We got there when the thing was supposed to start, but by the time we got in the Obamas had been and gone.

yeah, losing the vodka was bad, but not worth going back to get it!

I really didn't mind all the walking around, it was good for me and expected, it was just so dismal when we got there!

I wore my late father's Order (not the big medal, the little boutonniere) and wanted to crash the Diplomatic one that was upstairs, but didn't actually try to. That might have been a little glitterier...