Terrific Tuesday

Tuesday was for crowds, clapping and cheering.
I had the privilege of seeing and supporting Elizabeth Berg at her first Book Vault appearance.
After listening to her read, I drove home, called Nick to see how much we wanted to go to Des Moines and we decided after several short discussions: We will go!

Obama was in Iowa again and after entering and quickly exiting a bistro on Grand (it smelled like tuna), we got in line, the long line, and waited.
Moving at a good pace, we got into the event gates by 8pm and after passing strict security checks, we ate a hot dog (me) and brisket sandwich (Nick).Surrounded by young and old, we waited, mostly quietly, for an hour and Obama was introduced to a loud cheer and clapping. I did both. Woooaahh! As his speech was winding down (we know his routines) we backed out of the crowd and were among the first to leave as he said "good-bye." We are awesome.I also got and watched a copy of my very edited interview that took place before my reading May 1st. After listening and watching Elizabeth and Obama and myself, I have much work to do in order to be comfortable and fluid as they are. I don't want to end my phrases with a question mark...?