Mom's 50th birthday!

 My mom turned 50 on September 11th and it called for a big celebration. First, I invited all of her best friends from high school and one from when we lived in Springville. This included Shannon, Ronalee, Kristi, Cathy and Dale, and Cherly and her husband Marty (Courtney's parents). We all met at Macaroni Grill just before 7 pm for dinner. My mom knew we were meeting for dinner but just thought it would be my sisters and Tyler. I ordered cupcakes from Alesha's cupcakes in Pleasant Grove. They won Cupcake Wars on the Food Network. I also wrote a bunch of family and friends and had them send me stories about her, their favorite things about her, and why they love her. I compiled them into a book and had it published. She also bought a purse from Dillard's and returned it because she didn't really "need" it. I was with her when she returned it and while she was shopping upstairs, I told her I was going to go buy her birthday present downstairs while we were there. I went downstairs, bought the purse and ran it out to my car. Then when I went back upstairs I told her the present was in my purse which automatically made her think it was jewelry since it was small. She later told me she had thought, "hmm...I didn't see anything I really wanted down there!" Very sneaky.

On the day of her party, Katelyn came with her and they showed up just after 7 pm. I had bought balloons and tied them on all of the chairs, set up the cupcakes on cupcake stand and sprinkled candy all over the table. She walked in and overlooked our table because she didn't expect there to be such a large group. When she saw us her jaw dropped and she had the biggest smile on her face! We had such a fun dinner and I really appreciated all of her friends for coming. She really has some great people in her life and we all love her so much! She opened her presents, the manager brought out even more dessert, and it was a great night. 

My mom is the most selfless person I know. She is the most honest and trustworthy person I have ever met. She is always so much fun to be around, always so positive even through very hard trials, and is my best friend. I love her and the world wouldn't be the same without her! I know I couldn't live without her and I love to spend all the time I can with her. We love to go to lunch together, shop, go to the gym, go to movies and just relax together. She's the best!