election day

It still counts if this was supposed to be written yesterday and wasn’t, right?  I think it does, and that’s all that really matters.

Yesterday was election day.  I was so excited about it that I didn’t even grumble or complain when my alarm went off at 5:30 so I could shower and get to the polls before my 9:00 class started.  I made it there around 6:45 and was done around 7:15.  I had to wait in line outside for a while which kinda sucked because it was a little chilly and I didn’t have a warm jacket with me.  Just the blazer that I happened to be wearing.  But for the chance to have my vote counted, I didn’t mind.

After voting I headed to campus and barely made it through my first two classes before deciding that the sleep I’d gotten the past few nights wasn’t enough and left to go home and nap.  I did get a little sleep but then started to get very excited about the election and started watching MSNBC to see what was being said.  I was surprised at how much national coverage Indiana was getting about how it was a swing state.  Having lived here all my life I am very used to the fact that it is a Republican state. Indiana votes republican in every election and has for at least as long as I’ve been alive.  Seeing all the experts debating over which was Indiana was going to go got me very excited about the outcome of the election.  I even got to hear my little home county mentioned on the national news.  Little shout out to the LPC!  La Porte County, all the way, baby!  OK, I’m done now.

I even almost stayed awake to hear McCain’s concession speech.  I woke up in the middle of it and it took me a second to figure out what was going on.  I was so excited that it meant that Obama won, but I couldn’t help feeling bad for McCain.  And the people that were in his audience booing while he was speaking.  What was with that?  He could have picked better people to have around him during that time.  Especially since everyone there had been invited personally.  I couldn’t believe he had to tell his crowd to show some respect for the new president-elect.

After that, I didn’t make it to see Obama’s speech or to see Indiana turn blue.  I was there to see it turn light blue before all the votes were counted, but didn’t know it was official until this morning when I woke up to go to work.  I was so excited to see that, I don’t even have the words!

I’m very excited and interested to see what the next four years will bring.