President Obama!

Two great speeches from two great men…

November 4th, 2008 will forever be remembered as a historic night for the United States of America! We all have cause to celebrate, including those who voted for the first time, like my sister!

The party I had planned to attend was canceled at the last minute, due to logistics. So instead, I stayed home and watched the election results come in on the Internet. My two closest friends, Gary and Trenton, were both at their jobs, so I text messaged them updates throughout the night. Excitement grew as we took Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, New Mexico... Then I got a call from my friends, Kate and Nate, to meet them for drinks as we waited. So, as I prepared to send Gary and Trenton one last update before I headed out, my computer crashed. As I was restarting, I suddenly heard something amazing from outside - cheers, whistling, and car horns honking… I knew then that Barack Obama had officially won the election! I tried to call Trenton, who recently moved from here to Los Angeles, so that he could hear the noise on his old Brooklyn block, but the lines were flooded. When I finally got through, we shared our joy as two American friends, one on the East Coast, and one on the West – celebrating from one shining sea to another!

So, when I finally got out to meet Kate and Nate, I found an excitement and jubilation in the streets of New York City, unlike any I have ever seen before. Strangers hi-fived each other, friends hugged, all coming together in a common bond. I decided to drink only American beer, but the keg of Sam Adams in the pub had kicked, and I don’t care for Bud, so I had a Jack and Coke – good American Whiskey! And together we celebrated our historic landslide victory! I even managed to get a copy of the NY Daily News, which sold out rather quickly!

This is the moment we have been waiting for…

President Barack Obama!




I know “Toot” is hosting an incredible, heavenly celebration, and my dad is at that party!