Mom's retirement from the Air Force

This September my mom finally decided that enough was enough. She has served our country well for 32 years and she was finally ready to stop working at Grissom Air Reserve Base and start spending some quality time with who...but her grandson of course. Since my mom is a very special person to me, I decided to throw her a surprise retirement party. I reserved a pavilion at Darough Chapel Park here in Kokomo, IN. I had two of her bowling team mates take her out to lunch and then to "swing by" the park to look at some type of Veteran's Memorial and Peace Garden. She was clueless, she didn't figure it out until she saw all of the people under the pavilion shouting..."surprise!" I also surprised her when her nephew Justin flew in from Florida just for the event (and I didn't tell his sister or grandmother he was coming either). My Aunt Lorna and Uncle Tim also surprised my mom by coming to her party from Lincoln, IL. It was a great time by all. Then a few days later at Grissom, they also threw her another party, but I think we all know which one mom enjoyed best.