{"id":2935,"date":"2009-01-20T11:45:10","date_gmt":"2009-01-20T15:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/?p=2935"},"modified":"2009-02-28T18:09:27","modified_gmt":"2009-02-28T22:09:27","slug":"time-to-put-on-that-globama-inauguration-party-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/time-to-put-on-that-globama-inauguration-party-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to put on that glObama! Inauguration Party ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/loralee-ethan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/loralee-ethan-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"loralee-ethan\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2937\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s inauguration day and (no matter what your political party preference) it&#8217;s time to put on a party that gives off a feel that can only be described as &#8220;glObama.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Today is the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama as America&#8217;s 44th and first black president.  <\/p>\n<p>This day has added significance for me and Annie, because my son (2) is black and my daughter (1) is biracial.  I was blessed to adopt Ethan from Uganda in 2007 and Vienna sixty days later here in the United States.  They are the light of my life and I am thrilled that they will grow up in a country always knowing that they truly can be anything that want to be in this wonderful nation of the United States.<br \/>\nThat being said, let&#8217;s get this party started!  Here are a few of our favorite inauguration day ideas.  Choose a few or do all of them.  Celebrate!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/nffinauguration-ideas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/nffinauguration-ideas.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"nffinauguration-ideas\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2945\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n1. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marthastewart.com\/portal\/site\/mslo\/menuitem.fc77a0dbc44dd1611e3bf410b5900aa0\/?vgnextoid=910543e303a0f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&#038;vgnextfmt=default&#038;backto=true\">Red, White, and Blue Jello Parfaits from Martha Stewart.<\/a>  They are so cute.  Try them out today and perfect them for July.  Love it.<br \/>\n2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alphamom.com\/holiday\/2009\/01\/inauguration_party_ideas.php\">Alpha+Mom Printable Inauguration Cupcake Toppers <\/a><br \/> These ladies have done it all for you.  Just download, print, and make it happen.  So No Fuss Fabulous.<br \/>\n3. Oh, Martha.  You are just so fabulous &#8211; not always No Fuss&#8230;.but ALWAYS fabulous.  Try out this old fashioned <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marthastewart.com\/article\/red-white-and-blue-garland?rsc=also_try\">Red White and Blue garland<\/a>.  It&#8217;s surprisingly easy. I made it last year for 4th of July and just loved it.  Find it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marthastewart.com\/article\/red-white-and-blue-garland?rsc=also_try\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n4.  Stars &#038; Stripes Soup.   Take one can of Campbell&#8217;s chicken noodle soup and one can of Campbell&#8217;s chicken &#038; stars, add two cans water, heat and serve in red bowls! Your kids will love it.<br \/>\n5. <a href=\"http:\/\/bakerella.blogspot.com\/2008\/07\/patriotic-pops.html\">Bakerella&#8217;s Patriotic Pops.<\/a>  I simply can&#8217;t get over these.  They are so cute. I should nominate her for president.<br \/>\n6. Okay, we agree this edible eagle is a little ridiculous&#8230;but isn&#8217;t it also a little fabulous?  Try it and let us know what you think.  <a href=\"http:\/\/jas.familyfun.go.com\/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&#038;craftid=12143\">Find it here. FamilyFun.com&#8217;s Edible Eagle.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Annie: Love this post Loralee! I am printing out lots of pictures for the inauguration and then taping them to a string  to make them a banner. The banner will drape across my dinner table this evening.  If you would like <strong>even more<\/strong> cupcake toppers and the some of the pictures I am using  for my banner go<a href=\"http:\/\/hubpages.com\/hub\/2008-election-clipart-Obama-McCain\"> here<\/a> or<a href=\"http:\/\/hubpages.com\/hub\/inauguration-day-clip-art\"> here!<\/a> Here are some examples of the clipart you can find there:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/bohtc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/bohtc.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"bohtc\" width=\"260\" height=\"260\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2952\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/bohtc2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/bohtc2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"bohtc2\" width=\"260\" height=\"196\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2953\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/bohtc3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loraleelewis.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/bohtc3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"bohtc3\" width=\"260\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2954\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s inauguration day and (no matter what your political party preference) it&#8217;s time to put on a party that gives off a feel that can only be described as &#8220;glObama.&#8221;  Today is the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama as America&#8217;s 44th and first black president. 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