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Big Time in the Big City!


It was a big time in the Big Apple this past week for the Senator.  We just returned from a quick trip to New York City with our daughter and boy did we ever have a great time.  The Senator’s mother came along for the ride too.  The President was also there…and so was Prince Harry.  

The Senator likes to tell people it was our first time to go to New York together.  And he is right about that, even though it was not our first time to ever go to New York.  
However, it was a first for the Senator’s daughter.
I think she had fun.

I tortured them each day with cultural activities.


The Senator tortured me with shopping opportunities.

And fun little rides through Central Park.

And, just so you know, these little bike-carts are the only “Green” way to travel around town. Aside from being “green”, you do meet a rather nice assortment of interesting characters traveling that way!

Love, the Senator’s Wife

Next up, famous people and friends in the Big Apple

The Lion’s Den

This photo was taken from the 5th floor of our State Capitol.  It is a beautiful view from up there.  You can see right up to the top of the dome and down into the reception areas of both Chambers which are located on the 4th floor.

The Lion’s Den is also located on the 4th floor.  This is my favorite place to hang.  All the lobbyists gather there.  It is like one big party.

People get married here and make announcements on the 4th floor. It is just that beautiful. Really.

Other times, various organizations set up display tables while some cater luncheons or receptions at the Den.
I call it the Lion’s Den, because that’s what it looked like to me during the Senator’s first Legislative Session.  The lobbyists, most of whom I did not know, looked like lions.  Hungry lions on the prowl.  Mama lions protecting their cubs.  Now, the Lion’s Den is just a funny term referencing the party that takes place out there from January through May.
And that party is now…OVER!
Love, the Senator’s Wife
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A Night at the Museum…

…or an afternoon at the Capitol!

Yesterday Thunder and Lightening took their friends to the Capitol after school.  This was not just an ordinary day, but it was the LAST day of school, so everyone was wired for sound.
The Senator took the girls into the Chamber because he is fun like that.  

Except things were not “fun” on the floor, it was all business.  The boys and I watched from the Gallery….until they found more interesting activities.
Like roaming the halls.  

And dancing in them.

Oh boy.   

 Yes, that is the Senator’s son.

We’re all glad the Senator was, uh, preoccupied.

Sine Die!
The Senator’s Wife