Catching Up - Part 4 (April 16-17, 2008)

We had a very nice work-related event at Jackson's Old Capitol Inn this week. The bed and breakfast in downtown Jackson has a wonderful rooftop garden (pictured) where we had an evening reception with entertainment by vocalist Meredith Virden. The sleeping rooms are terrific there - each has an individual theme and decor unlike any other room. Each room is pictured on their web site. On Thursday the 17th, several of us with the event visited to the Mississippi Capitol to see the legislature in the final days of its 2008 session. We watched action (such as it was) from the galleries, plus we went to sign the book in the Governors office and we caught Gov. Barbour exiting his office. The 2nd picture is of the guv with the people I was with - I'm not in it because I was the one snapping the photo. But it was exciting to meet Gov. Barbour - we just lucked up on being there at the right time. Also my co-worker who is a lobbyist gave us a mini tour of some of the inside stuff at the Capitol, so it was great for many of those people who, unlike me, had never been there before.