gear up

I'm sure we weren't alone in being swept up this week. After all, this is an amazing, inspiring, monumental step in the right direction. We have nominated someone for the office of the president whom we are proud of. Someone who can speak to the people of America not only with incredible intellect and compassion, but in a way that treats us as intelligent and compassionate. Who is inspiring many people to have hope, to work for change, to rise to their feet and go to the polls, and to reach in their pockets and contribute to the cause. I know the credit card came out here tonight, more than once, by more than one of us in the family. We will decorate our car, our yard, our chests with the logos and show them off to our friends and neighbors. Not because they are likely to make a big splash in our neck of the woods, but because for the first time in a long time, we can actually let ourselves feel a little bit patriotic. Proud, even, to call ourselves Americans. And hopeful, that we could actually have a president who not only understands the struggles and issues of our generation, but who has lived through them himself.