I cannot believe it. I walked in the door, arms full of groceries, Boo droning on and on about something and spotted the TV with the news splashed across the screen.
I whooped. I never freaking whoop. Especially at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and no alcohol in my system.
LOL When you say we... is that the royal we? I wish it was my "we"... or Libratarion we.
My 1 of 3 cried, and my 2 of 3 asked if Obama was going to come get all the white people. Which actually was surprising, he must have been listening when I was explaining the Obama was racist to 1 of 3. Oh well.
Excellent photo! And not one temper tantrum over the votes! McCain did handle it with grace - there were glimpses of the old McCain in his speech last night. We truly were a fantastic example of Democracy for the world last night.
[...] many blogs I follow have mentioned the elections and the results, no matter where in the world the bloggers are from (if I’ve missed a link I’m [...]
Congratulations to President-elect Obama and all who supported him.
I *hope* my fears are wrong; that he won't raise the taxes of every tax payer, that he won't squelch free speech, that he won't go along with those that want to seize our 401(k)s, that he won't decimate the military, and - most important - that VP-elect Biden's prediction that President Obama will be tested.
I fear that everything I wrote above - and more - will come to pass, making me long for the days of President Carter's misery index by comparison.
Your post yesterday was amazing, too. If my short and loud ones had not been in bed by the announcement, I would have taken the same photo -- a truly historic moment. They did, however, help me as I went door to door for local/regional candidates handing out literature. Never too young to train the civic activists in Schaererville, I say!
Props to B.O. Cool initials. I hope for all our sakes that this shit turns out how you all hope it will. Remember the saying "be careful what you wish for"? YOU WANTED THE BEST.................YOU GOT 'EM! KISS!Peace, Mike. P.S. Who Loves you baby?
What a great shot !! Why didn't I think of that? Anyhoo- delurking to say that I tagged you in a photo Meme.. Rules are over at my blog if you want to play along, if not totally understand.. In over my head over here LOL!
this basically means 50 million of us won't suddenly be moving to canada as we promised! ha.
the people have spoken. here's to our great country, may it be a symbol of freedom and progress in the world. i wish our new president well.
it's not easy being president. and can you believe i woke up at 5:30 a.m. to hit the polls. i kinda sad i did that bc i missed the entire fun of waiting in line.
plus i worked. why didn't they let us off work i hate my work.
i am so happy. so excited. awesome speech by mccain. well said.
despite the work stress going on, now and then it would hit me. Omygoodness, we did it. we made it this far. the ancestors must be beaming. they got us here.
he ran a good campaign, seriously, he just ran it well.
There were plenty of us up here north of the border watching those results last night, too. And, I think most of us were really pleased with the results. What a historic day for you all!
I cried last night when the men on MSNBC said he was declared the 44th president. I stayed up until his acceptance speech. I feel at peace today and I still feel like crying I am so excited. January 20th cannot get here soon enough.
I live in Chicago, and word on the street is Oprah was at the rally, and she was crying. And she was leaning up on some dude. And it turned out she didn't even know him!!! ;)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 12:27AM
Reader Comments (54)
Bet your ass we did!
April wrote..http://formerlyaprildawn.blogspot.com/2008/11/emotional.html" rel="nofollow">Emotional
Awesome picture! I've been weepy all night but totally lost my shit when the announcer in Grant Park introduced "the next first family."
We can and we did!
Kate wrote..http://katescrazylife.blogspot.com/2008/11/halloween.html" rel="nofollow">Halloween
You still vote here? Sweet!
So, any chance yo may come back, now?
Meet you in CO in a year?
hoppytoddle wrote..http://hoppytoddle.blogspot.com/2008/11/this-is-where-you-were-on-this-day.html" rel="nofollow">This is where you were on this day
Yes, but soooooo much more to do still.
Troubling ballot initiative results in Cali, Arizona, Florida, and maybe most unsettling Arkansas.
Let's not fuck up the end-game. Let's prove that we earned it honestly.
- A proud Virginia Blue Voter! I LIVE IN A BLUE STATE AGAIN!
ShredderFeeder wrote..http://www.shredderfood.com/?p=403" rel="nofollow">President-Elect Barack Obama
I cannot believe it. I walked in the door, arms full of groceries, Boo droning on and on about something and spotted the TV with the news splashed across the screen.
