It was a wonderful time to be with so many thousands of people to celebrate the new Presidency! We didn't arrive hours early like the smart people who wanted to get up close, but more like the arriving right on time people who got directed past the closed gates and onto the Washington Memorial Park lawn with the jumbo-trons group. It was still an exciting event as people filled the entire acreage and even a few climbed the trees for a better look at the screens. The sound system was great too as we listened to Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and Beyonce among the great line-up of entertainers. The multi-generational crowd together rocked and sang the words to most of the songs, especially those of Garth Brooks songs "American Pie", "We Shall Be Free"and my favorite was when everyone pointed high for "Shout!" Every time the camera took a shot of Barack and Michelle Obama, screams were heard in appreciation for our new President. He gave a closing message that as always is inspiring, and we look forward to an even greater Inaugural Speech.
Afterwards we walked many blocks to downtown DC to the Lucky Strike Bowling Alley and Bar to wait for the "Las Cruces Connection" group to gather. It was quite busy and most restaurnts had 1-2 hour waits. The group decided to go to Las Tampas that worked out well as we overtook a corner of the restaurant and enjoyed catching up with job hunting and career endeavors of the former Las Cruces Obama Headquarter's staff. They are all doing well and really miss LC and the many great volunteers that entered their doors as well as their lives!
Today we are rushing off to the RFK Stadium for National Day of Service and Martin Luther King Day to help with assembling packages to send to soldiers serving in the Middle East.
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