We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration

One month ago today (has it been that long already?), my sister-in-law and her husband came to spend the Inaugural weekend with us. We were all pretty excited to be right in the thick of things.

You might remember that the Sunday before the inauguration there was a big concert at the Lincoln Memorial. We braved the cold weather and headed over there with about half a million other people. Since we arrived only about an hour before we couldn't see the talent from where we were, but we did get lucky enough to be right in front of a jumbotron.

It was a star-studded concert. Despite the freezing temperatures, we had a great time. I've never been in the middle of such a huge crowd where everyone was happy to be there. People sang and danced and cheered. It was so much better than if we'd stayed at the apartment and watched it on TV (which we had considered because of the cold).

Even getting out went smoothly enough.