As of yet, no one has one of the 240,000 inauguration tickets that have been printed. A spokesperson for Representative Chet Edwards says each member of congress will be allotted 198 tickets. In total, the Edwards office has received over 1,000 ticket requests.

Paul and Linda Parrish of College Station have made two of those requests. The Parrishs are self-described democrat activists.

"You know you see the people who dress up and wear hats, that would be me," said Linda Parrish.

The couple's wardrobe, as well as the inside and outside of their home can attest to their love for all things democrat.

"We do let other people come to our house, but as you can see they risk being towed," said Linda Parrish, pointing to a sign on her garage.

The day after Barack Obama won, the Parishs decided to make the trip to Washington D.C., to watch their first in-person inauguration.

"We thought we were really fast starting November the 5th, but we were behind some people, because a lot of the hotels were booked," said Paul Parrish.

Instead of a hotel, the Parrishs will be staying with a friend. So far, they aren't sure they'll have tickets.

"But we're going regardless," said Paul Parrish.

To help their odds, they've tried to get on multiple ticket lists: Representative Chet Edwards', Texas Senators John Cornyn's and Kay Bailey Hutchison's, a list from a California representative, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman's, even the list for Guam residents.

"Because its not likely that too many people will be coming from Guam," said Paul Parrish.

Hutchison's list was full, the Parrishs didn't make the final Cornyn list. As for Edwards' list, "I believe the number was 10 to 1. 10 times the number of requests they know they can fulfill," said Paul Parrish.

Whether or not they get tickets to the swearing-in, or can only see the parade, the Parrishs plan to enjoy their trip either way.

"Somebody has to go and somebody has to be disappointed and we might be disappointed, but we'll go without tickets if necessary," said Paul Parrish.