Two CRs Attend Women's Breakfast with Rick!

Wednesday morning I was up and driving to Pittsburgh by six o'clock. Diana and I met Elizabeth Yorio in Holiday Park and we carpooled downtown to the Omni William Penn Hotel. Elizabeth had invited Diana and I to attend recently, and we were honored to be guests at an event strictly for women.

(Also see the blog I wrote for RickSantorum.com!)

The room on the 17th floor was filled with women for this Breakfast with RIck. We sat down at a table in the back so we could get good pictures of the stage area, and we met some very nice ladies. (And I'm not joking when I say that no matter where I go I meet someone with ties to Seton Hill. One woman's husband apparently does lobbying or something for the school, so when we mentioned we were from she acted like we were old friends.) So the company was nice and the food was great.

We moved from our table in the back, though, when Elizabeth scored some seats right next to the stage! (This was a positive thing on many levels since my digital camera decided to bite the dust on a very important day, leaving me with my cell phone's tiny camera alone.) U.S. Congresswoman Melissa Hart, of the 4th District of Pennsylvania, introduced Senator Santorum. When he walked towards the stage through our cheering, I stuck my hand out to greet him and I got to shake the Senator's hand. (This is great for me, since I already got to shake Swann's hand...)

(See? That's the back of my head to the bottom left by the balloons; Diana is on the right, two people over from me!)

The Senator's words Wednesday morning were uplifting, but honest. He discussed the war in Iraq saying that he knows it might not always be popular to support the war. He said not to let what they are doing defeat us. Additionally, Rick brought up a number of topics I hadn't yet heard him discuss at length. I was enlightened to know his thoughts on HIV in Africa, the "sandwich generation," malpractice in Pennsylvania, Iran, autism, and illegal immigration. (I took notes, if anyone would like to see them.)

When the Senator took questions and comments from the audience, there were a few touching moments when individuals shared personal stories. Rick reacted with such sincerity, and this made me realize all the more what a genuine person Rick really is. He's a great blend of an authentic family man with intrinsic ideals and a smart politician with his values on the surface.

Overall, my experience at the women's breakfast reinforced my convictions and strong support for Rick. I've got a lot to look forward to in not only reading his book that I just got, but also being an intern this summer!

Elizabeth is an awesome driver, by the way. Just in case anyone wondered, she has skills.

Thank you to Stan Olshefski for the pictures seen here, since my camera is no longer with us.

(I know this is a little late, but this has been an incredibly busy week, so better late than never!)