Friday, February 17th will forever be a red-letter day for Mom! She heard Mitt Romney was coming to Boise for a rally and fund-raising dinner. After making a few calls, she was able to contact a lady who was working on the event, and she explained to her that she had two large scrapbooks full of articles about Mitt's father, George, during the time he was governor in Michigan and that she had campaign buttons, posters and memorabilia from that time--and that she and Dad had worked on George's campaign! She told the woman she had been trying to find a way to get the scrapbooks to Mitt and wondered if there was any way she could do so while he was in Boise. To make a long story short, Mom was told to give her name to the gate security at the rally and they would see what they could do. As luck would have it, Dad was on an early morning flight back east Friday and had to miss the rally. Natalie accompanied Mom to the rally, where they met Sharon, who had gone early to save spots for them. The event organizer saw Mom in her "Mitt" t-shirt and asked if she was "Paula".
Sharon then ushered Natalie and Mom to the front row, where they waited for Mitt to appear onstage. Idaho Governor Otter and his wife were present, and came onstage with Mitt.
The governor's wife noticed Mom with her big poster, t-shirt, and 2 large scrapbooks and expressed an interest in them. She was fascinated when she saw them and she, too, declared Mom would have to meet Mitt to give the scrapbooks to him.
After Mitt finished addressing the crowd, Mom was ushered behind the stage with Sharon and Natalie for a private meeting with Mitt. Mitt spoke to Mom for a little over 5 minutes and she was able to show him the scrapbooks and items she had and explain how she knew his dad. He saw a picture of himself at age 15 in her books and another one of his first car.
The major news stations were filming and spent about 10 minutes talking to Mom about the scrapboks and her relationship with the Romneys, saying CBS was doing a feature on George Romney and Mitt. The security and press just loved Mom and she loved every minute of it.
She even got a huge hug from Mitt! In Natalie's words, "she did awesome and it was so awesome to see her there standing tall and telling the press exactly how she felt and why she supported Mitt." What an incredible experience for her!
2 comments:
I wish I could have been there with Mom, Natalie and Sharon, but when I got off work at 12:30, I had a very tired little boy who desperately needed his afternoon nap. I decided to take Matthew home so he could take a good nap. It sure sounded like Mom had a good time and from the pictures it looks like she had a great visit with Mitt! I am so glad she was able to go!
Ya Grandma!!! Looks like we have a celebrity amongst us. So cool that you got to show Mitt Romney your scrapbooks and that you were able to meet him. Miss and love you!!
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