Happy Birthday, Grandma!

100!

My grandmother turned 100 yesterday. Yup - the big one-oh-oh.

I know!

The event took place in the hall/gym of her church, so the lighting was horrid (thinking like a photog), and in spite of that, many of the photos turned out fairly well. There were hundreds upon hundreds taken, and Gram was pooped about one-third of the way through it - but she held up like a trooper.

Lots of relatives, some friends from church, people living in her apartment complex, etc. The usual suspects.
Although, she had a real surprise when my eldest brother turned up, and I had to say I wondered if that would happen, but it was a very happy surprise. There were very few immediate family members who didn't make it - mostly of the grandchild persuasion (of course, and their great-grandchild progeny), and only one of her children was not in attendance.
Justin, Michael and Rachel (and lil' Adeline) were missed. Tiffany and crew, you were missed as well - although you were understandably AWOL. Donald and his brood were once again absent - with the exception of the eldest son, Jonathan.

Once the shock and noisy chaos of the day wears off, I think Gram will enjoy being able to sit down and look through photographs of the day to remember the faces and the moment.