DEBORAH CROMBIE: Well, yesterday was a day, wasn't it? Who else watched the inauguration all the way through? As Rick and I sat glued to the big screen TV in our living room, we kept nudging each other and saying, "This is history. We are seeing history."
There were so many memorable moments, but certainly one of the most outstanding was seeing Vice President Kamala Harris sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
This is what our granddaughter thought about seeing the first female vice-president of the United States!
The world is her oyster now. She even took donuts to school to celebrate! (And I got one that was leftover...)
There were so many other highlights--I'm going to be sifting through them for weeks. President Biden's speech, of course. The passing of the colors. I loved seeing the Clintons, the Bushes, and the Obamas, and the relationships they all have formed. I loved the obvious affection and pride shown by Dr. Jill Biden for President Biden, and by Doug Emhoff for Vice President Harris. I loved Amy Klobuchar's humor. Bernie's mittens.
But my most awe-struck, teary-eyed moment came as I listened to our youngest ever Inaugural Poet, Amanda Gorman, read her poem, THE HILL WE CLIMB.
If you somehow missed this, she is just stunning. Not only her beautiful words, but her expression, her delivery, her emotion!
I think we'll all be memorizing and reciting this for years to come. And that she will be a force to be reckoned with.
And, now, can we be trivial?
Who gave the best performance? What about Lady Gaga's gold mic? Garth Brooks without his hat? What was your favorite outfit? Were Dr. Biden's shoes killing her?
REDs and dear readers, share your favorite moments!
