"Megaritaville"

Meg had been talking about having "Megaritaville" to celebrate her 25th birthday since she moved down here last May.  I was glad that tonight we were able to make that happen.  Meg did a lot of the prep work to get ready for the night by sending invitations, coming up with a specialty drink mix and picking out decorations for the night.  She also brought her own dessert, my favorite, chocolate cake.  Doug had taken a rare day off and was a lot of help with the food as well.  Nick and Cameron made it home in time from disc golf to change into their Hawaiian shirts for the night matching the one that Nick's dad, Kyle, wore in Indiana this evening in honor of the party.  Even Uncle Phil joined in the festivities by wearing the "Birthday Boy" pin that Meg got for him to honor his 53rd birthday tomorrow.  We all had a great time listening to the new vinyls we gave Meg for her birthday, including "Sunflowers" by the Beach Boys and Marvin Gayes' "What's Going On?", on the back patio while talking about birthday memories and realizing that I should never give suggestions on how much tequila it takes to make a good margarita.

Overall, tonight was a lot of fun, and I was very glad that it went so well.  It has been a joy having Meg live so close to us here in Florida and tonight was a wonderful reminder of that.  Florida has been great for her, and I am happy to see how much she has enjoyed her new life in Orlando. She has a job that she loves, friends to hang out with, a church that she appreciates and all within an hour drive of Disney World.  After such an awesome year for Meg, I can't wait to see what happens in the next one.