You know those momentous and awesome times when you look back and think, "Man! Why didn't I take more pictures?!" Tonight was one of those nights.
For the last year my dad and siblings and I have been planning a kind of surprise 50th birthday for my mom. It's been a very busy and somewhat stressful past couple weeks trying to pull this off, but we somehow succeeded. It was one of those "gradual" surprises - people kept showing up that she least expected! It was incredible. Immediate and extended family members, friends from her youth, friends from down the lake, and every other kind of friend imaginable came out to celebrate.
The highlight of the night? We had a live band on our deck...no big deal. That's what's going on up there in that photo. Our front deck at the cottage was PACKED with people dancing up a storm.
But I must say, it was one of those nights that I looked back on and thought REALLY Britt?! This was the best picture that you took that sums up the crazy, awesome party that took place? And then I thought, actually, this is the perfect one. It's blurry and funny and somewhat disorganized. People are obviously having fun. It's not very representative of the almost 100 people that showed up, and you can HARDLY even see my mom (though she is in the back left corner in white there), but it is representative of people in this small frame that showed up and had a great time.
It's definitely one to remember (or not...). Happy almost 50th, Mom!
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