Like a DREAM!

Well, it is 11:34pm EST and I just woke up from completely passing out...

I did not go to sleep after arriving at midnight on Tuesday morning. My uncles wife, Butte, made us breakfast around 2:30am and we were on the road heading towards the Metro station by 3:30am. Once we got close to the exit it was cars lined up waiting to get in, so my uncle just dropped us off and we began walking down the exit ramp into the station. It was COLD!!!!!!! You have no idea...I had four layers on and it was still freezing!!!

We made our way on to the metro, which was not to badly crowded yet. However, as soon as we made our exit, masses of people appeared. It was cold and dark, but we made our way through the crowds of people to began standing in line to get into our ticketed section.

Once we got through the first check point, we waited until the sun came up for about another 2 hours. Then we made our way through the crowds and grab our spot. This was the view from our original "standing" seats...it filled up pretty quickly and it was coldest here, because we didn't move for another 2 hours. Directly in front of us (the pool) was a section originally reserved for what seemed to be for the elderly and disabled. However, a fence came down...and we made our way a little closer. We marked our spots right on the first set of steps, so the view was PERFECT!

Here is a picture of me and my brother Alvin.

Our better view...waiting for another hour in the freezing cold...my feet are still tingling just thinking about it...

Did I mention it was COLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We met some very interesting, funny, and friendly people around us. One girl had lost her friends during the movement to get closer, so she pretty much was with us until the very end and she was able to find her friends again. She was from Nashville, Tennessee. There were people from EVERYWHERE...all ages, races, religions, cultures...it was surreal to say the least.

This was a view from our original "seats"!!!! I had NO idea what was behind me...I'm sure what you all were able to see at home.

My brother and I were taking still shots and video for Fox 5 news station back in San Diego...this is some of the live feed we sent them. I heard some of the footage and images aired (thanks David), so I look forward to watching it when I get back home!

All of these pictures and videos came from my phone...I have many more from my camera and will upload and post them when I get a chance.

to be continued...