I whooped. I never freaking whoop. Especially at 4 o'clock in the afternoon and no alcohol in my system.
And then I CRIED while watching the speech.
What the hell?
And W00T!
Awesome photo. Something they will undoubtedly cherish for years to come, given who their mother is.
SciFi Dad wrote..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TalesFromTheDadSide/~3/440865798/not-safe-for-kids.html" rel="nofollow">"Not Safe For Kids!"
All I know is that my state kicked McCain's butt...and I helped for the first time by voting blue. :) Maybe finally, I got something right!
Great photo...
Darla wrote..http://dmmos.blogspot.com/2008/11/halloween-trick-and-treats.html" rel="nofollow">Halloween Trick and Treats
Love the photo!
Yaaaaaay!!
Melisa wrote..http://thesuburbanscrawl.blogspot.com/2008/11/proud-to-be-chicago-american.html" rel="nofollow">Proud To Be A Chicago-American!
We stayed up late to watch, too! My kids were so excited!
We stayed up late to watch, too! My kids were so excited!
tracey wrote..http://tracey-justanothermommyblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/even-obama-picks-his-nose.html" rel="nofollow">Even Obama picks his nose...
Shivers!
Damn skippy. For the first time in my life I knew what it meant to cast my vote.
We did, we did, we DID!!!!!!! Words can't touch this (although I'll admit, I tried today with my post.)
Love the pic!! I was up all night too..........I am gonna add that photo to my newpaper frontpage I am getting. Love you
YES! WE DID!!! WOOOTTTTT!!!!
Sandi wrote..http://www.fightingmaturity.com/?p=362" rel="nofollow">Family Humor
Indeed we did. And even those of us that voted blue, but our state stayed red, are feeling a high and an elation that'll never go away.
Will wrote..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GamingWithBaby/~3/442823349/and-i-cried.html" rel="nofollow">And I cried
Oh, yes we did :)
Awesome picture!
I am truly proud to be an American today. Also proud of a blue NH and the crazy turnout.
Amazing.
Ashlie- Mommycosm wrote..http://www.mommycosm.com/journal/2008/11/4/november-5.html" rel="nofollow">November 5
Perfect shot!
And Yes We Can!!! And we will ;)
Lisa wrote..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DiapersToDating/~3/437095586/evel-knievel-lives-at-our-house.html" rel="nofollow">Evel Knievel lives at our house
Man those kids are cute.
LOL When you say we... is that the royal we? I wish it was my "we"... or Libratarion we.
My 1 of 3 cried, and my 2 of 3 asked if Obama was going to come get all the white people. Which actually was surprising, he must have been listening when I was explaining the Obama was racist to 1 of 3. Oh well.
It's going to be a great day. Just busting with happiness this morning.
I'm verklempt.
Shutter Bitch wrote..http://shutterbitch.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/1st-birthday-bliss/" rel="nofollow">1st Birthday Bliss
We did too!
Michelle wrote..http://drboymom.blogspot.com/2008/11/election-chatter.html" rel="nofollow">Election Chatter
Great idea for a picture :)
Perfektly Mary wrote..http://perfektlymary.com/archives/wordless-wednesday-5" rel="nofollow">Wordless Wednesday
Who is this Barack Obama character I've been hearing so much about lately? Is he in a band or something?
Matt wrote..http://redsparks.com/playpen/2008/10/31/all-hollows-eve-a-parental-tribute/" rel="nofollow">All Hollow’s Eve - A Parental Tribute
Yes we did! :)
Now let's hope he can make some progress on the "Changes" we've heard about for the last 2 years.
Slick wrote..http://slicksumbich.com/?p=681" rel="nofollow">Your Voting Isn’t Done….
Thank god. Now I can breathe again.
Katherine wrote..http://fuzz.typepad.com/weblog/2008/11/i-finished-some.html" rel="nofollow">I Finished Something!
Great pic!!
PS... I've got an award for you over at my place. Come and get it!
Diane wrote..http://dianesaddledramblings.blogspot.com/2008/11/spreadin-bloggy-love.html" rel="nofollow">Spreadin' the Bloggy Love...
Excellent photo! And not one temper tantrum over the votes! McCain did handle it with grace - there were glimpses of the old McCain in his speech last night. We truly were a fantastic example of Democracy for the world last night.
