Calm before the storm.

It's around 8 a.m. On inauguration day. There are reportedly hundreds of thousands along the parade route and at the Mall already. We should be making our way into DC shortly to join the insanity.
The past few days have been great. Though many systems are strained with the influx of people trying to use them, there seems to still be a sense of calm. The air has a certain sense of hope to it, as trite as that sounds, and people seem generally happy to be wherever they are despite the crowds.
On Sunday, we went to the "We Are One" concert at the Lincoln Memorial. An estimated 400,000 joined us. Though we didn't get close enough to see actual people, the Jumbotrons did a wonderful job of letting everyone experience it. It was ultimately refreshing to see everyone genuinely come together to celebrate. Old and young, black and white, everyone was so happy to be a part of the event. You haven't really heard the National Anthem until you've heard that many people sing along.
So, now I make may way into the madness to see what I see and experience the renewed energy and sense of hope that one man has given a nation.