Bus Pass, No Credentials

This trip to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration, has been in the works for several weeks, and I'm pretty far ahead in my initial preparations.

I've secured my spot (and my mom's since she's along for the ride too) on a bus leaving from Montgomery on Jan. 19 and returning on the 21st. The package includes the bus ride to D.C., two nights stay at a hotel in Richmond (about as close as we could get for a reasonable price) and a Metro pass.

But there is a glitch in my grand plans.

I'm also one of the many journalists who are holding their breath in hopes of getting press credentials. Apparently, an unprecedented number of journalists, some from foreign countries, and others from essentially Podunk, USA are requesting press passes this time around.

I've applied for credentials from all the inauguration committees I could, and now all I can do is keep my fingers crossed.

Wish me luck (and warmth) because I'm certainly going to need it.