And so it begins (I think these first few photos were taken around 1 AM)
I took this photo from the street (looking inside at K and M):
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One of my favorite photos (do you see the Capitol in the background??):
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Sunrise:
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J sleeping in the cafeteria:
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8 AM the crowds start pouring in!
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Gosh it was nice being all warm inside ;)
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This is when they found a suspicious bag. Within seconds they had cleared the area:
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Oops someone just apparently didn't notice dropping their PURSE!
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Snipers on the roof!
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I had a strange fascination with the crazy amount of portapotties:
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My fav uniform:
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Bush leaving:
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Huge thanks to K for letting me borrow these 2 photos. I decided to take videos of the actual parade/procession (will post those tomorrow) and borrow K's amazing photos.
BIDEN! (click to make the photo bigger)
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Obama and family (click to make the photo bigger)
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(Obama is on the left, his wife to the right, and the girls are riding backwards-Malia is waving on the left)