I voted this afternoon, and it took me a couple of minutes after I filled out my ballot, before I could place it in the machine, not because there was a line, but because I wanted to take the time to breathe and realize the history of this vote. (There were police there making sure no riots broke out in this little town I live in that has 2 stop lights, so I didn’t want to take a picture of my ballot and get arrested!) So I just stood there looking at my ballot and thinking about how I would remember this moment and this day.
I’m now watching the news to see who is going to become our next President. I am so hopeful that Barack Obama is going to win. I’m also so proud of all of the kids that I’ve had the privilege of mentoring, babysitting, being their teacher, etc. that are now able to vote, that registered and then VOTED. This makes me so proud!!
It has also been really neat to hear the stories of the people who worked in the civil rights movement in the 60’s, who are both white and people of color, who are so excited that this time in America’s history has come. Not because we could have a man of color as our president, but because the issue of race in America is something that America is finally tackling. We’re making progress, slowly, but progress. Next, I hope we can begin the conversation on the equality for women!
