OH WHAT A NIGHT! Partying it Up at the Official Obama Party at Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles!

Last night, we braved the crowds and made it in to the official Los Angeles celebration at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. And oh what a night it was! I can best describe it as New Years Eve x million - a moment I'll never forget, where tears were shed, hugs were aplenty and where high fives ruled over handshakes. As many of us ride the wave of excitement into the future, it's my hope that this is just the beginning of things to come. But for now, let's enjoy this historical moment!

Our story:
We had no idea if we were going to be able to get in. Right before we left, NBC had said that there were 15,000 people expected to come in but that the ballroom had a 3,000 person capacity.

Parking is no hassle because we get there a 1 1/2 hours early. This is Duc and Arlene toward the elevator to the hotel.

In the elevator, from the parking structure to the hotel, we're all really excited but worried about the lines.

Arlene and I make a mad dash from the elevator to the hotel but Duc and Eugene get stopped by two burly guys with a velvet rope!

After standing in another line for about 30 minutes we made it in to the ballroom!

Stage was set up with huge screens..

We made our way to the front of the room, in front of the dj and the podium.

Making new friends.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

David Allen Grier

The crowd's reaction.

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Balloons and confetti descending upon us.

As we were walking out...Ex-Governor Gray Davis!

NBC newscaster Ted Chen!

The most famous celeb of the night? Our ET correspondent, Arlene!

It was one helleva night! Thanks Duc, Eugene and Arlene for braving the crowds and experiencing this moment with me. I'll never forget it!

Tags: angeles, century, hotel, los, obama, party, plaza

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Comment by Arlene on November 6, 2008 at 1:26pm: hahaha cool! i can see you!!

Comment by alice on November 6, 2008 at 12:30pm: Metromix covered the party, too. Can you see some familiar faces in these pictures?

Comment by Eugene on November 5, 2008 at 10:03pm: sweet pic!

Comment by Duc on November 5, 2008 at 9:14pm: Arlene - I was part of that crowd outside of the ballroom that bum rushed security. I had to run to the restroom and when I tried to get back in, I was stopped. I was getting pissy because I was going to miss THE moment. Before I had a chance to do any pushing to get through, someone behind me did and we pushed right through. It felt so revoltish.

Did you guys see the HUGE crowd doing the electric slide? It was awesome. And hilarious. Mix in some drunk white guys and a Japanese guy trying to learn the steps, and you've got yourself a good time. There were also two huge dance circles. You wouldn't see this at a McCain party!

Sorry for going MIA at the end, guys. I was running into a bunch of local elected officials and they wanted me to stay longer with them.

Me and State Controller John Chiang. Highest elected Asian in the state. Also officiated at my wedding.

Comment by sAm on November 5, 2008 at 5:04pm: That awesome, wish I was there! Love the video, really gives you an idea of what it was like.

Comment by jenni on November 5, 2008 at 2:46pm: wow looks like you guys had a great night! arlene looks like shes a natural with the mic

Comment by Arlene on November 5, 2008 at 2:11pm: i was reading the shoot report that the ET crew did for this event, and apparently right before they announced obama as the winner...the crowd that was waiting outside the ballroom rushed in by-passing security!

Comment by PANDA JU on November 5, 2008 at 1:53pm: very cool! Love the last pic

Comment by Arlene on November 5, 2008 at 1:41pm: last night was awesome! history in the making! and the feeling of comradery was everywhere! i don't think i've hugged this many strangers without being drunk...hahaha...just kidding! kind of....

Comment by rp {|} // .MrPresident___++ on November 5, 2008 at 1:01pm: These are awesome... wish I coulda been there... the emotion in my house was crazy, but I can only imagine how great it must have been to share with so many others.