Inauguration Day!

I bravely ventured into the District of Columbia today with my dad and three of the Fitzpatricks to see the swearing in of NEW PRESIDENT OBAMA on the National Mall. It was cold, cramped, crowded, and REALLY FREAKING EXCITING. I'll tell my day in pictures...(by the way, I already apologize for the quality of the pictures. I used my cell phone camera.)

The Metro was INSANELY crowded, both the train and the station. I didn't get a picture of the former, but here's Federal Center SW at about 9:15AM this morning:


We came in late so we were by the Washington Monument...


To give you an idea of how close everything was, I was right up on the person in front of me and the person behind me was right up on me as well as people closing in on both sides. I couldn't move my arms.


I took this picture right when Obama started his address:


Everyone was so excited and there was a ton of cheering and "amens". I took this picture right after the address. It's definitely one of my favorites. The sign says "'I have a dream.' Dreams come true."


And of course, my photo whore-ness:


This is a couple hours after the end of the swearing in. We went to the Air & Space Museum for lunch and to get warm.


I had a lot of fun today, even if it was tiring. Every part of my body is sore right now. My dad and I actually got interviewed for the Washington Post so look for that tomorrow. I was also on CNN...even if you can't tell it's me, I'm there! Anyway, I'm tired and don't have much else to say that hasn't already been said, so I'm out! xoxo