We were invited to have breakfast this morning at the White House as guests of Mrs. Laura Bush. This was the second year we were invited to this event, and I have looked forward to it for quite a while! She hosts this breakfast as the kick off event for the National Book Festival. All of the authors that attend the National Book Festival are invited to breakfast. The guests included Jodi Picoult, Mercer Mayer, and Mrs. McLaughlin (Sarah Plain & Tall).
Breakfast was in the East Wing where a buffet was set up in the State Dining Room. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of it, but it was very glam! We ate miniature raspberry pancakes, mini croissants, smoked salmon hors duerves, eggs benedict, mini quiche, candied plums, assorted miniature danishes and sugar cookies in the shape of books. Yum!
After eating our breakfast in the Blue Room (last year we ate in the Red Room so we decided to switch things up...ha ha) we went into the East Ballroom to listen to remarks from the First Lady, the Librarian of Congress, and assorted authors. It was very fun!
After the event we lingered in the China Room and the WH Library (trivia: this is the room FDR gave his radio addresses from). I decided my favorite presidential china belonged to McKinley...it looks like something you could buy at Anthropologie. Also fun to see the china from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
After the event we lingered in the China Room and the WH Library (trivia: this is the room FDR gave his radio addresses from). I decided my favorite presidential china belonged to McKinley...it looks like something you could buy at Anthropologie. Also fun to see the china from George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
(President McKinley's china)
...and a peek at the Rose Garden on the way out.
7 comments:
So fun!! You are so lucky to be able to do all of these fun things!!
You two are so spoiled! :)
I am way jealous, but in a friendly way. I am so happy that you are able to have these amazing experience!
oh so fun! don't you think after she's invited you to breakfast, it only makes sense you return the favor and invite her to your house? i say give it a try :)
What an exciting life you two lead! We are very excited you guys are so lucky to do all these things. I'm sure you will remember this forever!
Laura Bush is so classy, I think! Hi, you don't know me, but I always check out your blog. You have the funnest posts! We are mutual friends of Kacey & Holly Nelson, and we also live in the DC area, Reston, to be exact. Ya'll seem like way cool people! Keep up the blogging! You do beautiful sewing work, by the way.
Amy & Spencer Bonner
You two get to experience the kind of stuff that most people dream about- How fun!
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