Cutie!

A few days with Obama!

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January 21st 2009
It worked out rather conveniently that we scheduled to visit my family in Virginia at the same time as the Inauguration! History in the making, and we got to experience it...in all it's cold, frigid, freezing glory. (We're not too used to the cold weather, and certainly not being in it for 24 hours straight!) So, like I said my family lives in Virginia and we flew in on the 13th. Pretty much we ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more