Simple Thoughts

It's 5:30 am on January 20, 2009. It's snowing in Chicago. My apartment is dark, except for the light that is illuminating off of my laptop. Nothing is happening on facebook, nor anywhere else on the internet for that matter. My stomach is growling but I refuse to go make some toast. My air conditioner keeps making a weird kicking sound. I'm still jet lagged, which I find somewhat impossible.

And today, I'm getting a new president. I have a hope and belief in the future.

I voted absentee in late October. I was there in Grant Park when he was elected. I ran the streets of Chicago celebrating. I hugged strangers on street corners, simply because there were no words.


All of that, was leading up to this day. And the next four years.
Our country is in pivotal moments of our history right now. I can't wait to see what happens next.