Life of Wry

Kelly and I started our day at Waffle House (because: Waffle House). We then met up with the Chicago Sister District gang (including another Kari!) and got a quick orientation from the campaign staff at the Michael F headquarters, then out we went for about three hours of walking and knocking. We stopped at about 2 for lunch.

We found a wonderful Puerto Rican restaurant in Virginia Beach. We started with some coconut soda and empanadas (chicken; guava and cheese), and when asked to recommend something light, our sweet server suggested the chicken soup with rice. An hour later, we got our soup, which the chef made from scratch, including running across the street for a missing ingredient (cilantro, turns out). The long lunch break precluded late afternoon canvassing, so that was our day.

Stats show we knocked on 68 doors and made 15 “contacts.” This 22% contact rate is strong, and we were happy with that! We got a little rain, but only at the very end (which earned us a couple of sympathy points from door openers. By and large, a very good day of canvassing.

We dropped our leftover soup at our VRBO, then headed out for some sightseeing before dinner. We went to the old part of town (Portsmouth area?) and loved the vibe! Lots of water in central/downtown Norfolk. Then had a glass of wine beside a big fire pit watching the sunset. We then joined the Chicago gang, plus Michael and his girlfriend for dinner at Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen in a cool part of town (not sure where we were, to be honest). Talked campaigning… so interesting! Michael is fantastic young man and totally deserves this seat. He is all about public service and fits the district perfectly. Feels absolutely wonderful to work on his behalf.

Great, long day. Here are some pics.

(The above was our last house.. which we had to drive to. Kelly did a quick lit drop — you can make her out if you look closely between the drops — and we called it a day.)