Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Obamarama

Time we woke up this morning:  3:00 am
Metro fare at rush hour rates:  $4.50 round trip
Average temperature in DC:  22 degrees
Length of time we stood on the National Mall:  7 hours
Number of people on the mall:  over 2 million
Number of tries it took to peel Lauren's blanket off of the icy ground, where it was firmly frozen in place:  8
Number of times we vocalized our concerns about frostbite:  75
Amount of clothing I wore:  6 layers, 3 pairs of socks, 2 scarves
Number of granola bars I ate to sustain myself:  4
Level of exhaustion I am currently experiencing, on a scale of 1 to 10:  15

Witnessing the historic inauguration of the United States' first African-American president:  PRICELESS


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