Saturday night Mom had dinner at the house. We invited my Uncle and his family and my grandparents. My grandparents, who are always early, showed up exactly on time. I later found out that they thought the surprise party was happening then! We sat Nana and Grampy on the couch and gave them a big 'ol box. Inside...fancy party clothes and a note that said "wear these clothes, be ready at 12:30 tomorrow, and your chariot will be picking you up." Watch the video...they were shocked!
Saturday night was low key, we had an awesome dinner and spent time together as a big family!
Fast forward to Sunday, my sister was dressed and ready to go. She drove her Ford Taurus to my grandparents house...when she got there they wanted to know where she was headed..her response.."I'm going clubbing." Soon, their REAL charriot came! I'm still waiting for my sister to put up the pictures of them posing, maybe a "Wordless Wednesday" by the time she gets them to me!
A group of 70 friends and family were waiting for them at the party. They rolled up in the car...and instantly Nana cried! She kept saying "I'm so blessed," over and over again! We all stood around the dance floor, in a circle of love, while they danced their first dance all over again. My Uncle gave a speech and my Nana's closest girlfriends, of over 50 years, gave an amazing speech. It was perfect!
Then it was time for dinner. There was salad, chicken piccata, pot roast, potatoes, veggies...and amazing butternut squash soup! And the dessert...oh.my.God. Besides the wedding cake, there was also cheesecakes and tons of pastries. Sugar coma! And to think, most of the people who were eating it are old and diabetic!
Then there were some games, Nana and Grampy had to choose teams of 9...and had to put numbers in order to get the right answers. Grampy's team cheated...but still won! Then there was newspaper dancing, Uncle Rick and June got quite creative!
There was more dancing and fun, with the same DJ we used for my wedding. They are amazing and I highly recommend them. My cousin kept asking if we had a frequent buyers card! The DJs surprised my Mom with a photographer and DJ, because we are such great customers...and because they love ME. HAHA!
We had a pretty sweet "photo shoot" with the family. It got pretty wild and crazy...it's so us!
When the party was over, my grandparents made their way up to the suite for the night and everyone went home. It was such a perfect day with family and friends. I love hanging out with everyone. One of the many reasons why I miss living close to home! It was so good to see everyone and to celebrate such an amazing day with my grandparents.
I heard over and over again that I look like my Auntie Lovey...what do you think?
And because I know everyone loves seeing pictures of my great-grandmother...here she is!!!
Congrats Nana and Grampy, I love you!
