Nagel News: Surprise Visitors!

We spent Labor Day Weekend at the lake this year, like we do every year. We sure didn't expect this to happen...

Lee, the boys, and I invited the Nagel family over to our cottage on the Sunday afternoon of Labor Day weekend. We were sitting around, sipping on margaritas, listening to music, talking, and enjoying the beautiful weather, when Sarah Nodine called Lee's cell phone. Ben happened to answer the phone because he was closest to it. This is how the conversation went...

Ben: "Hello"

Sarah: "You guys have to come down to Pier 32! Barack Obama is going to be here in a little bit!"

Knowing Sarah, and the prankster that she is, Ben replies:

"Yeah right. I'll believe that one when pigs fly."

...and they hang up.

Sarah calls back about an hour later. Lee answers this time.

Lee: "Yo"

Sarah: "You guys have to believe me about Barack Obama coming to Pier 32. Secret service guys are showing up right now. Here, talk to Erin (Nick's girlfriend). She is with me, too!"

Erin: "Lee, she is dead serious. You guys need to get down here soon or you will miss it."

At this point, Lee is starting to believe them. Amy (Heath's wife) decides that she will go over and see if it is true. Pier 32 is a restaurant right on the lake, so it wouldn't take her very long to get there and call us back.

Amy: "She wasn't lying, guys. Three huge black buses just pulled into the parking lot. Something big is about to happen. Get down here!"

We all jump into our boats and fly over to Pier 32. Sure enough the entire restaurant is packed with people, with word that Barack Obama and Joe Biden were in the restaurant already. Secret service guys were standing at the doors telling us that the building was at full capacity and no one else could go in.

We waited outside for about a half and hour and then Obama and Biden came out and shook hands and got on their bus. Lee took some pictures with phone camera and managed to shake hands with both Obama and Biden. Obama asked him how the water was. He said, "It's great!" I told Lee later that he should have invited him for a pontoon ride :) How cool would that have been?

As for Sarah and Erin... they were rock stars! We should have believed them in the first place. They had perfect seats inside of the restaurant, made friends with Obama's campaign manager, and selected a menu item and beer for Obama to try! They talked to Obama and Biden several times. In fact, Obama came over to them and personally thanked them for suggesting what he should eat... sliders! Doc, Fritzi, Patti, Ernie, Bailey, Elaine, and Nick (Lee's brother) were also in the restaurant and got to talk to Obama and Biden.

Can you believe it? Barack Obama visits Hamilton Lake!