Election Night Party

This one is coming a little bit late, but it was so fun that I really wanted to post about it. Because my sister is a member of the BYU Young Republican club, she invited us to the Republican Election night Gala at the Grand American Hotel in Salt Lake City. We went not knowing what to expect, but had such a great time. Basically, the Republican party of Utah had rented out the grand ballroom at the hotel. There were booths set up for all of the major news agencies, and it was exciting to see some of the newscasters that we see on the news all the time.

We had only been there for about ten minutes when Senator Orin Hatch walked in the door. We got to take a picture with him and talk with him for a bit. The set up was really cool. People who were running for republican office had reserved ballrooms and hotel rooms around the hotel, and you could basically just wander around and visit with the people who were running for office. The BYU Young Republicans had a hotel room, which was kind of like home base, and from there we just went from room to room meeting people. At the end of the night, people were giving their acceptance speeches, and we were able to hear from Governor Huntsman and his Deputy Governor as well as other people who had won their elections. Leah spent some time trying to get her picture taken with Governor Huntsman, and it escalated to the point where she was practically stalking him around the room. Finally she got her picture, and we headed home for the night. It was a great night, and way better than hanging out at home watching CNN with Dan and Bell.