It's too nice outside to stay in the house. It's about 90 degrees and the pool water is 88.......perfect! My back and neck are still hurting and it's been a month already. No news on my car yet so I will assume that it's being fixed. I'll have half a new car when I get it back:)
I can't believe it's been 3 years since 9-11. Visiting Ground Zero gives me a better understanding of what happened that day. So many are still displaced from their homes, business is struggling, and there are pictures & personal items of the victims hanging in various places. I'm sure there isn't a dry eye anywhere near there today. I hope everyone will take a minute and say a prayer for the families affected by 9-11.
Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Sunday, September 05, 2004
RNC Day four continued:
The final night of the convention was so exciting! I started out having dinner at Stark's Steakhouse, where Gotti had Paul Castellano "whacked." The steaks were the best, way too much food though. If you're curious what happened with Gotti just follow the link after this entry to read the story. Anyway, so on to the Convention and who do think I walked by walking past the metal detectors? Only Henry Kissinger, just standing there saying hello to people. I missed that photo opportunity though. I went down on the floor again and ended up about 15 rows back from the stage off to the left of where President Bush spoke. It was so amazing to be there and be a part of this great night with the President standing there on stage! I thought he did a great job with his speech! After the speech it was like New Year's Eve, the Angels' winning the World Series and the Laker's final NBA Championship game , all rolled into one! You couldn't even walk there were so many balloons and streamers. The confetti had little circles of different pictures of President Bush and First Lady Laura, Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lyyne Cheney. I know, you're thinking I'm over doing it here, but it really was a spectacular evening!
The party that night was on the U.S.S. Intrepid, the invitations were dog tags. The ship is huge, it's a museum now full of interesting things I wish I would've been able to see in the day time. The view of the city was great from there. They had a band, good food, and it was a lot of fun! I actually had the opportunity to meet Pete Wilson and his wife and take a picture with them. They are such nice, down to earth people. What a great finale to this awesome Convention!
The final night of the convention was so exciting! I started out having dinner at Stark's Steakhouse, where Gotti had Paul Castellano "whacked." The steaks were the best, way too much food though. If you're curious what happened with Gotti just follow the link after this entry to read the story. Anyway, so on to the Convention and who do think I walked by walking past the metal detectors? Only Henry Kissinger, just standing there saying hello to people. I missed that photo opportunity though. I went down on the floor again and ended up about 15 rows back from the stage off to the left of where President Bush spoke. It was so amazing to be there and be a part of this great night with the President standing there on stage! I thought he did a great job with his speech! After the speech it was like New Year's Eve, the Angels' winning the World Series and the Laker's final NBA Championship game , all rolled into one! You couldn't even walk there were so many balloons and streamers. The confetti had little circles of different pictures of President Bush and First Lady Laura, Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lyyne Cheney. I know, you're thinking I'm over doing it here, but it really was a spectacular evening!
The party that night was on the U.S.S. Intrepid, the invitations were dog tags. The ship is huge, it's a museum now full of interesting things I wish I would've been able to see in the day time. The view of the city was great from there. They had a band, good food, and it was a lot of fun! I actually had the opportunity to meet Pete Wilson and his wife and take a picture with them. They are such nice, down to earth people. What a great finale to this awesome Convention!
RNC Day Three:
At this point I could not volunteer any longer because my back, neck, arms, hands, etc....... hurt too much to stand there all night! Luckily I had the opportunity to go as a guest the last two evenings. Day three of the RNC turned out to be very relaxing. I went on a yacht ride on New York Bay and to the Statue of Liberty. The Coast Guard zoomed in right in front of us when we approached. I guess they weren't used to seeing the California and Orange County flags flying around there very often! It was such a nice day, I just found a chair in the corner and didn't move. I don't think I could've walked around, I was having severe muscle spasms that day and my hands were really shaky. The Statue of Liberty is so beautiful as well as impressive. I could've just sat in front of her all day long.
At this point I could not volunteer any longer because my back, neck, arms, hands, etc....... hurt too much to stand there all night! Luckily I had the opportunity to go as a guest the last two evenings. Day three of the RNC turned out to be very relaxing. I went on a yacht ride on New York Bay and to the Statue of Liberty. The Coast Guard zoomed in right in front of us when we approached. I guess they weren't used to seeing the California and Orange County flags flying around there very often! It was such a nice day, I just found a chair in the corner and didn't move. I don't think I could've walked around, I was having severe muscle spasms that day and my hands were really shaky. The Statue of Liberty is so beautiful as well as impressive. I could've just sat in front of her all day long.
RNC Day Four:
It just kept getting better and better every day! I got a last minute invitation to Planet Hollywood for a luncheon with Arnold Schwarzenegger! I was standing outside to greet him as he pulled up, so I got a few close-ups of him. I was cut out of the picture in the NY Times by one person at the event:( There were hundreds of people out side trying to get a glimpse of Arnold. He was introduced by Representative David Dreier and Arnold joked about how he had made good money on Planet Hollywood. After his speech he exited right in front of me so I got to finally shake his hand! People have bee asking me for a year now whether or not I've met Arnold..................Finally! Standing close by me, I said hello to Bill Jones and his wife, Maurine. I wish Arnold would do more to help Bill out, we need to get rid of Boxer! Also, Bill Jones' Campaign Chairman, former Governor Pete Wilson and his wife were there. I got a really good picture of them standing outside to greet Arnold.
It just kept getting better and better every day! I got a last minute invitation to Planet Hollywood for a luncheon with Arnold Schwarzenegger! I was standing outside to greet him as he pulled up, so I got a few close-ups of him. I was cut out of the picture in the NY Times by one person at the event:( There were hundreds of people out side trying to get a glimpse of Arnold. He was introduced by Representative David Dreier and Arnold joked about how he had made good money on Planet Hollywood. After his speech he exited right in front of me so I got to finally shake his hand! People have bee asking me for a year now whether or not I've met Arnold..................Finally! Standing close by me, I said hello to Bill Jones and his wife, Maurine. I wish Arnold would do more to help Bill out, we need to get rid of Boxer! Also, Bill Jones' Campaign Chairman, former Governor Pete Wilson and his wife were there. I got a really good picture of them standing outside to greet Arnold.
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