Hail to the Chief

Even this morning, as our driveway filled up with the cars of friends headed downtown for Obama's big day, and we watched as scores of folks bundled against the cold streamed by our home in route to DC, we considered going too. But we didn't. We stuck to the plan and went to our friends Missy and Matt's home for a viewing party. And a good one at that. There were balloons, streamers, an "O" cake, lots of good food and a few tears as our 44th President was sworn in. There was also heat, audio and lots of see, which was a cut above what a lot of our much braver Americans experienced out on the Mall. But I give them lots and lots of credit for making the journey. If we didn't have ones too little to bring along, we would have been there too.

I put the kids in home-made Obama tee-shirts and vowed to them that they WOULD be on the Mall for the swearing in of our next president: A woman.

So we salute you Mr. President. And now it's on to tonight's official Inaugural ball. We'll be attending the Western States bash where we hope get a dose of our new Commander-in-Chief, in the flesh. Check in tomorrow for a report on Michelle Obama's gown!