Hopefully this is a stake in the heart of the George Bush policies.
Now....I'm at 5,000 words. Et brute?
very cool pic!
Hope he lives up to expectations
I am a blue voter in a scarlet red state-and PROUD to be!
Kori wrote..http://korij.blogspot.com/2008/11/ive-unpacked-my-bags.html" rel="nofollow">I've Unpacked My Bags
[...] many blogs I follow have mentioned the elections and the results, no matter where in the world the bloggers are from (if I’ve missed a link I’m [...]
So proud! So glad!
daysgoby wrote..http://jessalogic.blogspot.com/2008/11/i-am-sad.html" rel="nofollow">i am sad
Congratulations to President-elect Obama and all who supported him.
I *hope* my fears are wrong; that he won't raise the taxes of every tax payer, that he won't squelch free speech, that he won't go along with those that want to seize our 401(k)s, that he won't decimate the military, and - most important - that VP-elect Biden's prediction that President Obama will be tested.
I fear that everything I wrote above - and more - will come to pass, making me long for the days of President Carter's misery index by comparison.
Charlie on PA Tpk wrote..http://whatsit2you.blogspot.com/2008/11/president-barack-obama.html" rel="nofollow">President Barack Obama
Awesome picture and it will have much signifigance in years to come!
:)
I am still smiling. I am so happy!
Your post yesterday was amazing, too. If my short and loud ones had not been in bed by the announcement, I would have taken the same photo -- a truly historic moment. They did, however, help me as I went door to door for local/regional candidates handing out literature. Never too young to train the civic activists in Schaererville, I say!
Ms. Maxwell wrote..http://www.schaererville.com/2008/11/new-years-eve-no-election-night.html" rel="nofollow">New Years Eve? No. Election night? Absolutely.
YES WE DID!
Props to B.O. Cool initials. I hope for all our sakes that this shit turns out how you all hope it will. Remember the saying "be careful what you wish for"? YOU WANTED THE BEST.................YOU GOT 'EM! KISS!Peace, Mike.
P.S. Who Loves you baby?
YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!
Great shot. What a night to remember...and I don't think 3of3 will even mind that she was in her undies ;)
What a great shot !! Why didn't I think of that?
Anyhoo- delurking to say that I tagged you in a photo Meme.. Rules are over at my blog if you want to play along, if not totally understand.. In over my head over here LOL!
Momma Chaos wrote..http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KingdomOfChaos/~3/434073242/story-of-bug.html" rel="nofollow">Story of Bug
LMAO.... Great Kodak Moment!
The Real Life Fairy Tale Princess wrote..http://onemorefairytale.blogspot.com/2008/11/forgot-i-saved-this.html" rel="nofollow">Forgot I saved this for WTF Wednesday!
this basically means 50 million of us won't suddenly be moving to canada as we promised! ha.
the people have spoken. here's to our great country, may it be a symbol of freedom and progress in the world. i wish our new president well.
it's not easy being president. and can you believe i woke up at 5:30 a.m. to hit the polls. i kinda sad i did that bc i missed the entire fun of waiting in line.
plus i worked. why didn't they let us off work i hate my work.
i am so happy. so excited. awesome speech by mccain. well said.
despite the work stress going on, now and then it would hit me. Omygoodness, we did it. we made it this far. the ancestors must be beaming. they got us here.
he ran a good campaign, seriously, he just ran it well.
Well, living in Canada isn't so bad, ya know! ;-)
There were plenty of us up here north of the border watching those results last night, too. And, I think most of us were really pleased with the results. What a historic day for you all!
The picture was a GREAT idea :)
I cried last night when the men on MSNBC said he was declared the 44th president. I stayed up until his acceptance speech. I feel at peace today and I still feel like crying I am so excited. January 20th cannot get here soon enough.
Yes honey, we did. And isn't it a wondrous thing?
I live in Chicago, and word on the street is Oprah was at the rally, and she was crying. And she was leaning up on some dude. And it turned out she didn't even know him!!! ;)
Nicki wrote..http://littlebearsworld.typepad.com/1/2008/11/nablopomonablowrimo.html" rel="nofollow">NaBloPoMo/NaBloWriMo!!!
yes we can