The line snaked to and fro and took an hour and a half even though we were there early. I never did find out how long the last person to get in waited. I do know that some were not able to get in and had to watch it from televisions somewhere else.
Secret Service was in place watching the festivities...
Of course, Sarah was a few minutes late (I've noticed the main speaker is never on time when I go to these things) and we were all getting restless.
Here's some prep work for the secret service - it drove me crazy because they kept hinting she was coming and then she didn't come. Which is why as you will see in a moment, that I only have a short bit of Sarah entering - the battery ran out and my extra batteries were at my seat.
Here's a bit of the speech live (thank God I had brought extra batteries or else I would have nothing of her - except for the brief entrance).
She's a good sport with all the signs, she took any that anyone handed her. She constantly tried to back track - against Secret Service wishes - and sign for everyone (unfortunately, she didn't get to me) and I saw later on a news report that she requested that a woman holding a baby and a sign that said "Downs Syndrome Blessed" come to her so she could hug the baby - we saw her hugging a baby but I didn't know the whole story until I saw it on the news.
It was a wonderful night. I wish I could do it all the time. The fact that I want that crazy life of politicking is another reason I have the vision for FPOTUS and FFLOTUS Berry.
I also wanted to send out a big thanks to Kim for watching the kids for me, including taking them to soccer practice and spending the night so I could stay out late to watch the debate in Greenville.