Hi, everyone. It was hard to decide which blog to post this to: Barack Obama: He's the One, or the Further Adventures of mmm. Both apply, but Obama won! Yes he did!
As an act of faith last June, I booked a couple of rooms in Alexandria, VA, for three nights during the Inauguration. I was sure (most of the time) that this day would come. I am so excited to be going. I'm flying out of SFO, so tonight I'm staying with my friends Rob and Mark. I fly out tomorrow (Sunday), with any luck. My friend Earl was kind enough to give me a companion pass for United (thank you, Mr. Earl!), which cuts down on the travel costs considerably. The only hitch is that I'm flying stand-by, so it may take a couple of tries before I get on. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
I drove down from Oregon today, listening to CNN on the radio the whole way. My main conclusion? I don't think I've packed enough Kleenex! Every time someone started talking about what this day meant to him or her, I'd get choked up. What an incredible groundswell of excitement this country is experiencing. And it's not just felt here in the States. How the world must be sighing with collective relief to see the last of the Bush administration!
My friend Kitty Baker is joining me in DC. Kitty and I spent a lot of time during the primaries and the election on the phone and e-mailing, saying "Yes, we can!" until we believed it, so she's just the perfect person to share this experience with. We have tickets to absolutely nothing, but we don't care. We'll just be happy to be a part of this historic and uplifting occasion.
I promise to write more over the next few days. Look for the woman in the red ski cap if you're watching the tube coverage. That will be me.
mmm
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