Then it dawned on me--tonight was the "State of the State" address by our new Governor Sam Brownback. And it was not horses I was hearing, but thunderous clapping from the audience as he had just entered the chambers. Wow, talk about a blonde moment!
Anyhow, this weekend our family had a ball of fun when we attended the Inaugural Gala for Gov. Brownback and Lt. Gov. Colyer...our evening started with a cocktail reception at the Capitol Plaza Hotel...And before it was over, some old man thought he'd be slick and hit on me by "assuming" I was Dad's granddaughter--in front of my dad. Long story short, playing dumb doesn't work! Especially when you're already a creepy old man and you know that I am, in fact, his daughter. And I'd be dumb to leave such a handsome face like this one...
After the reception, we moved on to the dinner and finally the dance. We saw many familiar faces ranging from the new Attorney General, Derek Schmidt, other new head haunchos and department Secretaries, to a bunch of legislators who have been around for quite a while. And then we also ran into some of our family while we were there--such as...
My dad's sister and her husband who is now retired from many years of lobbying in Washington DC. Even as a retiree he can't get enough of his Republican politics!
We also saw my aunt & uncle's son, Jeff and his wife, Beth. Jeff was just promoted from President & General Manager of the Kansas Speedway to President of Kansas Speedway Development Corporation. As the out-of-touch cousin that I am, I can't remember what his new responsibilities are but I do know that he is overseeing the new casino that is going in at the Speedway. But I am able to remember that they had awesome seats at the dinner!
All in all, it was a fun night and something that we will probably never do again...but weren't we a good looking group?!
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