Welcoming Obama and Perhaps Oprah?!

For many Washingtonians this upcoming Inauguration is both exciting and terrifying! After a lot of thought, I plan on attending the historic ceremony despite the crowds. Unfortunately there is not much helpful information out there about what metros will be open, what streets will be closed, what time to get there, etc... but this website had some information and will hopefully be updated with more info as we get closer to January 20th. I plan to keep checking this website for more details as all of the kinks get worked out and they know more about how everything will be run.

Speaking of big names from Chicago...rumors abound that Oprah is coming to Washington and looking at some well known mansions in Georgetown. One is Evermay, which I have blogged about but I don't know if Nate Berkus is up to the challenge of bringing this home up to Winfrey's high class standards. Apparently it needs quite a bit of work. Other houses she is considering can be seen in this article from New York Social Diary.

If either Oprah or Obama need a fellow Chicagoan to show them around, I'm happy to oblige!