You Betcha!

GO LIONS!! It was another exciting Saturday in Happy Valley. While Zack was working hard at the football game hosting this legislator and that drunk Hill staffer, I was having a great time enjoying the crisp, sunny fall day tailgating with good friends. In fact, I was feeling like a real "townie" for the first time --- especially after walking from one tailgate to another and literally running over my church's pastor on the street. With my beer in my hand, we greeted and chatted. He is a great guy, but being my pastor, I had to ponder, "what is he thinking about me trolling around with a beer in my hand?" Then I thought, "Shoot -- he gives me wine at 9 am on a Sunday morning. He is totally down with this!" :-)

While watching the game (again, Zack still working and me enjoying myself {I LOVE HIS JOB}), Mr. Sarah Palin.... oh, I mean, Todd, walked in. If you know me, then you will realize there were two things I instantly became obsessed about:

1. Watching the Secret Service and seeing if they are watching me

2. Getting a picture with the newly famous

So, since I was on the phone at the time of his arrival in the hall with my brother and sister-in-law, I announced to them on the phone that Todd Palin just arrived. INSTANTLY the secret service agent snapped his head around to check me out. Satisfied that I was not calling in an airstrike from outside, he moved on. But later in the suite, I swear they had an extra look on me during their crowd scans.

Then, I convinced Zack's coworker to go up and get a picture with Todd. We walked up, introduced ourselves, and chatted about football. Then she asked if we could take a picture with him. His response? "You bet" OH MY GOD, if only he had said "you betcha!" I would have died laughing.

Here's the fuzzy blackberry camera picture -- the guy who took it must have been very nervous. Enjoy!