hi loviEs. i am still trying to recover from the inauguration. i am so thrilled to have been able to be a part of such a beautiful and historic moment. it was 3 of us that stayed up all night to be sure to make it on the first train out of suitland station in suitland, md. on monday night i assisted jatawnyvision and joybehindthelens on photoshoot at an inaugural ball hosted by jack & jill of america ’till midnight. we didn’t make it back to home base until 1 something. clearly, there was no sleep in our near future. we showered, ate, and layered-up. by 3:35am, we were driving into the parking & ride that opened 5 minutes prior.
the train came at like 4:10 and we were walking on virginia avenue towards the monument by 4:50. the cold hadn’t hit us quite yet. i was busy staring at the dark half-empty streets that were steadily filling with other early birds. p.s. sun didn’t come up and grace us with her presence until after 8.
we were cold, sleepy, in pain with frost bite, laid on the gravel for an hour. it felt like a sandy ice box. the rest of it is all a blur. that is, until that brilliant man said ’so help me God’ … i can’t even explain the victory and freedom that invaded all the living cells of my body. UN-REAL. mere words could never describe completely.
i will post the video as soon as i catch up on work, sleep, and cell-repair.
until then, join me as i bask in everything obama.
i ♥ them so.
