My Daughter is Going to the Inauguration!

My daughter Jessica is participating in the
University Presidential Inaugural
Conference (UPIC) in Washington, D.C. this week, so she will see
President Obama’s inauguration in person! Jessica was invited (along with thousands
of other kids) because she is an alumna of a
Congressional Youth Leadership
Council (CYLC) program she attended in High School. She signed up for this
conference almost a year ago, long before we knew whose inauguration it would be.
You can see Jessica’s pictures and updates on her blog:

http://feelingelephants.wordpress.com/.

Jessica took the bus to Washington DC yesterday bringing the camera she borrowed
from the CMU student newspaper, the
Tartan. So far, she has heard a
talk by General Colin Powell.
Tomorrow, they hear from former Vice President
Al Gore. Tuesday night after
the inauguration, she will attend an inaugural ball. The picture above is of
Jessica showing us her new ball gown (with the shawl I brought her from Bangalore)
before I packed it. It is so exciting to have a member of our family attend this
historical event!

Image Copyright 2009 by John Plocher