Our Mission

This is the story of a family - Lucy, Riley, Helen, and yours truly- and a trip to DC for Barack Obama's inauguration. We each have our own reasons for wanting to be there to witness history. Helen was an early believer, never accepting that Obama couldn't get elected, and she worked hard in the Buffalo campaign office. I supported candidate Obama largely because of the novelty of being a fellow 47 year-old "hafro" - yes, I have heard that we look alike (maybe the Prez will agree to pose for a picture with me so that myth can be dispelled once and for all). Of course,
since parenting is largely about brainwashing, Riley and Lucy were strong Obama supporters, and besides, it's cheaper to bring them along than find a babysitter. Actually, Lucy made a couple of calls to voters in Ohio on behalf of the campaign, so she earned the trip more than Riley or me.

Here's the plan:

• Head to DC on Saturday, January 17 (hoping for good weather and light traffic)
• Stay with Hel's sister and brother-in-law, JT and Kendall
• Park the car and cover the city on foot
  
• Soak in the excitement and see what we can see
• Make it home without sitting in too much traffic or missing too much work

The idea of the blog is to keep our friends and family up-to-date on all the goings-on during our little adventure. Please understand, we're total novices when it comes to blogging. We don't read them, let alone write them. So I learned how to blog just for this occasion, and the four of us plan to make entries and attach pictures when we can. Who knows, there may even be a link to a YouTube video or two. We're hoping for a fun and memorable weekend - it's going to be a great story to tell - and to give our readers just a little taste of the experience.

Tony