On account of my Grandma turning 70, my Grandpa threw her the biggest surprise party imaginable, all without her knowing. Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate her and her influential and eventful life. My Grandma is not the typical Grandma…after receiving her PhD, she wanted to make a difference in the world…and started her own company. She is still the CEO of Beneficial International and travels all over the world for business and pleasure. (She can name the few countries she has not traveled to on one or two hands…on Tuesday she is headed for Panama.) She will wake up at 6:00am to go to “Boot Camp” to work out before work. Although her age defines her as the oldest member of the club, she is far from it physically. She loves her family: we often go, as an extended family, to various exotic places for family trips, each grand kid joins her on an exciting adventure when they turn 12, annual birthday dinner & shopping with the Grandparents, front-row support for every extra-curricular activity any of their grand kids participate in, late night talks, eye brow waxes to take care of our equally dark and uncontrollable eyebrows, etc. She shows me how to selflessly serve and love others, expecting nothing in return. I would not be the person I am today without her. She is an example to me of living life to the fullest, following my dreams, staying healthy and strong, and waking up each day with passion and excitement for another opportunity to change the world.
My Grandma has an obsession with Elvis….
We had a photo booth...with costumes…
My Grandpa told her they need to help their best friends look at the Eaglewood Golf Course as a venue for their daughter’s wedding reception before dinner...lights down...constant shushing... *SURPRISE*
My sweet Grandpa just cried and cried
We had dinner and a program involving various groups of people expressing their love and appreciation for her through stories, song, or slideshows.
Some were hilarious.... my mom talking about the 80's and my Grandmother's attempts to perm her hair at home.
I love my Grandma. She is, by far, one of the classiest, most charitable, and ambitious individuals I have ever known.
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