more shots of the guests (in attendance were "Healthy Eating" friends Kathy, Rita, Janet, and Mary; their husbands Ray, Steve, Jeff, and Dan; and work friends Nona, Helen, and Joan a.k.a. Myrtle):







Here are some pictures of Mom opening her presents:







A good time was had by all! Thanks to everyone who helped make it such a fun night!

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  1. MT9:32 AM

    Great photos of a great party! I think some of the presents need explaining or describing though...

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