We're going to bed early!

There are those elections that stick with you for one reason or another. In 200o, I was getting married in a couple months and was getting laid off the day after the election. Marshall and I were going to stay up until the election was decided. Well, of course, that was 2000 and we didn't know the next President for several days after election day. I don't even remember where I was in 2004. Obviously, 2008 is an election day that I will remember. A newly elected black President, a sense of hope in trying times, and many feelings I don't even know how to put into words. Change is coming. It won't be easy, but this is a start. And unlike 2000, I'll be going to bed early knowing who will be leading our nation going forward. And for that, I am truly thankful.