Oath of Office

Melissa took the oath of office for the Foreign Service yesterday. It was pretty cool, since it's the very same oath that the President takes. The general point is swearing to uphold and protect the Constitution and to "well and faithfully execute" the duties of the office you're entering. Benny and Rebecca were there to watch, and my outrageous class dues bought us all a glass of champagne at the swanky post-swearing-in reception in the formal diplomatic reception rooms. Next steps include consular training and figuring out how the heck we're actually going to move to Kingston and get settled in. It's starting to get cold in DC, though, so I predict that come January we'll be thrilled to leave even if we aren't 100% organized and ready.