Our Little Family: Governor's Mansion

Nathan received a Christmas card from the Governor and Lieutenant Governor and an invitation to a holiday open house at the Governor's Mansion. He was elected to be an alternate state delegate for our precinct and one of the delegates backed out so he's been filling that role for several months now. So we weren't too surprised when the cards and invitation came. We decided to go to the open house since it's a rare opportunity we thought we shouldn't miss. Once we got there we started wondering how he had been invited since there are thousands of state delegates and, while there were plenty of people there, the numbers still didn't reflect a group that large. Nathan has talked to Governor Herbert a couple times and once with Lieutenant Governor Cox and he attended the last Republican convention, but we're still not sure how he got on the invite list! Oh well, carpe diem!

The mansion is beautiful and very ornate. We had plenty of time to enjoy it as we waited in line to see the Governor. We waited at least half an hour to meet him, his wife, the Lt. Governor Cox, and his wife and it took a lengthy 10 seconds to say hello, shake their hands, and snap a picture, but it was worth it. They are very gracious. We enjoyed some refreshments, then picked up S only to find she'd had a potty accident. Bummer :(

Anyway, it was a unique experience and a nice evening!