The Funeral and the White House

I returned from Virginia last night having attended Brenda's funeral. Gary said it's a good thing that she is out of pain and suffering. He said, "she is in a better place now in Heaven." He told me how much he appreciated the fact that we attended and were there to support him. I went with Doug Pound and Doreen Hansen. We saw a number of familiar faces including Tom Gandee, Greg Thompson, and David McCall. The service, as well as the viewing Friday night were very nicely done.

After the funeral Doug and I drove to Arlington and had lunch with Curtis Isakson. Curtis is working as a Staffer at the White House for Harriet Meyers. However, she has resigned the position and he's now doing WHIP counts on Immigration and working 12 hour days. He said he's also worked for Carl Rove who calls him "Tall guy." We laughed. It must be interesting working in an office with a bunch of lawyers. Curtis asked about Tyler and Japan and said he really enjoyed his trips to Japan with his Dad. Curtis also said he's found a great Church in the DC area and attends regularly.

The trip was certainly interesting using Doug's GPS as a guide, in fact we managed to get across the Potomac River and see Hwy 210. We hung out at Radio Shack for while after lunch and then I returned home, thankfully without incident. The pilot must have a pretty good GPS.