Inauguration!!!!

I am SO excited..... Ms. Wood, Mr. Rowley, Ms. Edwards, Kennedy and I are going down to Washington DC for January 20th. That is right we are going down for the Inauguration of our first African American president.

Ms. Wood and Ms. Edwards were joking one night about flying down for the day. They looked up flights and saw how inexpensive the flight was they decided to go for it. Ms. Edwards emailed Senator Snowes office and was notified that we all had tickets....well ok......Ms. Wood. Mr. Rowley, and Ms. Edwards have tickets. I am going to have to hang out in her bag. Ms. Wood is going to hang on to Kennedy.

So here are the plans......Ms. Wood and Ms. Edwards are going to enjoy a slow day on Monday. They are going to take a slow drive down to Ms. Wood's parents house. I think we are going to stop by Freeport and walk around....we might even hangout in Augusta some. The morning of the 20th we are going to arrive at the airport and take a 6:20 AM flight to Baltimore MD. We will be meeting Mr. Rowley in Baltimore and will ride in together to the Inauguration. After the Inauguration they are going to head to Union Station where they will ride the Metro out of the City. They will then be returning back to Maine and to school the next day. Crazy aren't they? I plan on resting on the 21st...to each their own I guess.

I am SO excited. I have never been to an Inauguration before.....It is going to be so crazy....They are predicting that there will be more people at this event then any other Inauguration.

I wanted to share my excitement with you as well as a little information about Inaugurations.

At the Inauguration the President is going to be sworn in saying the following words:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the
United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve and defend the Constitution of
the United States."

The President will say these words at noon at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. will administer the oath of office.

The Vice President (Joseph Biden) will be sworn in by Justice Stevens. Biden will say the following when he is sworn in:

"I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States
against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the
same: that I will take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose
of evasion, and I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about
to enter."

Inauguration history:
George Washington was inaugurated President on April 30, 1789 in New York City. (He
should have been inaugurated on March 4th.
The date of Inauguration was changed from March 4th to January 20th through the 20th
Amendment. (1937)
Jefferson was the first President sworn in Washington D.C.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the last President to be sworn in on April 4 and the first President
to be sworn in on January 20th.

Well that is enough for now...I will have more to share soon :)