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Inauguration 2009 – what an historic event! An all-encompassing, all-inclusive, buzz generating time!! The Washington DC metro area was ALL INAUGURATION ALL THE TIME for about a month prior to the actual day. The newspapers, radio, and tv stations talked non-stop about preparations, expectations, and general anticipation. We were Obama supporters, so were of course excited by it all. But it the feelings seemed to reach across party lines – everyone was talking about it. That was cool. My oldest sister Sherry and her son (my nephew) Jordan were debating coming to town for the event. Jordan is a huge politco and was a big Barack fan, so he really wanted to come. Sherry also wanted to be involved, but wasn’t certain if she should make the trip. Sherry, Jordan, and I all wrote our Senators the day the announcement came out about tickets being given away. Sherry wrote to Senator Chuck Hagel (Nebraska Republican). Now, you should know that Sherry has a “special” relationship with Chuck. On M