I'm here in Casper for the All-State Conference. I have been since Sunday, but we get to go home today! I'm glad, because I miss my two boys at home.
I was afraid I was going to miss one of the biggest days in history, because we were in clinics and the kids were in rehearsals, all day long. But the guest choir conductor, from the University of New Hamshire, had a great idea. He stopped rehearsals for his choir at about 9:30 yesterday morning and had the inauguration projected on a HUGE screen in the auditorium so the kids could witness the event. So I skipped one of the clinics and joined them. I wasn't the only teacher with that idea- there were several rows of us in the back of the auditorium. :) And WOW. What an amazing event. Not only did they have one of the most beautiful arrangements of "Simple Gifts" that I've ever heard... (Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Pearlman, and two of their friends, playing the arrangement done by John Williams!!!!!!!!! Could it get any better?!?! It brought tears to my eyes!) but just the historical significance of swearing in Barack Obama was incredible. No matter who you wanted to win the election, you have to admit- this is a HUGE day in history. One that will be written down in our history books. And a day that shows that we as Americans, have moved in a direction that shows that everybody is EQUAL. And that's a wonderful direction to be going.
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Glad you got to watch it. I was home sick, so I saw it all, snuggled in my bed!
I'm sorry to say that I missed it...turns out 3 yr olds aren't interested in the inauguration...LOL I think I need to see what I can find on youtube :)
Stacey, hope you're feeling better!
I see what you're saying about it being a historical day but how can equality in this instance be celebrated when the man and his administration is so evil that some of his first acts are to not only allow murder in our own country but to make it more possible abroad and to federally fund it while he's at it? Americans are blinded by the historical value and have not seen the lack of values of the man himself and those he has put into power beneath him.
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