Now a US Citizen

What an exciting day! Josh and I picked up Doug at 6:12--never new 290 was that busy that early. Another nice bottleneck at beltway 8 and I-45. We arrived at 7:15 (the paper said to arrive at 7 am sharp) at the M.O. Campbell Education Center. The parking lot was packed. Not to fear, there was a long line-up, so we weren't late. We finally got situated and seated around 7:50. The judge did not arrive until around 9:50. The ceremony itself (technically a court session) was brief and nice. The color guard posted the colors, followed by "The Star Spangled Banner". After being assured that all applicants were willing, able, and qualified to take the oath the judge lead in the "Oath of Allegiance". The local president of the League of Women Voters had a short speech. Somewhere in there we said the pledge to the flag. We then received our voter registration cards and waited for our color to be called. Upon hearing your color you went to the registration table to pick up your citizenship certificate. I had red, the last color called, which meant more waiting but also an empty parking lot.