Thanks for making my 90th birthday so special

What a gala celebration my daughter Terri Fuller gave me for my 90th birthday. She and my friend Pat Origlieri drove up from Vista, and my grandniece Penny Lynn flew in from Anchorage, Alaska, and they worked late into the night making fresh flower arrangements and appetizers. Early next morning, they were off to our local stores to purchase dinner items and birthday cake. My son Bruce helped me hold down the fort and took phone calls. KSBY called and asked if they could do an interview with me about my Front Street flower beds. Of course I said, yes. What a surprise. The first of many.

Then at my birthday party, Supervisor Adam Hill presented me with a resolution signed by all the supervisors thanking me for all my dedication and service to Avila Beach. Gosh, I am so overwhelmed. I just want to say thank you to relatives and friends who came from far and near to make my day so special. Thanks, too, for all the people who jumped in at the last minute to help my daughter. I love you all. Thanks, thanks, thanks for making my day so special.

This story was originally published February 7, 2016 at 4:38 PM with the headline "Thanks for making my 90th birthday so special."