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60th Birthday Party
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A week ago it was my Mum's 60th birthday, so we had a BBQ on Saturday (officially her Retirement) and a family lunch on Sunday – her actual birthday. I've held off posting on it until my brother forwarded me some photos.
Although it had all been arranged between my Mum and her work colleague Sue, we managed to include some surprises. Little things like fairy lights, banners, a noticeboard of photos through the years, helium ballons & party poppers on all the tables and a "photo" birthday cake (they scan a photo onto edible paper which becomes the cake topping). |
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Cake with a bikini clad Mum & Board with photos chosen by my Dad - lots of boobies :)
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It was held in a barn with a small marquee attached, although in 23 mph winds, partygoers had to hold onto their buns…. My brother lost a hamburger bun while walking across the yard – it lifted clean up, split and bounced down towards the piggery. I'm sure it went to a better place.
We had a tour of them and got to stroke both wriggling piglets and huge monster pigs. I'm in the photo below thankfully obscured by my niece & nephew, but my totally unsuitable cork wedges are visible. No jokes about me being the one with my nose in the trough please (that wasn't caught on camera). |
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My niece & nephew both read out a short poem (cue "Aaaaaaaah"s from those assembled). And I made an off-the-cuff speech & toasted her with champagne (another surprise that in all honesty Mum didn't even seem to register).
We presented her with an album I had made up from comments from friends who couldn't be there. I made it in true scrapbook style with quotes, photos, buttons, bows and construction paper. Very proud of it actually. Had a lovely mail from her at the end of last week apologising for her lack of reaction and thanking me profusely, she had been overwhelmed. Not that I minded – well, not really – I just wanted her to be happy on the day. |
Those are great pics--thanks for sharing them! Really sweet surprise for your mom! Love the cake photo!
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Nice.
Celebrate your family. |
How cool. Congrats to your mum. She must have raised ya'll right.
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See the look of joy and love in the second-to-last photo.
Thank you for sharing, SG! |
Cool party, well done.
Made her stiff upper lip quiver a little, did ya? Good for you. :thumb2: |
Went to another psychobilly show. The Quakes 20th anniversary, the 7 Shot Screamers were there too... great show.
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Pictures of visiting my mother in the nursing home wouldn't be that exciting.
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Think about the British in the shelters and tube stations during the Blitz, solidarity and singing.
It's kind of like that, only your're a solo, or maybe a duet if you have siblings, and there's no chorus. |
My weekend at our friend's lake house a couple weeks ago.. pretty dang fun
(Lake Chataqua [sp?] just inside NY) Yours truly in a very.. form fitting, jacket and matching jet ski from the year was born http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...n/P1020796.jpg A very daring hot air ballooner.. http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...n/P1020801.jpg The pontoon boat http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...n/P1020813.jpg My new lil buddy http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...n/P1020818.jpg The padre http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...n/P1020820.jpg Showing off waterskiing http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...n/P1020842.jpg The bro wakeboarding http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...n/P1020849.jpg King of the tube! http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...n/P1020887.jpg High speed tubing http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...n/P1020911.jpg A very orange moon rising across the lake http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f8...n/P1020825.jpg |
Wow, B! That's practically inspirational, that is!
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