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Austin’s Theresa Wright preps the White House for the holidays
Travis County social services coordinator and part-time florist Theresa Wright earned the decorating gig of a lifetime, helping to spruce up the White House for the holiday season.
Her first team worked on the Diplomatic Room, arranging especially designed ornaments, a garland over the mantlepiece and two garland over doors.
“The color scheme was tangerine orange, apple green and goldenrod yellow,” Wright says.
One of almost 100 volunteers actually decorating, she moved on to trimming four trees in the East room before meeting first lady Michelle Obama at a thank-you reception.
She also was introduced to U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Bo, the first family’s Portuguese water dog.
She snapped pictures of the first lady, the first dog and the admiral, but didn’t snag a picture of herself with Michelle Obama.
Wright jokes: “I didn’t have the clearance level for that.”
Sunday at 7 p.m., HGTV airs its annual “White House Christmas” about the decorating efforts at the “people’s house.” Keep an eye out for Austin’s Wright.
CORRECTION: In an earlier posting, the date for the HGTV show was incorrect. Also, Wright’s job title was inaccurate.
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