We’re officially on our way… Maryland where we’ll be staying. I feel like a kid, but why aren’t we there yet? I’ve been traveling for three days. Later today we’ll check out how to get to DC and take the trip in to see some of the kickoff concert. I’d like to see the first dance of the first couple. Allegedly, this is the presidential Inauguration but, deep down, we all know this is the biggest wedding ceremony known to man. So, let’s not kid ourselves and just enjoy the symbolic second wedding ceremony for the Obamas (despite all the planning, guests, panic, and lack of parking involved). I’m Irish so you can add inappropriate toasts from distant relatives you’ve never met, and old people singing about love and the potato famine to that list. If you’re wondering what that’s like, it’s a little like the love theme for Titanic, instead of Celine singing though, imagine an old, charming Irishman with kind eyes. It’s sort of beautiful.

I can see why Beyonce would get the gig singing the Obamas first dance. “If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it.” And we did (at least for the next four years). So, for now, let’s enjoy the honeymoon. When it’s over, we can deal with the economic crises, conflict in the Middle East, and other inheritances from the Bush side of the family.