Yah, so I figure that tomorrow I'll probably do stuff like change India's diaper, make breakfast, help Jordan get dressed, and pretend to Jordan that I'm taking India to daycare because it would be a dagger to his heart if he knew that he was going to school and we were staying home to have an all-day long underwear dance party.
(Or should it be "all-day-long underwear," even though that seems like a lot of hyphens? Because right now it looks like a long-underwear dance party. And neither of us wear long underwear.)
I might make myself some more coffee while I clean up the breakfast detritus, by which time India will likely have pooped, so I'll change a poopy diaper.
And then India and I will do stuff like go on a walk and feed each other Cheerios and spend half an hour taking the top off a container and putting it back on and clapping our hands. Then we'll eat a bit of lunch and smear it in our hair and scream a little while that's being wiped off and then India will hopefully take a nap.
At which point I suppose I'll get cleaned up and put on a suit because I AM GOING TO THE WHITE HOUSE AND I WANT TO SAY IT AGAIN I AM GOING TO THE WHITE HOUSE!
This might just be pure normal for a number of people in Washington, but I myself have never been.
A couple years ago Jordan and I went on a White House garden tour which would've been lovely but for the fact that there's nothing remotely interesting to a toddler about a garden tour except sprinting off to places you are not allowed to go.
But!
Because of your generosity, my fundraising efforts have been way more successful than I ever expected. And as such, I got invited to join a small group of Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk fundraisers and staff to go to the White House for a briefing on administration efforts regarding mental health and suicide prevention issues.
Going to a meeting at the White House apparently often means going to a meeting in the office buildings near the White House.
However!
I got an email today saying, ahem, that "unless some crisis interferes we are now scheduled to have our briefing in the historic Roosevelt Room, in the West Wing of the White House, just steps from the Oval Office."
STEPS FROM THE OVAL OFFICE I AM GOING TO BE IN THE WEST WING STEPS FROM THE OVAL OFFICE AT THE WHITE HOUSE!
Can you tell I'm a little excited?
jealous jealous jealous! I don't know who I'd rather meet: Barack or his lovely wife!
ReplyDeleteThe odds of us meeting either of them are close to nonexistent, but! maybe we will catch a glimpse! of one of them! or other super-important people who I won't actually recognize because I never know who anyone is.
DeleteI'm excited for you! Why was my first inclination to tell you to behave? :) You Rock Chick. I am anxious to hear how this whole weekend plays out. And I have no doubt you'll segway from changing a diaper to shaking the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAND!!! (sorry) with class and character.
ReplyDeleteOh my dear Lynn! It's because you know me! But I've come a long way from my high school days behaving badly in the embassy with my friend Kris. And I would probably bounce up and down with excitement and bite my tongue so I didn't say something idiotic that included "penis" or profanity.
DeleteYou are so cool!! Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteAwww, thank you! Such a compliment from someone as cool as you!
Delete1. I'm over the moon excited for you that you have this opportunity to go to the White House! Enjoy the day and experience, your jubilee is absolutely warranted. So proud of you for exceeding your fundraising goal for such a worthy cause that is close to your heart.
ReplyDelete2. I realize your agenda is important and the White House is incredibly prestigious and a hub for serious work and bright ideas. However like all other situations, if you encounter a handsome, smart and available man, please tell him about your friend HK and give him my phone number. Ha!
1. Thank you so much, Heather. I really appreciate it.
Delete2. ABSOLUTELY! I'll ask Nick (I get to bring a guest) to help keep an eye out for hot men without rings.
Aaaaaaa! Wow! So exciting!!
ReplyDeleteAnd, I would say that "all-day-long underwear" would be correct here. But I'm not sure.
Wow! Congratulations. I'm so excited for you! I'd be jumping up and down.
ReplyDeleteHow well you hide your crazies...You were absolutely calm and composed here except for a few places where the cracks showed..CONGRATS ON GOING TO THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!!
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