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An Ohio woman rang in her 105th birthday watching football and drinking Fireball as she shared her secrets for living a long and happy life.
Florence 'Flo' Hackman celebrated her birthday on Saturday at her assisted living home in Loveland, Ohio, alongside her friends and family.
Flo was decked out in a sequin top, a red sparkly birthday sash, a crown with red jewels on it and hot pink nails.
She had her three favorite things at her party, Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey, firefighters and she got to watch her favorite football team, the Cincinnati Bengals, play the Minnesota Vikings.
'Sure hope and pray that Bengal's with just go, go, go. You know, they think for themselves, and that be great for us here in Cincinnati,' Flo told WCPO.
Florence 'Flo' Hackman celebrated her 105th birthday on Saturday at her assisted living home in Loveland, Ohio
Flo got to enjoy her favorite NFL team win on her birthday. She is seen in this picture wearing retired Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green's jersey
Flo's secrets for living a long and happy life are to always take care of yourself, find the good in people, be happy, 'don't be crabby,' and learn to live with what you have and embrace it.
Some of her favorite hobbies are exercising for 20 minutes a day, watching her favorite football team, swigging Fireball, playing the organ, going on walks, dancing, and attending her daily 'happy hour' with her friends at Traditions of Deerfield Retirement & Assisted Living Facility.
The Ohio native was born on December 16, 1918, in Cincinnati and is the youngest of nine siblings.
Her father, Henry Alberts came to the US from Germany and settled in Over-The-Rhine, a neighborhood in Cincinnati, where she grew up.
For years, she worked for Union Central Life Insurance Company before she went on to raise her own family.
In 1940, she married her late husband Joe Hackman. The couple were married for 71 years before Joe passed in 2011 at the age of 96.
Flo is seen being greeted by a man that was decked out in a Fireball-themed outfit. The cinnamon whiskey is her drink of choice
Flo's secrets for living a long and happy life are to always take care of yourself, find the good in people, be happy, 'don't be crabby,' and learn to live with what you have and embrace it
The devoted couple had two children, Joanne and Rick. The centenarian has four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Flo's mother lived until the age of 103, and her one sister lived to be 101.
Pictures of Flo on her big day were shared on Facebook by Traditions of Deerfield as she wore a big smile and was surrounded by her loved ones.
'Today we celebrate our queen of Traditions Deerfield! Miss Florence “Flo” Hackman turned 105! She was met with local news channels, Fireball (a favorite family drink) representative & many family & friends.'
Flo's son Rick and his wife, Nikki, sponsored the event and made sure to invite everyone to attend. Local firefighters were even invited to the party as Flo loves them.
Small bottles of Fireball were on deck along with Miller Lite, Coors Light and Bud Light cans with the Bengals logo on them.
Chilled Fireball was served at the party, alongside a tee-shirt, socks, cup and balloons
She enjoys exercising for 20 minutes a day, watching her favorite football team, swigging fireball, playing the organ, going on walks, dancing, and attending her daily 'happy hour' with her friends
Flo wore a bright smile as she got around in her walker and greeted everyone that came out to celebrate her.
One man wore a Fireball collared shirt and Fireball suit jacket as he greeted Flo with a large bucket of the whiskey in hand.
The Cincinnati Bengals went on to defeat the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday as they won 27-24.
Flo's assisted living home went on to tag retired Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green under a picture of Flo as she sported her jersey and said: 'You've got a big fan here!'
She is also a big fan of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and defensive end Sam Hubbard.
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