OH MY GOD, that is so amazing. Ha! I can just see you know. "The President says I look beautiful." Oh man, that is to DIE for. Can't wait to hear your full account.
And you are right, he is much more handsome in person (if that is possible to imagine). I couldn't believe it when I met him and he does look you straight in the eye. *sigh*
I attended a rally in Austin during the controversial recount period and Bush came out of the capitol building briefly. I was thrilled to see him, but appalled by how casually he seemed to regard his own safety. I kept expecting some sniper to turn up or some car to come speeding out of nowhere. He was so laid-back and smiling that day. I was so busy hunting for danger I could hardly enjoy my sighting of him, but my kids have never forgotten what it was like to see him, even at a distance. We were tired, but after he returned inside, the whole crowd was re-energized...If I heard "he-ey, ho-oh, Gore's gotta go!" one more time...aaarrrgghhh..We needed a new slogan, believe me.
He really has a "nice" face. Albert Camus said, "Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face." Laura has a "nice" face, too, as one accustomed to smiling and tender expressions. Both seem to wear their character lines well and seem comfortable with who they are, not pretentious or conniving.