Monthly Archives: November 2010

Urban Cowboy

So, last night we went to the dinner for all the Bush/Cheney Alumni – and there were a lot of them. It had a casual, western theme going with a good band, barbeque and beer…..

My sister-in-law ran into a ton of people she worked with in Washington D.C. so I pretended to be her personal paparazzi.

Until I ran into someone I knew from home and forced my sis-in-law to snap a quick photo… just to prove I was actually there.

After a while, the band that had been playing all night took a break and the crowd began to cheer. At first, I thought it was applause for their performance until I saw who was on the stage….

My little Nikon Coolpix was probably not the best choice to document the trip – but it really doesn’t matter. All politics aside, I am simply grateful for the opportunity to watch a little piece of history in the making.

Oh, and the Senator is getting sworn in today at the Capitol……

Dallas

I don’t usually write live, up to the minute blog posts capturing where I am and what I am doing, but today is an exception. Today, I am in Dallas. Dallas, Texas… for the groundbreaking ceremony of the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

The only reason I am here is because my awesome sister in law just happened to work for the 43rd President of the United States and had an extra ticket to the big event. (Thanks Bro for not being able to accompany her….I am really glad to be taking your place!)

Anyway, I drove down this afternoon to do a little shopping and meet up with my sister-in-law when we ran into the former First Lady at Neiman Marcus. She was buying Jo Malone. They love her there. I smiled and gawked in total admiration. Then I told my sister in law she had some spinach in her teeth.

So, tonight we are getting ready to attend a dinner for all of the “Alumni” taking place at Gilly’s…. a notorious hot spot in Dallas…just think Bud and Sissy in Urban Cowboy. I had never heard of it before, but then again, I am not from Dallas and I never saw the movie Urban Cowboy. Nor have I ever ridden a mechanical bull, but the night is young!

Anyway, if you are a member of the Bush/Cheney Alumni Association – you were invited to attend this event…..and they all showed up because the hotel is really crowded…and festive….and full of really nice people who love our country.

What I Did Last Summer, Part II

May 13th
Recently we met a friend of ours from the City who graciously agreed to help us capture some family photos for use in the Senator’s upcoming campaign. Having done this for two previous campaigns – the Senator’s kids knew full well what was expected of them…despite the windy and sometimes cool conditions. Can you tell we are extremely wind blown in this shot?

Or, tired and cranky in this one…..

At this point, the Senator wanted to re-cycle some photos from the previous campaign…. which might have worked if the kids had not changed any, right? I’ve written about campaign photos before. It’s a process. And, somehow I am thinking we are not quite done with this one yet…