My Vote

It's taken a little time for me to get this post thought out. We've been busy at work and at home (as usual) and it's time to blog.

I voted last week.

Johanna, Ellorie and I were were up early that Tuesday and we were very excited about the day and it's outcome. We all had breakfast together and chatted before I had to leave. I'm the first one in the morning to leave the house and I set out on a gorgeous Tuesday morning. We are 2 blocks away from our polling station so I walked out of the house with my coffee and really took my time and took in the neighborhood's changing foliage. It was beautiful. So many natural varying vibrant colors. I took it in. I forced myself to walk slower, breathe deeper and to really look around. 

I got there just as they were letting folks in. I even beat the local politicians to their stations outside looking for last minute votes. It was a bit confusing but I wasn't going anywhere. I have one thing to do and that's all... I can wait.

I ran into out neighbor Steve in line. He and I killed time chatting a bit while we moved along in line. We began to see more familiar faces. It felt great to see someone I knew. We didn't talk politics once.

The act of voting was shear moments compared to the process. I had printed out the ballot the day prior so I could be as best prepared as possible.

I voted for Barack Obama. I voted for change. The word change isn't just for policy. It's for so much more. The only color I saw that day was the changing foliage... the seasons. The United States and the world is seeing our foliage change... 

I'm excited about our future. It will be hard. This vote doesn't make anything easier. Change is always hard. But change will bring more to us, our friends and others than we never knew existed. We just need to try. We can work hard and we can change.