A Nukular Win...hehehehe

Well, I am so happy that my first post can be about something so wonderful. This Monday we voted Barack Obama in as our next President of the United States. (queue round of applause)
There isn't anything that I can say, that hasn't already been said about it, but still I just have to be in awe at what has happened. Not only has the country elected someone young, trustworthy, intelligent and kind into the White House, but the most groundbreaking achievement here, above all else....
We have elected someone who can pronounce 'nuclear'
(praise Jesus! hallelujah! amen! *queue upbeat gospel choir*)
What a wonderful, wonderful day it is, when we can now send someone overseas to meet with foreign ambassadors and rulers, who will actually sound like they know what they're doing. What a gift we have given ourselves, that we will be able to watch our beloved president give speeches, and actually understand the sentences he is trying to form, instead of shaking our heads and doing a shot every time we hear a 'Bushism'.
Thank you America....God Bless.

Ahhh.......how my funny bone will miss the Bush years. But, I have to bring it down to a serious note. Because this truly, truly is a historical event. We have elected the first black American to be president. Regardless of politics, views, whatever else, that is a wonderful thing. I am so inspired to see that from the dark, dark place of slavery and bondage that began the African American's history in our country, he has now gained freedom, acceptance, and risen to the very apex of our society, becoming leader of the free world. What a journey. I didn't find out Obama won until Tuesday morning, and I didn't cry when I did find out, because I was just plain happy. But later that morning I was watching the View and one of the hosts, Sherri Shepherd, a comic, mother, and very strong black woman, was speaking about what the win meant for her. She said that when she found out, she went to her young son's bedroom, and knelt at his bedside, and could finally say that 'baby, there are no limitations...NO limitations'.....then she was bawling, and I was bawling....because think about that. As a mother, as a parent, you look at your child, and want them to reach for the stars. As a white mother, I look at my kids, and see a future of optimism, hope, and setting goals for themselves that are lofty, but attainable. I never realized what a gift that is, to never question all that my children can be. But now, there are thousands of black mothers and fathers everywhere, that can look at their children and say, you can be anything you want to be...anything. No settling, no excuses for not wanting more for yourself. No limitations.
So, while I know for myself, for the politics of it, Obama's win is a wonderful victory, I have to step back, and acknowledge what a huge moment this is for all people of color in our country, what a barrier that has been broken for them. I will not pretend to know what it's like to be black in our country, to understand fully the struggles for freedom, equality, and respect they have endured. But I know and understand that this has truly been a victory of the spirit.
God Bless America.