After recovering from extreme exhaustion and highway hypnosis we finally arrived! The day before we walked around and it was already jam packed with people and POLICE.
We got commemorative pins, saw some sites, and even saw Obama peeking out behind a lamp post.
At night we find the notoriously liberal MSNBC news stand and kind of stand there for a while, with no real intention but just to acknowledge the fact that the inauguration would take place right here tomorrow and WE WERE THERE
On inauguration day we woke up at 2 a.m. listened to Tierney's infamous "Techno...no Techyes" mix c.d. complete with the "boom boom boom" song. We get to the metro station around 3 to find a 4 block long line to get on the train.. (this is 3 in the morning!)
We finally arrive at mall 5 in the morning, exhausted and stunned... we were now prepared to watch the sunrise..repeat SUNRISE..over the Capital.
Since were were going to wait another 6 hours we decided to plop ourselves down to keep ourselves warm... this was the view. tierney kept my legs warm. i kept jason's toes warm. christina and diana kept my left side warm . the minnesota couple next to me kept my right side warm. and my TWO hats kept my head warm. it was very cozy.
Finally around 11:30, the inauguration started late..grrr.. the jumbo trons sounded the commencement of the inauguration! The crowds booed bush, cheered obama, and sighed in impatience whenever anyone else besides bush or obama's name was mentioned.
sidenote: way for chief justice roberts to ruin a perfect moment!
The inauguration was the most amazing experience. I will never again be surrounded by 2 million people who were filled with so much hope. Despite the cold and long hours waiting, the experience will be hard to match. And as my pin stated "I WAS THERE".
On the way back we crossed over the George Washington Bridge, right where that plane crashed into the Hudson.. crazy stuff
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