Mosaic

January 21st, 2009

24 Hours

           In less than 24 hours we will have a new president. It is an amazing thought. Those countdowns untill Bush’s last day are entering the home stretch.

            The ceremony will take place on what is called the National Mall. It is a beautiful green between the capitol and the Lincoln Memorial with the Washington Monument in between. Tomorrow it will be wall to wall with people. There are millions expected.

            As we walked down the Mall closer to the capitol it set in that I was actually there to witness this historic moment. I had to stop and take it all in. People from all over the world were coming in to see this ceremony. Sunday’s concert played on the jumbotrons, as some people watched it for the first time.

            I am fortunate enough to have attended an Inauguration before and to have been to DC numerous times and today there were so many people.For many this was their first trip to the Nations Capitol and that people did whatever possible to get there. Standing about 100 yards from the west side of the Capitol people stopped and took their photos in front of it to prove there were there. I certainly did. It was beautifully wrapped in red, white, and blue and a choir rehearsed and the words “I can’t believe I am here” came from peoples mouths. This was a Kodak moment. We took pictures of families, and families took photos of us. Everyone was chatting with each other, stopping to let people have a clear view. Everyone was there too celebrate. It was probably the nicest most polite group of thousands there ever was.

            People are incredible. People traveled from all over the world. They drove, flew, took trains, and rode bikes. People from Virginia walked over bridges, and granted its not that far, it didn’t matter to them. They were going to make the trip. They wanted to be there.

           

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