High Hopes

There are so many excellent posts up about the inauguration… I can’t even attempt to write anything so well spoken.

I missed the actual speech as I took the kids to the museum to get out of the house for a bit. I was able to catch it on CNN.com and let me tell you, my heart was as in my throat today as it was the night of the election. I was teary the whole time and kept getting chills as I listened to him speak. This is big history and I’m watching it. I’m glad to be at an age to really take all of this in and to be able to tell my girls about this big moment.

Hubster and I cannot vote here, but that doesn’t mean that we’re not directly affected by US politics. We live here, pay taxes here, contribute to our community and try to be an honest functioning part of this society. We would do no less regardless of which country we lived in.

It’s hard not to be inspired and feel hopeful around Barack Obama. And despite my reservations about the big picture, I am hopeful.

Our daughters, by birth, are American citizens and it’s for them that I hope. I want to be a part of a generation that actually makes a difference. I hope we can pass down to them a better environment, a better life, a kinder world. We’re willing to work at it. I hope that he is the man to help lead the way.