At Last….Barack Obama is Officially our 44th President

images via Danny Daily, Huffington Post, and pmorgan67s

I worked from home today, mostly because I wanted/needed constant stream of inaugural pomp and circumstance. Plus, I knew I’d get all weepy. And cry I did — big old tears of joy and hope. What an amazing moment in history. Hell yes we can!

Okay, I know the internet is, like, over-the-top orgasmically abuzz with inauguration day dispatches. In the spirit of gushing (and just a little snarking)here are my observations and favorite moments:

• The enormity of it all. First, Obama is sworn in the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Second, seeing the crowds (of millions!) in D.C. cheering and waiting to catch a glimpse of the Obamas.

• First Lady Michelle Obama’s yellow brocade inaugural ensemble by Isabel Toledo — loved it! So did Coquette.

• Sasha and Malia Obama — beyond cute. They looked so poised and refreshingly age-appropriate in their bright, belted Crewcuts coats.

• Okay, is it just me or has Dick Cheney morphed into Dr. Strangelove?

• The Rev. Joseph Lowery’s moving benediction, in which he prayed for an “end to exploitation of the weak and poor.” 87-year-old Lowery was a big part of the civil rights movement.

• Aretha Franklin belts “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” and rocks a hat with a ginormous sparkly bow. I thought it was fantastic — the Black Snob isn’t so sure.

• Barry gives a shout out to the non-believers in his inaugural address. He said, “We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and non-believers.” That got my attention. How cool that he acknowledged non-believers. That almost makes up for Rev. Rick Warren.

• The President and his First Lady slow dance to Beyonce crooning “At Last.” Beyonce killed it. Our first couple radiate love, respect and appreciation, don’t they?. Watch the video.