White House Press Photographers Gala

After a busy busy Saturday of house stuff, soccer games, wedding make-up try outs -- Mike and I got all dressed up at went to the White House Press Photographers Gala at the Ritz in Washington, DC.

It's the 86th Annual Awards Dinner in honor of the President of the United States and the Winners of the Annual Still and Video Contest .

It is lots and lots of fun and we get to see people we have not seen all year. Here are a couple of photos from the event:



Self-portrait of Mike and I



Rochelle, Monica, Mike and John -- Rochelle and John are also getting amrried this summer and have bought a condo about a mile from our new place in Reston.



Chris and Janet -- Janet is a very good friend of mine from my days of working at the White House.



Packed gala -- lots of glam this year and great swag at the end that included a Domke computer bag, Nikon flashlight and Digital Railroad Edit Naked T-shirt.