Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Inorganization

We began the day in D.C. having no idea where our yellow press credentials would get us, thanks to the very informative inauguration websites. We began following directions to the Senate building after failing to get inside with the presidential media only. We had our gear checked here and wandered around the building looking for our entrance, ending up in the basement where a shuttle runs straight into The Capitol building.This was wrong. We went back upstairs where police wondered how we got into the Senator's office building...and were told we needed better credentials to get out...this was obviously wrong too. Then we were told to go to the House side. This involved traveling down D St. to the tunnel which would take us around to the west side. D St. is also where the purple ticketed inauguration goers were standing in line thus causing an elbow to elbow people jam for a good hour because they wouldn't let the "cutters" get to the other side of D to continue walking in the opposite direction and leave them with more space and comfort. After bumping into Jessie Jackson here, who had obviously been given poor directions as well, we were able to push through to the tunnel. Here they refused us entrance. After arguing we continued on where we found a second tunnel which was open to us and connected to the first one after the first 50 ft...So now we walk on the highway up to more entrances where we are refused access before stumbling upon white tents! We have our gear checked at this media entrance and once again walk to a basement where we are told that we don't have the right creds- they tell us to go to the botanical gardens. We go back upstairs and cant get out again. We ask where to go and explain that we had been told to go to the Senate, the House, the West front, and the botanical gardens. we are told to go back downstairs and demand to see the supervisor. Here we are told no again and Katie pretends to cry. The guy feels terrible and gives us directions to go down Independence to the Mall. So we walk and walk and walk down 7 blocks until some random officer lets us through a barricade without a baggage check. huh...


enjoy the photos...we really worked for them:)

Monday, January 19, 2009

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Finally, card reader and free time...

christmas
my bro was all about new clothes and shoes...even if it doesn't look like he is...he's just trying to look cool...haha





Bri is a sass pants 99% of the time...



but cute 100% of the time...





...and don't forget the christmas silly string fight...


silly framing...