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Celebrate Good Times, Come On!
So yesterday marked the 50th anniversary for President Eisenhower signing the paperwork to make Alaska the 49th state. The celebration started Downtown Anchorage around 3:30 and we were there for the lighting of the Cauldron. Which was scheduled to start at 3:30 and it didn't start until closer to 4. Such is life in Anchorage.

Anyway, it was pretty cheap as far as ceremonies go. I don't know if that was because of our temps these days dipping to -30. That's right. I said NEGATIVE 30... Al Gore owes Alaska big this year. lol.

Anyway it was still cool because Governor Palin was there. She was dressed just like the rest of us. Nice poofy and warm jacket and just a pair of blue jeans probably got them at Old Navy or GAP... nothing like the stupid high skirts McCain's people demanded (not that she doesn't wear those, but they used her like a life like Barbie and that's about it). She was our governor once again and I was *THIS CLOSE* to her. I don't know if other states can be shoulder to shoulder with their governor, but I just think it's awesome that Alaska is that way.

Anyway Judy and I went down because Gaylord is still sick. So she wouldn't let him go. I also think he didn't want to go since I was tagging along and I've bitten off his head one too many times as of late. Anyway, it was a lot of fun. After we froze watching the lighting of the cauldron, and hearing Palin say a couple of sentences (she said she loved us all too much to make us freeze because she was asked to speak - I am not sure that she was actually planning to speak anyway). We went into one of the three convention centers to partake in some of the free entertainment. The first place wasn't all that impressive with the entertainment.

We made our way up to this all women's choir (I can't remember their name) and it was so weird. They interpretive dance while they sing and it was just so lame. So after suffering through a couple of songs (one about online dating) we went to another building and watched some of the native and russian dances going on which was cool...

it was getting colder and colder so when we left there we decided to just come home because there was no way we were going to stand around and wait for the fireworks (and I couldn't talk Judy into going to the Egan to watch Hobo Jim lol) so we headed home.

Over all it was pretty cool, the highlight for me - of course - was being THIS CLOSE to Sarah Palin lol take it for what you will, I really admire our governor as a governor. She rocks...

I'm uploading the pics to my facebook. ONE WEEK TO WDW!