Thursday
Today has been great. I finally had a chance to sleep in, but was still able to enjoy a great breakfast and hear Rob Bishop speak (who I always enjoy). Most of the Utah delegation visited the Mall of America today. My son and Stan’s son spent most of the day riding carnival rides inside the mall. In fact, I wrode a few rides myself, including the log ride and a roller coaster.
I just heard it reported that some 37 million people tuned in to hear Sarah Palin speak last night. (Only 24 million tuned in to hear Joe Biden speak last week.) About 38 million people watched Obama’s acceptance speech in Denver. It will be interesting to see if McCain breaks that count tonight.
We are getting ready to go back to the convention center for the last night of festivities. This has been such a fun week — even better than the Convention in New York four years ago.
It has been fun to hear from people who have seen Elizabeth and/or me in news reports. FoxNews showed side by side pictures of Elizabeth and Palin this morning, which was neat. It has been a wonderful privilege to represent Utah at this historic event.
My son and Stan’s son got their faces painted at the mall. Here are some pictures:
