More on what I thought of the inauguration to follow in another post, inshaAllah.
I was standing near the Monument, near a hill, and I think this picture shows the crowds the best.
Emotions. 
I got to watch the inauguration on a large screen jumbo-tron, out in freezing weather, but it was worth it. This was right after "President-Elect" became "President" Obama. The crowd went wild. Released all their tension from the previous years. I didn't realize that so many other ppl felt that way till I heard Bush, Cheney and everyone related to them get boo-ed like crazy every time they came on screen.
Trying to get home after the event was a study in crowd control. Seriously. 100,000 strong stuck in unmoving human traffic. This man is directing traffic from atop the porta potties. At least attempting to.
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I envy you, wish I was there but I would have been crying like crazy which I did anyway. No arrests were made, no unruly crowds, just a feeling of optimisim...I truly feel part of this election and a feeling of "wow thats my president".
A week later and that feeling has not gone away
yah, i still can't believe its' "President" Obama. So far, he's exceeding my expectations.
I love saying president Obama too and I love that he came out of the gate running and implementing everything he said he was going to do. I even heard tonite that Susan Rice said that we will be talking to Iran!! I wish him every prayer, hope and luck with the middle east. I so appreciate that he is tackling it.
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