Papaya Mom

Total groupie moment.

Standing with Papaya, just past Noon on the steps of the The Rayburn House Office Building looking out over a Cindy Sheehan protest to my right and the Capital straight ahead and the Supreme Court Building beyond that. Wow, living in DC is awesome (okay, Northern Virginia).

As I drove into the city I listened to NPR and the Senate Chambers call roll, appoint a Speaker of the House, A Majority Whip, a Minority Whip and so on….it was happening, as LOCAL news here.

So, standing on the marble steps with my daughter on my hip in a ring sling, up walks……Senator Obama!

I walk up to him like a HUGE dorky groupie and tell him I am also a Punahou alumni. I had no intention of mentioning that I graduated from a local public school after I was expelled from Punahou for “suspicion of possesion of marijuana” because, really, even though he probably did the same thing at some point, he’s a Senator now. And if I’m lucky - he’ll be President someday.

So then he walked on, after a warm smile, a hand shake, and asking me if I was from Hawaii. I felt dumb. I should have said something long and eloquant that would inspire him to make that jump and run for President. But really, as much as I’d like it, the timing IS his choice and if he wants more time in the Rayburn working for Illinois - lucky them.

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