Illinois Delegation Party

We went to a party last night thrown by the Illinois delegation. After some of the strongest, most impassioned speeches yet, everyone was in high spirits and full of energy last night. Barack Obama was an Illinois state senator before he became a U.S. Senator. This party was being thrown by his peeps. We figured there was a good chance that he'd drop in. This was a party that we were actually invited to, but upon checking in, it turned out our names were not on the list. If you have been reading this blog, you will know by now that we were going to figure a way to get in. I told the lady at the desk who invited me and she sent us to speak to someone else who directed us to another lady to get a VIP stamp and then let us in.

Upon entering the first person that we saw was Senator Dick Durbin (who is Illinois' senior senator and will be introducing Barack today). It was definitely a gala affair. Food stations spread throughout, plenty of alcohol, two live bands. But probably not more than 200 people. Pretty intimate when you think of it.

The buzz about the Obama's had definitely spread but we knew that there would likely be secret service in the house beforehand. We were on the lookout for that and it never came. More likely to happen tonight. We'll see.