Wake up call at 3a

It's one of those days. When you call the hotel staff and ask for a wake up call for 3a and they insist that you mean 6a or 7a. I had to convince the staff that even though it was 11p, I wanted to wake up four hours later. Today we flew to Orlando for POTUS's remarks at the VFW convention. I just love these conventions! I've been for the last three years and I always enjoy feeling young! Anyway, yesterday as we were planning our trip we had to make the decision to go to Orlando or to New Orleans (which is where POTUS is going after this.) I won't bore you with the whole thought process but we decided to let the pilots decide where we should go, since they were the ones actually flying the plane. Oh, the plane was a small regional jet. Like the kind you fly from Charlotte to Roanoke. I thought we should come to Orlando but the thought of bringing a small plane into the middle of a tropical storm was not appealing. But the pilots thought they could do it. So we're here. And the landing was absolutely smooth. We can't guarantee we'll actually get to leave here but all my fears were calmed with the excellent flight. Plus it was a charter which just makes me happier in general.

Speaking of tropical storms. I know TS Fay is in Florida but last night in Waco I saw the wickedest storm. They say the sky is bigger in Texas and I believe them. I have never seen such big powerful clouds. I thought about stopping the car and taking a picture but I was trying to drive as fast as possible so I wouldn't get stuck in the middle of the massive storm. I really didn't want to get struck by lightning, otherwise I would have stopped because it was absolutely incredible looking!

Before I left Crawford, I was able to stimulate the local economy. I am really hoping that was my last trip there because I was really trying to buy stuff I didn't already have and there just weren't that many options. Plus, after January 20th, the Western White House will be so passe! But don't worry, I still have many gag gifts to stash away for future needs.

So we hang out in Orlando all day today and then fly back to Waco tonight. I'm officially done with my Crawford duty but I'll be in Texas a few more days visiting with friends before flying home. I have to savor my time in TX because it might be the last time for a long time!!!