When we first arrived we were greeted with live piano music, and then Irvin Mayfield, a New Orleans jazz trumpeter legacy, played amazing music on an antique looking trumpet. 
The flowers are always amazing in the White House. If only I could have an in house florist like the White House does. *sigh*
The food was set up on a long buffet table in the State Dining Room. They served a delicious green salad, Prime Rib, pasta, green beans with hazlenuts, salmon, and yummy little desserts. It's always a little magical to eat your dinner off official White House china with the President's Seal on your plate and napkin.
We wandered through the Red Room, Blue Room, and Green Room socializing and eating. It is so surreal to just be eating and talking to friends, sort of forgetting where you are, and then the Chief of Staff or Secretary of Commerce is standing next to you and you realize what a one-of-a-kind experience it really is. 
The fireplace behind us is one of my favorite things in the White House. The inscription on the mantel reads: "I pray heaven to bestow the best of blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise men ever rule under this roof." This prayer came from a letter that John Adams (the first President to reside in the White House) wrote to his wife, Abigail, on his second day in the White House. This became known as the official White House Prayer and Franklin Delano Roosevelt had it carved into the mantel. 
After dinner we moved into the East Dining Room to watch the State of the Union. It was quite a different experience to watch the speech in the White House surrounded by die hard Bush supporters, rather than just watching it from my own couch. Interesting to watch the speech with people that know the policy and the speech inside and out. I thought it was wonderful.
10 comments:
How fun! It's so neat that you get to be there for everything!
Wow! It is amazing all of the stuff that you get to experience!
Wait... yes, yes I am a tad jeaslous. Honestly much more than a tad :)
Just lovely!
I'm more than a tad bit jealous...I'm REALLY jealous. But in a good way. What an awesome opportunity for you guys. And the dinner looked fabulous!
And I agree, I thought the President did a great job on his speech.
Wow Taryn, what a fun time! I need to get the hook ups that you have; multiple times in the White house, yummy fancy buffet and meeting all those important people? You must be loving it there!
looks like another fun White House perk--geez lady!
You think that you are so dang cool just because you were at the White House Party! oh yeah...I have NEW BLOGS!!! check them out!
I seriously love your life Taryn. I love reading about all of the fun things you are getting to do! Those flowers are beautiful and that food looks delicious!
How fun!! Way cool that you get to go to those fun events!! I would have loved to have heard the trumpeter (I dig jazz music)!! I would also love to have an in house florist!! WOW~ georgous!! Everything looked fabulous~ including you guys!!!
these are going to be stories that your children tell your grandchildren. make sure you archive these blog entries on a disc or something. this is totally priceless and i'm so glad that you share these experiences so i can live vicariously through you!!!
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