As a self-proclaimed "Obama Mama", Pastor Janet Goodman-Banks spent much of 2008 campaigning for Barack Obama.

"I was one of millions, thousands of volunteers, bless their hearts that worked endlessly to ya know, see this day come to pass," said Goodman-Banks

And come January 20th she will see her hard work will pay off.
She will be one, of the estimated millions, at President-elect Obama's inauguration.

You could say it will be a much-deserved treat.

"Just seeing this come to pass finally and being a part -- having worked so hard during this campaign, this is like the icing on the cake for me. It’s the cherry on top of the ice cream. I have to be there," said Goodman-Banks.

The Lincoln pastor wrote Sen. Ben Nelson this fall, requesting tickets for the swearing-in ceremony.

She was one of 1,500 who contacted his office.

And, she almost missed her chance of a lifetime.

The senator's office emailed Goodman-Banks a confirmation, but she accidentally deleted it.

Luckily, she checked her cyber trash.

"By accident I think I deleted it, but I always go through my trash and I saw where they responded and that I was given tickets to attend this inauguration, so I was elated," said the pastor.

Goodman-Banks, who was also a Nebraska delegate at the Democratic National Convention this summer, will attend the inauguration with her two sisters.
They've been busy planning.

"I talked my husband into buying a GPS system because we have to rent a car and we don't know Washington so everyday we just sit back and laugh and my mom is just so proud," said Goodman-Banks.

Proud her daughters will be part of history.

The Lincoln pastor says she's most looking forward to Obama's actual oath.

"Watching him place his hand on that bible and being sworn in, I think I'll have mixed emotions like I've had during this whole campaign," said Goodman-Banks.

Emotions stirred knowing she's one among the many, watching the junior senator from Illinois make history.

A proud moment for an "Obama Mama"