"We Are One" - Inaugural Concert

This experience is one that I will never forget. It was AMAZING; the positive energy was almost palatable. It was thrilling to be one of the hundreds of thousands cheering and singing together. The performers were energetic and passionate. When Beyonce sang "America The Beautiful" and everyone was singing along - it gave me chills! I saw more celebrities than I will probably ever see in the rest of my lifetime :) It's my little piece of history now :)

Dustin and I - waiting for the concert to start.
We got there 5 hours early! But we got a pretty good spot :)

Some people climbed a tree and hoisted up an Obama cut-out.

Elmo talking to the Number One - "We Are One!"

The Obamas and Bidens arriving at the Concert.
(see them teeny-tiny down on the lefthand side?)

The Massive Crowd

Tom Hanks

U2!!

Obama Gives His Speech

Blurry Close-up

Beyonce Sings "America The Beautiful"The Totally Crowded Metro Station

Obama Arrives At The Concert from kaylaj on Vimeo.


Garth Brooks Gets The Crowd Going! from kaylaj on Vimeo.

Unfortunately, I can't add the video of Obama's speech because it is too large a file to upload to any video share sites. It was a good speech. Oh, and I didn't take these videos, Dustin did, but he shared them with me. I was too short to see over most of the people! A lot of the pictures I took were from holding the camera up in the air and pushing the button :)

Cherry Blossom Time!

It's that time of year again! Beth and I went downtown today for a quick look-see. It was cold!! And windy! It was beautiful, though. We rented a paddle-boat and paddled around in the Tidal Basin looking at all the pretty flowers. It was fun! We didn't have to dodge people, dogs, children, or cameras - just other paddle-boats! Spring Break is officially over. :( Back to work!

The Jefferson Memorial

Us

Pretty

Some views from our little boat

Harrisburg, PA

A weekend away in Harrisburg! We were sooo lazy and had a great time talking and relaxing.

Governor's Row - old buildings preserved

Good Friends

Beautiful Bridges

A COW in the City!

The Trees in D.C.

The Christmas Tree in front of the Capitol Building

Julia and I in front of the Capitol Christmas TreeThe National Christmas Tree
Pretty, Pretty Tree!
Around the National Tree they have a tree for each state.
This is the best tree!Yep, it's the NORTH DAKOTA tree!! Yee-haw!
(I did not have to wait in a line of people for this picture..haha!)

Thanksgiving In NYC

Thanksgiving in NYC! An exciting adventure :)

Up EARLY to get a good spot in Times Square for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
We grabbed our spot around 6:15 am :) It was a good spot!

Times Square at Sunrise

The crowds at the parade - we never got on TV because we were in the spot where all the camera people also wanted to be. Oh, well, we had the best view!

My favorite show as a kid - there were several of the
classic Sesame Street characters on this float!

It was fun watching the balloon handlers - they all have matching outfits and vests. In between floats and balloons, clowns came over to the crowds. They told us jokes, threw confetti, and wished us a Happy Thanksgiving. We were right in the front, so we got a lot of clown-fives :)

SANTA!!!! Forget all the famous people we saw - here he is!!!

We walked through Central Park. It was a lovely, warm day!

5th Avenue - we looked at all the fancy, Christmas window displays.

The Tree in Rockefeller Center. We didn't get to see the lighting ceremony because it was scheduled for a later date, but we plan to see the one here in D.C. next week :)

In Rockefeller Center

BODIES: The Exhibition

Today Beth and I went to BODIES. It was extremely interesting and informative! Real human bodies have been specially preserved in order that we might see the actual bones, muscles, organs, and nerves that make our bodies so wonderful.

Though this experience, I was once again reminded of my belief in Creation. Our bodies could not have just "happened" to be made so amazingly! Anyway, though some parts were slightly creepy (like a human skin all laid out in a display case) it was tastefully done and presented in an educational and informative manner. It was a unique experience!