"Florida Revisited"
POSTED BY MEGHAN
PHOTOS COPYRIGHT HEATHER BRAND
ON 06.06.08 11:26 PM

Yesterday, Dad gave a speech to the FL Society of Newspaper Editors in Orlando and attended several finance events in Florida.  Mom is back on the trail and is having a blast.  Check back tomorrow for pics from our adventure in the Everglades.

Song of the Day: "Should've Said No" by Taylor Swift

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Mom giving me bunny ears.

Getting off the plane.

Riding in the car.

Hanging out with Mom.

She loves grilled cheese sandwiches.

Laughing at a text message from my brother.

Hanging out with the girls.

Piper, our amazing hairdresser.

Buddy Roemer and Steve Schmidt over lunch and messages.

Steve, Greg and Mom getting ready for the day's events.

Mom and Dad being introduced.

Dad delivering remarks to the FL Society of Newspaper Editors and Press Association Convention.

The scene backstage.

Press watching the event.

It was a big crowd.

Awesome shot.

This is the best car I have ever seen!

The motorcade driving up to the plane.

Getting on the plane in Orlando.

Mom laughing.

We spent the rest of the day in Ft. Lauderdale.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

"Baton Rouge and Tampa"
POSTED BY MEGHAN
PHOTOS COPYRIGHT HEATHER BRAND
ON 06.05.08 2:22 PM

On Wednesday, we traveled from New Orleans to Baton Rouge where Dad conducted a townhall with the Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal. After the townhall, we traveled to Tampa, Florida for a finance event. The girls and I ended the day going to one of my favorite restaurants, Sonic.  I am obsessed with their burgers and cherry limeade.  Today, there are more events in Florida, and my mom is back on the trail!

Song of the Day: "Rockstar" by Nickelback

P.S. The June issue of Vogue Magazine features a profile on my mother.  For the photo shoot, her hair was done by our longtime, talented hair stylist and good friend, Piper White.  Unfortunately, Piper did not receive credit in the magazine and we just wanted to set the record straight and let everyone know what an amazing job she did and always does!

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Getting to the plane in the morning.

Dad in the midst of another townhall this morning.

Governor Jindal and his lovely wife, Supriya.

The crowd was pumped up.

Taking five before the press conference.

Crowd watching Dad.

Hanging out with Shannon prior to the press conference.

Mosheh from Fox during setup.

Asking Duprey why he's in the last row.

Hans from Bloomberg... again.

Press getting ready.

A friendly white balance check.

Holly Bailey from Newsweek.

Media friends part two.

And part three.

Dad and Governor Jindal answering questions.

Governor Jindal's penny loafers.

Time for thanks and departure.

Duprey... no words needed.

Brooke's staff luggage tag.

Back on the road.

Shannon is as excited for Sonic as I am.

I love their curbside menus.

Cherry limeade heaven!

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

"Graceland"
POSTED BY MEGHAN
PHOTOS COPYRIGHT HEATHER BRAND
ON 06.04.08 5:15 PM

There have been few occasions when I've played hooky from scheduled campaign events; yesterday was one of those days. The girls and I took a break from Dad's finance events in Memphis to pay our respects to "The King of Rock 'n' Roll." I am a diehard Elvis fan and have always wanted to visit Graceland. It exceeded my expectations!  We hope everyone enjoys the pics. On to Florida!

Song of the Day: "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley

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The Blue Plate Cafe!

It was a great location for a "meet and greet" in Memphis.

Dad is always comfortable in these settings.

And he got to chat with all the regulars.

More meeting and greeting.

Blue Plate Café makes the most delicious biscuits I've ever had.

GRACELAND!!!

Waiting in line with our tour headphones in place.

Graceland main entrance.

We tried to coordinate our colors today.

No rest from the crowds.

Check out his living room and the longest sofa ever!

We had a blast.

The staircase.

The best room in the whole house is the Jungle Room.

Mirrored ceilings in the stairway.

Three tvs!

I really want to play pool in here.

Gold records everywhere.

This is the racquetball court that's been converted into a showroom for his gold records and awards.

Check out the concert suits!

Paying our respects.

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