Barack the Vote!

*DISCLAIMER: No, I don't really think Hillary is a ho, but that picture was just way too funy to pass up. I was seriously laughing out loud. I have a weird sense of humor like that.*

Woo-hoo! We now have our nation's first black Democratic nominee for President. Am I the only one that was glowing with pride at work this morning? I don't have a cool Obama '08 tee to wear so I chose to sport black instead. No one else may get it but I felt symbolic. I never thought I could see something like this in my lifetime. I was only hoping that my kids would be lucky enough to experience it (at least I had half a hope with Jesse Jackson in '88) but to actually have it happen and be able to share the significance with them is phenomenal. Of course, at their age, they really don't care. They don't see the big deal in skin color (for discriminatory purposes) so Obama's feat is lost on them, but I will still make them celebrate nonetheless. I'm just that kind of mom.

This is such an amazing day for black people. I wouldn't say it's an outstanding day for America necessarily because, somewhere, there are redneck klansmen getting drunk & pulling on hoods for the long haul. No doubt a lot of closet racists will have to take out their anger on someone today. A few more black people will get pulled over or hassled by the cops, the gas station attendant may be a little more snippy, and white co-workers may whisper at the coffee machine but that's the price of progress and it's well worth it! Of course, I say that because I am not personally the subject of racial oppression at the present moment but, should the course of my day change, I guess I would be ok taking a traffic ticket because we could possibly have a black president soon. I would still be smiling (which might make the officer even madder) and even ask him if he was following the election. I can be a jerk to traffic cops sometimes.

But in the grand scheme of things, I am super excited. I know I'm supposed to be keeping everyone up to date on the wedding planning, but I feel I may as well offer up a fair warning that an Obama '08 sticker may be mixed in with your favors at the end of the night. I hope every person attending my wedding is a registered, voting, voter (because there is a difference!). Is that too much to hope for?

*singing* Say it loud...he's Barack & I'm proud...