Mood:  bright

I woke up this morning with a feeling I haven’t had in a long time. Hope! Not just hope for a better America but for a better world. There is an energy in the air today that can’t be denied. I knew when I went to bed last night that Obama had won but this morning it was made final. What an historic day for all Americans. No matter whom you voted for you can take pride in the fact that you participated in the greatest election of our time. Not just because we have elected our first black president but because a record number of people registered and voted in this historic event. I have voted in every election since I turned 18 and even though there were times when I thought it was pointless because my voice would never be heard, this election proved that to be untrue. As a woman when I stand in the voting booth I am overcome with emotion. There was a time when my gender would have been denied access to such locations.  But women from all over the country…democrats and republicans… came together and fought for the right that every person in this county should have…the right to vote. We can come together again to turn this country around and put it back on the right track.

Americans stand at a great precipice. Do we continue to allow ourselves to be divided by this great chasm of differences or do we search for a bridge to unite us. I am flooded with thoughts of what this election could mean for us all. We have the opportunity to change for the better. To show the world how great we really are. Like Obama has said…we are not red states and blue states but the United States.

I look forward to January when he will take the oath of office and can get started on all those campaign promises. I know that we will not see results quickly. Our current situation didn’t happen over night and it will take time to set it right but I have faith…hope that we can all pull together to help to get the job done.

But now there is just one question remaining….What kind of dog do you think they are going to get?