Oh. Oh my.

I can't really think about last night. I sat in front of our TV with John, as we switched back and forth between CNN and MSNBC, from 5PM until sometime after midnight. I watched all the polls close. By the time President-elect Obama made his speech last night, I was in sensory overload. And now, looking back, his speech has this dreamy quality to it, partly because I was so emotionally spent.

Watching that speech...oh. Oh my. We really did it. We actually really did it! Yay us! We did a fantastic job! Record voter turnout! We're awesome!

I think the best thing about President-elect Obama's (I just LOVE the way that sounds) speech last night was that it wasn't a victory speech so much as it was call to action. You know all that energy and extra time we've all spent worrying about the election? Well, the election is over now. Let's try and use our new-found free time to do something productive, like volunteer for a worthy cause or read more and improve ourselves.

But right now, I just want to stop. Take a breath. Cry some more tears of joy. And start to finally calm down.

Labels: political stuff.

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