Day: June 4, 2018

Today was supposed to just be a travel day. Dobyn (aka David and Robyn) were not due into D.C. until after 9 pm. They were flying in from the Bay Area and we were coming in from LA so we hoped for smooth flights and maybe a quick hello prior to getting to bed.

Prior to boarding Lindsay asked if she could switch seats with me so she could sit next to her mom.  I said sure but what if the person sitting next to me is Ryan Gosling?  She replied “He is married and has a kid, so that would be fine”.   As it turned out it was not Ryan Gosling.  Nor was it Cameron Diaz or my new personal favorite, Charlize Theron.  Instead it was………………  see below.

So I sat next to former presendential candidate, Bernie Sanders, the entire flight to D.C.  We talked about his presidential aspirations, Donald Trump, the future of America and the world.  We talked about movies, sports, books, foreign policy, economics and I can’t begin to list all things we discussed………………….. IN MY IMAGINATION.

In reality we spoke very little.  I now know why he didn’t beat Hilary in 2016.  The man doesn’t have any charisma.  We did talk a bit and it was fun but not earth-shattering.

Unfortunately Dobyn and the boys are not in town as yet.  Their flight was delayed leaving San Francisco.  Imagine that, what are the chances a flight leaving SFO would be delayed?  Correct, 100%.

Enough excitement for one day.

Tomorrow we leave for a week long trip in Washington D.C. with David, Robyn and their 3 sons.  Oh yes, Lindsay is coming too.  But first we had a big day planned here in Los Angeles.

Today was the annual “Take Steps Walk” for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.  Each year Team Reiss raises money to help fund the research needed to find the cure to Crohn’s disease.  As you might know 2 of our 3 children have Crohn’s disease.

We had a great turnout for Team Reiss.  Thanks to so many kind and generous people we were the #1 fundraising team this year.  We also had an excellent turn out of team members for today’s walk. See below.

In addition to some great exercise walking there were lots of fun activities.   We had live music, face painting (a kid favorite) and my personal favorite, pseudo-sumo wrestling (See below).

The Walk is over but it is not too late to join Team Reiss.  If you have not donated yet please follow this link to the Team Reiss page.

http://online.ccfa.org/goto/robertreiss2018

If you donate I will get an email notifying me and I will send you a personalized thank you as soon as we arrive in D.C.    Or possibly sooner.