A very busy sunday!

Finally, a little bit of down time! My weekend has been so far jam packed with activities, events, and chaos. 21st and i streets (where I live) have been barracaded off with army humvees and we have the military on the periphery of our campus. Despite the huge influx of visitors to the city, safetly seems to be a huge priority, with police and military on every street corned doing crowd control.

We took off for Annapolis from DC at around 5:30 - and with a little bit of creative navigating we arrived at 7. The Culver Club reception was at the Navy-Marine Stadium - a very pretty party location. There were easily 200 people there, not including the Troopers and Equestriennes who had arrived from Culver the previous day. It was great to catch up with faculty, alums, and current students alike. Dinner was served, and there were some touching speeches from the riding captains, enough to bring a tear to a few eyes around the room. After the event ended, we headed to the hotel where to students were staying to drop off some boots and helmets for Parker and his sister (who are both in the parade). The Culver cadets and co-eds were up to there usual shenanigans, some things truly never change.

We made it back into DC around 1, picked up VIP passes at the Willard and headed out on the town. DC extended its bar hours until 4 am, so I guided my group of fellow '07 alums to a few favorite haunts before calling it a night around 3 am.

Today was slightly more relaxed - brunch in georgetown and some people watching.

Tomorrow I head to the Willard @ 11 am for the parade viewing party, and then a quick costume change for the Michigan Ball, which is being held in the newly renovated natural history museum.

You know you love me - XOXO

Sunday

Well, the madness has officially started. The metro's are getting jammed up, the streets are harder to navigate, and someone thought it would be a great idea to keep the bars open 'til 4am. News reports have anticipated anywhere from 1 to 3 million people coming to the city between now and Tuesday. It's pretty easy to see the preparations taking effect; more security, decorations going up, tents being erected, etc. I've been able to see some Culver grads who are coming to the city to watch the Black Horse Troop ride in its 15th inaugural. The picture above is from the last inaugural.

Tonight, I am off to Annapolis for the Capitol City Culver Club's reception - hosting all of the cadets and equestriennes. Stay tuned for more photos!

You Know You Love Me,

XOXO

January 12th

After being back in DC for a mere 24 hours, I am definitely missing sunny California. Here are a few links about Culver in the Inaugural parade.

http://www.fox59.com/pages/landing_local_news/?Culver-Academy-students-to-ride-in-Inaug=1&blockID=182949&feedID=1295

http://www.wndu.com/localnews/headlines/37418064.html

Thats it for today, you know you love me!

January 11th

Hi everyone! This is the first post of, you guessed it, my inaugural blog! I'm in Washington D.C. - at George Washington University, getting to witness history in the making. Regardless who any of us voted for, this is going to be in the history books. For all of you who can't be in D.C. - this is your inside scoop on my experiences for the next week. Stay tuned!
You Know You Love Me
xoxo
Charlotte