My mom's been talking about her retirement party for about a year now. Just a few weeks ago she sent me her 60 song playlist. I had some of the songs already but I downloaded the rest and put them on a few CDs for her to play at the party. There were lots of Beatles songs of course but also some Neil Young, Creedence Clearwater, Prince, Bob Seger, Carpenters, etc. It was a good mix of songs about partying and moving on to the next chapter.
Dustin and I drove to John's house all the way out in Geneva. Geneva isn't my favorite place but I toughed it out for the party. The whole time we were there I didn't have cell service at all. Needless to say, I would not be happy in the country. Also, I have a requirement that I have to live at least 10 minutes from a Target. AND it could not have been hotter. The party was mostly inside but it's getting to that point where everyone's air conditioners are struggling to keep up. So yeah, it was hot and if you know me at all you know that I do not like to be hot. I am a total grump when any sweat starts to form. Again though I toughed it out.
My Aunt Sarah really did a great job helping set everything up especially the food table. She and other people brought dishes and the rest was mostly from Publix. You can never go wrong with a Pub Sub. I also really enjoyed her punch! She also made little floral arrangements with the flowers my mom bought. Everything looked so nice.
My mom had requested the year 1976 (when she started at her school) be put on the cake but when she went to pick it up the year read "1776" which made me almost fall out of my chair laughing. I mean, what the hell! I kind of wish she left it but they fixed it before she left. Ha!
As the party winded down, she opened her gifts. She got several gift cards, a really cool Beatles lyrics book, and the frame and other things I got her. The frame was definitely a hit! Etsy for the win!
We finished up the afternoon with a performance from Grey. My mom had been asking him since Christmas if he would play at her party and he totally did. It was a nice way to end it.
It's crazy to think she's been at the same work-place for 40 years. She's probably the last of her kind in that regard. I'm not sure what it is now a days but no one sticks it out. It's got to be a mixture of the economy and the fact people like to change it up and have experiences at new places.
So here's to a new chapter!
Dustin and I drove to John's house all the way out in Geneva. Geneva isn't my favorite place but I toughed it out for the party. The whole time we were there I didn't have cell service at all. Needless to say, I would not be happy in the country. Also, I have a requirement that I have to live at least 10 minutes from a Target. AND it could not have been hotter. The party was mostly inside but it's getting to that point where everyone's air conditioners are struggling to keep up. So yeah, it was hot and if you know me at all you know that I do not like to be hot. I am a total grump when any sweat starts to form. Again though I toughed it out.
My Aunt Sarah really did a great job helping set everything up especially the food table. She and other people brought dishes and the rest was mostly from Publix. You can never go wrong with a Pub Sub. I also really enjoyed her punch! She also made little floral arrangements with the flowers my mom bought. Everything looked so nice.
My mom had requested the year 1976 (when she started at her school) be put on the cake but when she went to pick it up the year read "1776" which made me almost fall out of my chair laughing. I mean, what the hell! I kind of wish she left it but they fixed it before she left. Ha!
As the party winded down, she opened her gifts. She got several gift cards, a really cool Beatles lyrics book, and the frame and other things I got her. The frame was definitely a hit! Etsy for the win!
We finished up the afternoon with a performance from Grey. My mom had been asking him since Christmas if he would play at her party and he totally did. It was a nice way to end it.
It's crazy to think she's been at the same work-place for 40 years. She's probably the last of her kind in that regard. I'm not sure what it is now a days but no one sticks it out. It's got to be a mixture of the economy and the fact people like to change it up and have experiences at new places.
So here's to a new chapter!
The retirement video I made for my mom:
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