Lunch with Michelle (aka the First Lady)

Umm....pardon me while I shamelessly brag. I can't help it. It was so ridiculously cool...

My mother-in-law is a member of the Congressional Club which is a bipartisan organization made up of all of the wives of past and present members of Congress. Each year they host the First Lady at a luncheon and I got to go again this year! Our seats were great.

This is the symbol/logo for the Congressional Club, which was projected onto the ceiling of the ballroom.

The table was beautiful- very classy. The theme this year was the 100th First Lady's Luncheon. I didn't snap a picture of the gift bag, but I did of the contents later on in the post.

The president's military band played the music for the event. We walked in to the music of Wicked.

Sister-in-law Lori and aunt Marlene

Back: Mom Santini, SIL Lisa
Front: Lori, Marlene and I

This is my niece Lindsey. She was one of the Junior Hostesses. She gets her picture taken with Michelle Obama and helps with some of the take down.

Nancy Pelossi's husband. Only man there. Don't know why.

You can see Mrs. Obama standing to the left of the camera man. Don't worry- I got a much better video later.

I was particularly touched by the presentation of the flag. Our military has done so much for our country.

During the First Lady's speech

The entertainment was Lee Ann Womack

I was so close I could have easily touched her.

Couldn't help but snap a picture outside of the hotel. This is where Reagan was shot.

This is the contents of the gift bag. The purse is super cute. It is gold inside and has the Congressional Club logo all over it. We got an apron, Texas chili fixin's, wildflower seeds, CHI hair serum, and a beautiful pin.

The pin is a limited edition pin and was given on a strand of pearls to Michelle Obama. Kind of a fun thought that I have a piece of jewelry that she has!

This video shows how close we were to LeeAnn Womack.

I Hope You Dance

Michelle Obama

I'm not supposed to have this picture, but I didn't know that until after I took it. Yesterday, I went to the Ambassador's Wives' Luncheon hosted by the Church and put on by my mother-in-law. It was held at Donna Marriott's home. I wasn't supposed to take pictures of the home and forgot to take pictures of the event. But this is one of her sitting rooms. The luncheon was held in her ballroom. Yeah, she has a ballroom in her house. With clouds painted on the ceiling. And a large and amazing chandelier. It was so much fun to be there.

My MIL did such a great job and I could feel the importance of this work. It's the Lord's work. It's so important for these countries to know who we are because it's how we get our missionaries to bring the gospel to all the world. Amazing!