The day the world changed. **updated**
November 4, 2008 | Civic Dooty
OOOH! I am so excited about today, and also SO ANXIOUS. I had a dream last night that…um nevermind. We shant discuss it.
This is probably totaly illegal. SB was all reprimand-y about it. Hmph. It was just so exciting!
I feel like I didn’t get the whole experience because I didn’t have to wait more than a few minutes. But there was still QUITE a crowd as far as my cute little polling place is concerned. (Check out the deserted photos on my post from last November.) I don’t know what happened, by the way, but we got to vote there again. My county is one of only two left in the state where you can still go vote in person.
Check out this awesome yard. For the last election they had a toilet with a Bush mannequin coming out of it and a big sign that read, “FLUSH BUSH”. Let’s hope this year their gutsy display pays off! This particular yard is in an area that is probably more pro-McCain, so these folks deserve major props.
In Belly News, (Holy shit! Doesn’t it look HUGE?) tonight is our first Birth Class! Yay! Also, WTF?!?! Um… really? 6:30-8:30 PST? We are simultaneously excited for the class and crawling out of our skins. Those are two very key hours to be away from the election news IV drip. Pray for us.
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We got out of our class at 8:40 or so, and I immediately checked my text messages. There were all these, “WOO HOO”s and “Fuck Yeah”s. I said to SB, “I think he won already?” No. Way. We got in the car and turned on NPR and couldn’t believe what we were hearing.
We raced to the pub where some friends were meeting just in time for Obama’s acceptance speech. A couple of them yelled, “Your baby is going to be born into a much better world!”
It was so cool to be in a noisy pub, full of celebrating liberals, and to have it get silent for Obama’s speech. I’ll never forget it. It felt like we were all a part of history.
I’m going out now to buy a newspaper to frame the front page to hang in the baby’s room.
It’s a new day!
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November 4th, 2008 at 4:30 pm, Adrienne Says:
I am so excited I can hardly stand it. I’m trying to block out all anxiety. I get a little emotional when I think about what is possible today!
November 4th, 2008 at 8:24 pm, Kelly T Says:
Love your ballot pic! You’re belly is absolutely beautiful!
November 4th, 2008 at 8:30 pm, Camille Says:
Your bell-eh is awesome!
November 5th, 2008 at 12:56 am, tacomachickadee Says:
Awesome! I still can’t believe everything was decided so QUICK!
November 6th, 2008 at 3:54 pm, Beth Says:
Yay for the new day! I’m so excited for your baby — what a fabulous President to be in office.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:20 pm, Jenny Says:
Adrienne: We did it!
Kelly T: At 8:24pm you knew we did it!
Camille: You, too. Thanks!
chickadee: You were up late.
Beth: Hooray! Thanks, friend.
November 6th, 2008 at 11:03 pm, tacomachickadee Says:
Um, yes … I was up late. No comment. I don’t know WHY!?!?!?!? I couldn’t sleep … nothing going on Nov. 4. Not waiting up for the hubby, not me. Not out partying with the kiddos, not me. … Err … did I mention I work at 8 a.m.? Ugh. Can’t wait until the weekend …
Btw … kudos to the NON STRETCH MARK TUMMY! What the heck!?!?! How DO you do it!?
November 7th, 2008 at 9:00 am, Megan Says:
We were seriously watching CNN and saying “they are in the birthing class RIGHT NOW!”…I’m glad you got out in time to see the good news. Yes…it’s a good time for a baby to be born!
November 11th, 2008 at 4:31 pm, Jenny Says:
chickadee: Well, I have another 5 weeks to go noe. That’s pleanty of time to get some stretch marks.
I’ve been super diligent in applying my Burt’s Bees Mama Bee Belly Butter, but who knows?
Megan: Ha! I’m so glad you guys were feeling our pain!