We headed down the street to see if we might catch the Presidential Parade. The parade was completely fenced off with minimal entrance gates. As a result, the lines were extremely long. Leta and Jesse waited over two hours to get into the parade. Their view was obstructed but they captured the most moving moment of the day. Two 16 year olds who were overcome with emotion when President Obama and Michelle Obama walked by. One of the girls stood on a trash can to get a full view. "I saw Barack Obama, yes I did...he was so handsome and beautiful...I don't know what to say", she said shaking with excitement.
Michelle and I just happened to find a gate that had just opened and we were inside the parade within minutes! We were led across the street and directed to bleacher seats. Bleacher seats that are typically only available to ticket holders.
Snipers stood atop every roof top and secret service were everywhere. Two freezing hours later the press truck turned the corner. A man behind me yelled "He's walking, he's walking. Oh my god, he's walking"! President Barack Obama walked right in front of us...no more than 50 feet away. Vice President Joe Biden followed in his footsteps. Unfortunately most of us left the parade and many missed the rest of the events. At that point the sun was going down and after eight hours standing outside we sought warmth indoors and reconnected with Jesse and Leta. "
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Elated from the days events so far we spoke with Laura Brown from The Union. The See Jane Do story was on the front page along with a beautiful photo of my parents and youngest daughter Payton who were watching the Inauguration from a local restaurant in Grass Valley with a group of Obama supporters.
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