Joe and I had a very eventful weekend!
First, we visited Joe's best friend, Adam, in Pittsburgh. We stayed at their place, about one street away from Carnegie Mellon's campus. Adam and Alyssa, his girlfriend, showed us a great time! We went to Pittsburgh's Public Market-- a local farmers market built on the old shipping yard docks, drank some of the best coffee EVER, ate way too many donuts, and met their pet guinea pig, Wayne. It was a great time spent with friends, especially in light of the fact that Adam will soon be moving to the Bay Area of California. We'll miss you, dear friend!
We made it back from Pittsburgh in time to catch a decent night's sleep and then head out to the inauguration ceremony at the butt-crack of dawn on Monday morning. We arrived at the line to our gate around 6, after waking up at 5, with an outstanding 4 layers of clothing-- and it still felt like it was 3 degrees outside-- only to be surrounded by way "too" many people. But let's face it, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity (see what I did there, with the counting down?! Ah, I feel so clever!) It was totally worth it.
Check out the pictures from the day!
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| The View from our Standing Seats! |
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| Soldiers lined the streets, ready to salute the President. |
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| Literally, a TINY portion of the President's motorcade. |
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| Hooray for Memories! |
It was amazing to be a part of this historic day. It's moments like these that help us make the most of our time while we're here!
Missing everyone terribly! We hope to see you all soon!
Love,
Blake and Joe
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