Should be quite a party

My great-aunt Edna celebrates her 100th birthday this month. Pretty unbelievable. We're heading to the Chicago area this weekend for a birthday party I wouldn't miss for the world. Dad wanted to keep our attendance a surprise, but I told him there was no way I was going to be responsible for surprising anyone on their 100th birthday, thank you very much.

She's quite a woman, is Aunt Edna. While she no longer has her signature Bun of Steel (hair now cut short, easier to manage), she weaves a story like nobody's business, in true Beyer tradition. She is witty and caring and open, and I figure she's seen a lot in her time. When she first met Paul, she welcomed him with open arms and never missed a beat, except to muse that we must have to eat out an awful lot, seeing as there was no woman in the house to do the cooking.