Today is an historical day - Barack Obama is going to be our next President!!! A record number of voters turned out yesterday, over 133 million. Voter turnout hasn't been this high in over 40 years.Jackie and I have been waiting for this day for a long time as our veneration for Obama has steadily grown. Last night we attended an election party at Boom Chicago which was sponsored by Democrats Abroad. We had a wonderful night of comedy, dinner and TV watching with a big group of Americans - interestingly enough there were also many Dutch viewers which really reminded me that this election is of worldwide proportions and interest. As I've been biking around with my little Obama sign, I could only wait and hope that my fervor for Obama would be matched by the election results. We mailed our ballots to VA a few weeks ago and it feels great to know they counted (they better count those absentee ballots!)!!
It's so hard to express the joy I felt last night when Obama won. We left the party at 4am and turned the TV on right away. Right after 5am, it was clear Obama won and I did a jumping dance in the living room! I've never felt so happy about a political decision! We elected our first African-American president!
Since this is a baby blog, I must mention how this election makes me feel more encouraged about our lives as parents in an Obama presidency, even if we live in Amsterdam for another year or two. It's hard to articulate but I feel more optimistic about our future which soon will include the future of our baby.
The past 8 years are over and we can move forward and make some great changes!! Now the countdown to January 20 is on!!
YES WE CAN!!
