The 90th Birthday Surprise!

Noel's grandmother, Henrietta Bagwell (aka MamaGran), turned 90 on October 2, 2010. We threw her a huge surprise party at the Rose Garden Inn which was well attended by her wonderful friends and family, not only from Tennessee, but also from Illinois, Florida and several other states. She is a well loved, classy, beautiful woman who deserves all the happiness in the world and I'm so glad we could throw her a birthday bash to remember!

Here are a few highlight from the party...she had no idea until she walked through the door and saw her family from out of state. Her first response was, "What are you doing here?!" :)

One of the projects we did for the party was to display a few of the LIFE magazine covers from the past 90 years. It was amazing to go through the photos and see all that she has seen and experienced since 1920!

I promise...I'll upload better photos later this week. :)

Another project that we did was a map of all her travels. MamaGran has been all over the world so that was exciting to see where she has been in the last 90 years. 

This project actually inspired me to create a smaller version for the travels Noel and I have had and will have in the future. I'll share that with you later this week too. 

And finally....a shameless plug for the Rose Garden Inn. If you are looking for an event center in Clarksville, TN, the Rose Garden Inn is a wonderful venue with good food and nice facilities. Check them out on Facebook.

Hope your 90th year is the best one yet MamaGran!!