My parents were born just 5 days apart. Pretty cool, huh? Cheralyn (I think it was her--she rocks!) came up with the awesome idea to throw them a huge 60th birthday party, and we were starting to plan it when Adam and I decided to get married at almost the same time. (The nerve of us, huh?) So, the party was postponed for 5 years. My siblings and I worked so hard for pretty much the last 6 months plus. Cheralyn was kind of at the head as the brains of the operation, Alison kept lists of EVERYTHING--including being super smart about all the tiny details we would need like tape and scissors, Jeremy put together an amazing dvd of their lives and was the MC, Trisha and Will spent countless hours on making invitations and collecting addresses, and I put together tributes from the grandchildren and Nathan (who, sadly, was not able to be there). The in-laws were all super awesome, as well, doing everything else from heating and organizing the food to blowing up balloons. A couple of us kept joking that we were putting on a small wedding, the only difference being that we had balloons instead of flowers. We also put together a small program with a few songs and special things. Our hard work paid off, and it was truly a night to remember. Thanks to our friend Emily, we have tons of amazing pictures to help us remember. Thanks, also, to the many wonderful friends and family who traveled so far to share the event--it would not have been half the party it was without all of them! Happy birthday to my truly incredible parents! So many of their friends kept saying that us putting on the party was such a tribute to them, showing how much they were loved and what wonderful parents they must be. I could not agree more. We love you so much and are grateful every day for all of the amazing things you do for us. Thank you!!!!!!
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4 comments:
So fun, Lis! You and your siblings really put on such a great party for your wonderful parents. So glad I was able to enjoy it with you!!! And your cute kids in the previous posts are getting so big and cuter each time I see more pictures! What little angels!!!
THere are so many awesome things about this post! I love that your parents were only born 5 days apart...how awesome. What an awesome party for them! And you my friend are one major hottie!!! Wowza :)!! How fun and how sweet of you guys to do this for your parents.
But you leave me wondering if your "size 4 sister" was somewhere in the photos... :)
The party was so neat and fun and I was so glad to be able to come! You guys got great pictures there too.
Hopefully we can get together sometime when you guys head down here for your vacation!
that pic of you and trisha is gorgeous!
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