Iowa Governor’s Ornament

I wanted to finish up the story that I was telling about the  TOP SECRET MISSION REVEALED when I was asked by the Iowa Governor’s office to donate a Christmas ornament for their tree.  I ended up making a dried floral ornament (doing what I love!).

So after shipping it, I waited to hear from them about the tree lighting.  When I found out it was going to be the same day that I had an appointment that I couldn’t cancel, I was disappointed.   So I left a message one morning and asked if they could send a picture.

Later that afternoon the executive assistant to the governor, Margaret Hough, called.  I thought she was simply returning my call.  But it turned out that she had another reason.  The conversation went something like this:

Me:  I was wondering if I could have a picture of the ornament emailed to me on the tree?

Margaret:  (sound of someone sucking air in when they are about to say something bad)

Me:  (my thought is…OH NO!  The ornament didn’t survive the trip!)

Margaret:  I’m sorry the dried flower ornament isn’t on the tree.

Me:  (dread…)

Margaret:  Instead it was so lovely that we put it on the chandelier to highlight it.  We were wondering how much it would cost to have more if we decided to purchase some.

YEAH!  So I still waited for pictures.  Didn’t hear from anyone.  Then one day, out of the blue, I got a message on Pinterest from a Miss Fisher who said: “I intern for the governor!!! I saw this!!! we actually ended up hanging it from a chandelier because it’s so beautiful! Thank you!!! “

So I ended up contacting Miss Fisher and got pictures of it hanging up.  Then our area representative, Tom Shaw, also sent pictures.  So here they are…in all their glory!

Miss Fisher also went on to tell where this chandelier is exactly located:

“It is in the formal office:  When you’re on the main floor of the capitol, room 109 is the Governor’s Formal reception room. Once you are in 109 it’s through a second set of double doors in a reception room that leads into the Formal Office. The double doors of all rooms are usually kept open unless the Governor is conducting a meeting in his formal office so we can all see it and enjoy it! The tree that you see in those pictures is the Governor’s Christmas Tree.”

SO COOL!

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