Mom's 65th birthday

Today my mom turns 65.  Because of other things happening over the years, we hadn't had a big celebration of a milestone birthday since she turned 40.  I had asked a couple of months ago about doing something, and we decided to do a pizza lunch.  Yesterday was one of the few open dates I had on my calendar, and since it was so close to her birthday, we decided to go for it!  We invited all of her family and my dad's sister and family (although most couldn't make it), as well as a few friends.  It was a lovely afternoon and we all enjoyed visiting.  Even one of her best friends drove in from Wisconsin!  It was wonderful to celebrate mom!