I am SO excited that election day is finally here!\u00a0\u00a0 I saw something on TV saying many places were open after midnight.\u00a0 As a result, Rich and I drove over to our local election place at 12:05 a.m.\u00a0\u00a0 It wasn’t open.\u00a0 It was instead spooky quiet and dark.\u00a0 The only posted sign was information on an upcoming spaghetti dinner.\u00a0 It seemed just another nondescript evening rather than one on the cusp of something historic.<\/p>\n
By then we were both wide awake.\u00a0\u00a0 We ended up taking our dog for a long walk in the refreshing night air and chatting about the last eight years and the significance of this election.\u00a0 We both feel a guarded optimism.\u00a0 This morning the plan was to get up at 6 a.m. and get on line, but when 6 came around, Rich wasn’t getting up (no surprise there).\u00a0 Instead, I’m now waiting for him to come home from work so that we can go off to vote.\u00a0 The waiting is maddening.\u00a0 I’m ready to head off without him.\u00a0 But I’m waiting, waiting.\u00a0 It feels like the entire world is waiting.\u00a0 Everyone holding their collection breath.\u00a0 It is so incredibly exciting to be voting in such an historic election. And this time tomorrow, a new chapter will begin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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