Today was a rather emotional day for me. I woke up and did my usual routine to get ready for work and then sat down in front of the TV to watch our 44th president get in a limo to take him to the place where he would be sworn in as the leader of this country. On the screen, I saw lots of interns and security guards walking around and while this might seem like an extremely boring television show, I couldn't take my eyes off of it. I was hooked. I watched until I had to head to work and regretfully got into my truck.
At work we were given the option to watch the inauguration online. I had made a smart move and set my DVR to record all the festivities this morning. I had a hunch that I wouldn't get to watch any of the events on tv and I was right. Our staff meeting, our first in weeks by the way, started at 9:00am instead of 8:30 and lasted until about 9:40. Of course, President Obama was sworn in at 9:05am Pacific time so I had completely missed it. I decided to wait until I could be with Matt to watch the formal inauguration. Yet for some reason I couldn't get it out of my head all day: we have a president that I am actually excited about.
I actually don't know many of Obama's beliefs about what his role should be in this country. I don't know what policies he wants to create and enforce. I don't know what effect his decisions will have on my personally or the people around me. But I do know this: I am very excited at the prospect that this man brings to our country. I am, for the first time, full of hope. I am anxious to see what this man can do and how we can all come together to be safe and happy for the good of everyone everywhere. I believe that his wife will have a great deal of influence on the American public as well as she seems like she truly wants to be involved. The First Ladies in the past have been very proper and almost Emily Gilmore-ish, which is perfect for an old-school leader but I think Michelle has the ability to reach more people and be more involved than any other First Lady ever.
I'm very excited.
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