POTUS waved at me

Today, President Obama is in Colorado for the second time in four weeks, this time to discuss solutions to the mounting college debt problem. (Since we’re all friends here, let’s be frank: he can’t win in 2012 without us.) As a result, the streets downtown are closed and unusually deserted. On top of that, the first snow of the season fell last night, which only added to the quietness of the scene.

I tell you all of this because it’s important context for what I’m about to tell you next.

A few hours ago, President Obama waved at me.

It all started with a client breakfast meeting downtown.. Our client selected a restaurant in Hotel Teatro, which is located across the street from the hotel where President Obama slept last night. A few minutes into the meeting, we noticed a string of identical white vans lining up just outside the window. Someone suggested they might be the press vans that precede the President’s entourage.

Sensing that we might be in the right place at the right time, we paused the meeting and stepped outside. As the limos approached, I started waving half-heartedly unsure of who I might be waving at. The next thing I knew, there he was: looking right at me and waving back. Those ears! That smile!

In the rush of it all, my client and I grabbed hands and started jumping up and down and waving dramatically. Barak Obama chuckled. At us.

Here’s a photo that Sarah snapped to commemorate the occasion.

That’s right folks, President Obama was inside that very limousine. Safe to say, this morning was the best breakfast meeting I’ve had in a while.