We were visited by five Governors from the home, Governor Rick Perry from Texas and Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota were among them. I was able to shake hands with both of them and thank them for coming. It was a great experience to say the least. I will admit I was taken aback by an article I was handed yesterday by one of the CPT’s that I work with. The article was about Governor Pawlenty. It wrote about how he had out smarted his Democrat controlled state House and Senate, and cut the budget despite the fact that the bills that were sent him to sign were the typical Liberal “Tax the small business and spend on the lazy.” He did not just reduce the rate of growth, but, actually decrease the spending in relation to the previous budget. I have gained a new found respect for at least one politician.
Anyway, it seems that the Alamo Forward was a big hit. I was approached by my Colonel and he said he has received hundreds of compliments on the building and how nicely it turned out. I have been asked by a few other Commanders to build some projects for them as well. It looks like I am going to be busy for a long time to come.
It was nice to see and hear our governor. He gave a short speech and then had dinner with us. Of course the dinner was a Texas Style gathering. We had steak and chicken with all kinds of sides to go along. It turned out really nice. The event was only supposed to last about 2 hours but it ran close to 4 before it was finally over. Everyone seemed to have a good time.
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