And they are a blast! I went to the Presidential Inauguration and Inaugural Ball too and I'll share those memories with you when we inaugurate our next president.

Because we are not supposed to write our political opinions on national politics on this blog, I won't say which party - but the truth is they both run their conventions pretty much the same.

Everyone asks me how I became a delegate or in my case an alternate delegate. Most people think you have to be rich and famous and that is not true. I am proof.

I worked for the party a lot. I did things such as making phone calls asking for money and worked at the phone bank reminding others to vote. I attended monthly meetings, attended local and state conventions and when national election time drew near volunteered to put up signs.

Putting up the at least 30 signs they left me was a challenge because they were all over town...so I bribed a friend and told him if he would help me, afterwards I would make him a dinner of homemade vegetable soup and homemade cinnamon rolls.

He went for it so you might say I went to the convention because of my country style cooking. He went to the convention too and we did dance together at the inaugural ball. Just friends though - unfortunately he's too young for me.

Tomorrow I'll write what it's like when you arrive at the convention city and experience a convention up live and personal.

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