As he waited anxiously to hear the all-important review, rocking back and forth on his toes, President Obama mentioned to reporters, somewhat nervously, “I just hope Elizabeth knows we did our best with this one! The girls have been practicing for a week on their smiles and attitudes and from what I could see they really nailed it! That ecstatic look was a little harder for Sasha, as she doesn’t enjoy the cold weather too much, but I think she still had a killer grin, in spite of the chilly evening air. However, I don’t want to come off over confident, as I am a little worried she might not think their coats were attractive enough. It’s so difficult to pull off snooty, yet practical, but ya know, it really was a cold night, so I hope they don’t lose points on that account. We all just know how important The White House Tree Lighting is, so we really poured our patriotic hearts and souls into this very solemn, yet joyous event. We read stories and smiled and sang and danced. Frankly, we are all exhausted! Michelle and the girls were even up all night, baking thousands of cookies to pass out, along with the hot cocoa. I just don’t think there is anything more we could have done, so now it’s in Elizabeth’s hands. I know we let her down at Thanksgiving, but not this time. I heard her message loud and clear. When you let down Elizabeth you let down America!“

When asked off the record, if he truly was nervous, he laughed and responded. “Naw…I love this shit!”