From Australia, To Washington!

Just when I began to recover from my overseas jet lag, we've decided to be a part of the festivities at the 2005 Presidential Inauguration!

We received tickets for the swearing in ceremonies from Congressman Bob Beauprez's office, but the ball tickets were much more difficult to come by. After multiple phone calls and emails to people who were desperately looking for their own tickets, we ended up at Ebay. As most of you can guess, Jimmy Lakey would not be denied and became the high bidder on a pair at the last minute. The auction also included tickets to the parade and "freedom concert" - but it's so busy, we'll have to see how many events we're able to attend.

The most frequently asked question so far is "what are you going to wear?" So, not to be a pain – but I thought I’d just get that out on the table. I’ll be wearing a long, strapless, black A-line dress with an “art deco” design on the upper half of the bodice. The design part is kind of random --- with black, white and copper “patches” (not sewn together like a quilt, but in a random pattern) that are on the diagonal across the top of the dress. One copper “swatch” goes from the top left down to the bottom right – ending at my hip. Lord knows we’ll be taking tons of photos, so I’m sure that will help.

Because we were able to attend 4 years ago, Jimmy had a room reservation in DC the day after the election. We’ll be staying at The Beacon Hotel (formerly The Governor’s House) and we’ll be there Wednesday – Thursday – Friday – flying back to Denver Saturday.

Gotta run and pack – but I’ll be sure to wave at George and Laura for each of you.

Carrie