Girl Out Of Texas

I absolutely love to travel. Airports make me happy and are strangely one of the few places I can go and really feel alive. Planes are altogether a different story, but I get by. So last week I embarked on a journey to Washington DC marking my fourth visit to my beloved nation's capital. I was visiting for The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). I was ecstatic about going because I planned on meeting many of my Twitter friends, which I was fortunate enough to do. I have to admit my expectations were way above realistic. I met some incredible people who were very pleasant to be around. While a few others were totally unimpressive flakes. But I guess that's life in a nutshell. Anyways I will sum up a few of my highlights to show you the significance of my trip.

US Capitol Tour: This was my first stop in DC and my first tour of the Capitol. I've got to say I'm very blessed to live in Jeb Hensarling's district because I had some very awesome tour guides!

• There is an echo that can be heard across from where John Quincy Adam's desk was placed and it was said he always knew what was going on in the room! It was pretty cool!
• The statues of Ronald Reagan and Dwight D Eisenhower were placed coincidently next to each other when strangely enough they both had a direct connection with the Berlin Wall.
• There is a cript underneath the Capitol which was supposed to be the burial place of George Washington, but he wanted to be buried at his home: Mt. Vernon.
• There is a star on the ground that symbolized the center of DC at the time the Capitol was built.

My nephew Jameson and myself

Tortilla Coast: The Pre-CPAC celebration where I met many people from Twitter for the very first time. A few noteworthy people are:

• Ryan Teply is just awesome. It was a pleasure to meet and hang out with him.
• Kayla Anderson is so welcoming and kind. I got to know her pretty well throughout my trip and it came to no surprise why everyone knows and loves her! And her dog JEB!
• Kevin Eder was surprisingly very personable and friendly. He's the ultimate must follow on Twitter and just the coolest person in real life.

 

Kevin Eder "@keder" and myself

White House Tour: My tour of the White House was quite short and photography was not allowed. Quite Interesting! Weird to see a painting of Hillary Clinton though.

CPAC Day 1: This day was filled with many speeches in the Marriott Ballroom. A few noteworthy speakers include: Marco Rubio*, Jim DeMint, Jim Jordan, Kirk Cameron, Michele Bachmann, and my favorite Governor Rick Perry!*

* I recommend watching Rubio's speech! Just incredible!
http://www.therightscoop.com/full-speech-marco-rubio-at-cpac-2012/

Also, Rick Perry's speech is so awesome! I was so proud!
http://www.therightscoop.com/full-speech-rick-perry-at-cpac-2012/

I also met a few more friends from Twitter on this day like my dear friend Alex Coelho and others!

A huge Congratulations to a fellow young conservative Brandon Kiser who was featured on CNN that morning. You can find more from him at www.therightsphere.com

http://www.mrctv.org/videos/young-conservative-brandon-kiser-appears-cnn-discuss-cpac

CPAC Day 2: Not super eventful.

• I caught the second half of Governor Mike Huckabee's speech. I've always liked him and his stance on social issues.
• I went to a student luncheon sponsored by the Young America's Foundation. The speaker was former VA Governor George Allen. I was upset that this event conflicted with Mitt Romney's speech. Fortunately, I also missed the Occupy Movement's disruptive activity on various events.
• I went to an awesome Hollywood Panel featuring Ben Shapiro and Chuck Woolery. The topic of discussion was of course how conservatism has to go underground/remain hidden in Hollywood if conservatives want to work. Check out www.saveuschuckwoolery.com for hilarious but accurate videos.
• Andrew Breitbart's speech was absolutely incredible. I just adore him and his dedication to the conservative movement.

Ben Shapiro and myself

CPAC Day 3: Also not incredibly eventful.

• I stayed in my hotel room to watch most of the speeches because I didn't feel like sitting by myself in the ballroom.
• I went to a Pop Culture Panel featuring Stephen Baldwin and Jason Mattera. Very fascinating and informative. Later on when I went to get my picture with Stephen a reporter asked him about his stance on the legalization of marijuana. He told the reporter he was against it because it is a gateway drug and often leads to the use of heavier drugs. I was pleasantly shocked by his honesty and strong stance on the issue.

Stephen Baldwin, Jameson, and myself

No Big Deal

Sunday: Visit to Mount Vernon

• This was my second visit to George Washington's home. Absolutely magnificent. Just beautiful architecture and decor. Not to mention my mom loves to note that George Washington's house is painted the same color in one room as a room in my childhood home. We think that's just too funny!
• I watched a short video about George and Martha's love story. They had written approximately 300 love letters to each other. She burned all of them after his death in order to keep their love story private and for it to only belong to them.

Red Coats

Where Shields Meets Sword

Well I had an interesting trip, but I'm more than glad to be home! I really did miss Texas! If you would like to know more about my trip I'll be happy to share!

God Bless,
Jenny J