May 1st and 2nd, I had the privilege of traveling to Washington D.C. to meet my little brother, Jonathan, my mom and dad, and my oldest brother Joel. We all gathered there because we had been invited, through Jonny, to meet the President. Jonny had been Laura Bush's Assistant Press Secretary and upon resigning his position, he was told as a thank you, he would be able to invite 4 blood relatives and go to the Oval Office to meet President Bush. I was one of the lucky ones who was able to go! What an incredible experience it was! President Bush was funny and kind. He was friendly in a next door neighbor kind of way. We had the opportunity to talk to him for a little while in the Oval Office, and after we stepped out, we all just kind of stood there in the hallway looking at each other; dumbfounded that we had just spoken with the President of the United States.
After we met with the President, Jonny took us through the West Wing through the main part of the White house over to Laura Bush's office and where he used to work. It was so neat, as we were walking through the White House we passed various White House staff who knew Jonny and were thrilled to see him, giving him hugs, etc. Apparently, he really made an impression on some of those people. One of the men that we met had worked at the White House since the Carter Administration and was the chief calligrapher. He had some interesting things to say about the various administrations he had worked for. Needless to say, I am very proud of Jonny and the person he is and the work that he has done for the Bush Administration. Below are some pictures of the trip.
Standing inside the gate to the White house, before we went into the West Wing.
After we met with the President, Jonny took us through the West Wing through the main part of the White house over to Laura Bush's office and where he used to work. It was so neat, as we were walking through the White House we passed various White House staff who knew Jonny and were thrilled to see him, giving him hugs, etc. Apparently, he really made an impression on some of those people. One of the men that we met had worked at the White House since the Carter Administration and was the chief calligrapher. He had some interesting things to say about the various administrations he had worked for. Needless to say, I am very proud of Jonny and the person he is and the work that he has done for the Bush Administration. Below are some pictures of the trip.
Standing inside the gate to the White house, before we went into the West Wing.
After leaving the Oval office walk on a covered walkway between the West Wing the the White House. The White building that you see is the outside of the Oval Office in the West Wing, the greenery is part of the Rose Garden.
The Rose Garden with the Washington Monument in the background.
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