i hope.
ive been watching the festivities all day today, even tho i actually slept thru the actual oath and speech. thank god for the internet.
im incredibly excited that our country is taking a turn in a new direction right now. but im also a little wary. i believe to the best of my abilities that Obama is going to change the path of America, but i also believe its going to take a long long time. and i just hope that a week from now all those Obama-maniacs who blindly believe he's going to take office and snap his fingers and magical fairy dust is going to fix every problem that we have, will still support him and realize its not just going to be peaches. that we really wont see positive changes for possibly years. He said himself its going to get worse before it gets better, but those just so excited that we have a new young black president...i don't think they exactly get that. But he has incredible charisma and brilliant speaking skills, so i think he may get a break. a long honeymoon period to start a path of righting all the wrongs of the last 8 years.
Im also really happy that he comes in to office during the young years of our generation. that we will get to grow up and begin our lives with him as president rather than some other staunchy republican who doesn't really care about the youth. Ive seen how bad people our parents ages are struggling right now. my own parents are. and i feel lucky that i dont have to really deal with that yet you know? that maybe by the time im ready to be an adult and buy a house and have a family, life might just be a little peachier =)
other than that i don't really have a lot to say without perhaps sounding ignorant. i really don't have the greatest grasp on politics yet as hard as i might have tried, but i can only continue to learn.
btw how freaking adorable are his girls? they are going to be so beautiful when they grow up and im kind of excited to see their transformation over the next years.
estimated 2 million people in D.C. today. wish i coulda been.
im hungry. im going to go make some soup.
much love.
