VIP in the house…in the White House that is!  Seriously, I felt so important parking in the restricted access parking and then entering The White House…me and the hundreds of other people that were there for the evening!  I actually can only imagine the high that truly famous and important people get when attending certain events!

Anyway, our friends Bob and Cindy were able to get two extra tickets and invited us to come with them.  After passing the background check and being body checked upon arrival, we entered the East Wing!  Along the way, we walked by The National Christmas Tree, which I had actually never seen in person!

It really was spectacular, and I took it all in knowing that this was probably a once in a lifetime experience. 

We saw more rooms than I was expecting to see:

Portraits:

China and Holiday card selections from the different presidency’s:

And my VIP status had me grinning ear to ear.