I watched the inauguration among a crowd of others at a party given by the American Society at the Meridien Hotel at Barcelona. It is really hard to get a good idea of how many people were there because we ended up split into so many places, from the main room, to the overflow room and then out to the bar and restaurant, but we must have numbered in the hundreds, and our presence was well covered by the Catalan media.
Anyway, here is how the moment looked to us.
I lost it early on, when Malia and Sasha came onto the screen for the first time and I realized, not for the first time, that these little girls who are going to live in the White House had ancestors who came to the States in chains.
I loved Aretha, Rev. Lowery’s benediction, the poem, Obama’s speech. And I adore Michelle’s gloves!
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I totally agree with your last line. Plus Sasha’s thumbs up! I didn’t realize that Michelle’s shoes matched her gloves till I saw them in the paper this morning. I thought of your bright pink gloves!
Deedee has a green pair, just like Michelle. *covets*
Sasha is cute, but as an older sister, I’m a Malia fan.