Inauguration 2009 - Monday, January 19th

We slept in just a little bit this morning. We had our coffee and headed out for "tour day". We figured that Monday was the best day to check out the sites. We went to the Smithsonian Art Museum. The had Obama's "HOPE" Portriat that had just arrive.

I love American history. I majored in history and political science. The Presidential portriat exhibit was amazing. I went through my mind the most influential Presidents in our history. The Presidents that truly changed our country and many times "drove" us into the future that made American the greatest country in the world.

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Jackson

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Harry Truman

Dwight Eisenhower

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Ronald Reagan

The portaits really moved me, but especially this portrait of JFK.

We then went from the museum over to the Mall. The biggest indication of what's gettting ready to happen were the amount of "Porta Potties" that they have set up for this event. We walked over to the Capital area. I wanted to walk to the Lincoln Memorial, so we did. We went past the Washington Monument and then over to the World War II Memorial. That was the 1st time that Angela and I had seen this memorial. Awesome!

We got a great feel for how cold it's going to be tomorrow. It was nice with the sun out and as long as we kept moving. When the sun went down and the wind picked up a bit it was really cold. We'll be prepared for tomorrow.

I want to walk to see the Lincoln Memorial. Angela wasn't thrilled to walk some more, but she's a trooper. It's starting to get a little chilly with the sun going down.