at a distance and then they got closer
as I convinced them to have breakfast at the hotel where
Dick, Fran, Michelle and Jason
were also eating and willing to pose for couples pictures
as well as taking this picture of me
before Dansyl
arrived and I decided to go upstairs to see who was asleep
and who was awake
as we
eventually headed down for breakfast where Alvaro
was our waiter and the others
watched as my coffee
and the juices
along with Janet's cousin
convinced me to have this fruit plate
and the grits
to sustain me for the day. Back upstairs, the group gathered
and I tried a mirror picture
before they
went off to the bridesmaids' luncheon and we
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and went upstairs to be with the men
including the fathers
as we all
watched football
until Ben, Dan and I decided to park the car
downtown and go to the Kennedy Museum
where we could sit at the window where Lee Harvey Oswald changed the
course of history.
When we came back, we ran into the Beast
in the elevator and then took Ben for a swim
as the ducks gathered
and Jane finished her apple
as there was more swimming
and a self portrait
followed by more swimming
and an attempt to get pictures of this man's tattoos
for Jane. I said good bye to Ben
in the pool and made my way past the real rehearsal people
including Paige
who was rushing to get there and Matt
who was an observer to the elevator
which was getting a special treatment which was cause for much speculation
about what went wrong that required such a cleaning effort.
It was now time to gather to go to the rehearsal dinner which was a
barbeque at a ranch outside of town. Sarah
posed as Ben
flew out of the frame and Suzanne and Jane
came down the hall as Suzanne posed
for the elevator ride. In the lobby, we ran into Mikey
and his troups
and Hon and Sean
and then Shelby
posed after which there was a mother and daughter
and a few sister in law
pictures before we passed Gregory's car
and headed out into space
to get to the ranch
where the guide
posed and we took group pictures
and one of this person
before going in to meet Cathy
and the musician
and see Gregory greet his grandmother
as the bar tender
finally came into the frame
and I met Erin's grandparents
as the kids captured photos of the postcards
on our table as Rob
and Dan
and Linda Pinkel
arrived and Erin posed with friends
whose names I've forgotten including this gentleman
as Larry and Rob
chatted and Sarah
walked away from Gregory and Linda
who posed as did the other Gregory with his cousins
as Larry
welcomed the assembled
and Jason
toasted the campaign team
and the 3 brothers
even as Beast
and Toba
and Andy
and cousin Karen
gathered to hear Larry
speak about his love for Gregory and Erin as my food
was finished so I tried to get a good picture of Dansyl
or Emma
as the kids at our table
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watched as Greg and Erin began
and became more involved
as the warm feelings flowed
until they
and Michelle and Jason
and other Dan (for Dansyl)
watched as the kids played
and I went to meet this gentleman (Princeton '56) and his
hard core Republican wife
and then did the Deanly pose
before we were called up
to sign and
here is what we sang
even as Beast
shot pictures, Suzanne
held a baby and I got a picture of the Bush boots
and shirt
and a very large earful of story about compassionate conservatism which
to my way of thinking is a justification of an unrealistic selfishness
but others may differ.
As this server
from the neighborhood served dessert and told me about his horse, Suzanne
held a baby and the kids
amused another
Eric
was really happy to have his new shirt (a win-win situation) and this
couple was happy to be away from Omaha
and medical school as this woman
was happy to be here from Michigan and these folks from Hiram
near the twin cities of Farrel and Sharon.
The little ones
did a song and all
cheered them on until they
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could do its dances and as the babies watched
the grandparents
danced. After just a few more pictures
of babies, this lad
removed my wrist bracelet and I took some outdoor pictures
before driving back to the hotel where the doorman
was very happy to see us.