I was late coming in to work this morning. No, I didn’t go vote. I did that two weeks ago. I was late because I was watching Senator Obama and his family vote. I don’t know why, it just felt to me like I was watching history. I guess maybe I was. I know I was.
I was just thinking how proud my step-dad and my mother-in-law would be at this moment if they were still with us. I think this is a moment they never even thought would happen. It didn’t happen in their lifetime, but it did for their sons, their daughters and granddaughters. I am sure they would be beaming today.
The girls are off from school today. Durham schools have opted to give them the day off since most of the polling places here are in public schools. With the anticipated record breaking turn outs, it would have been a nightmare to have regular school session. Some people think the kids should have been left in school so that they could be witness to the voting process and the excitement that this particular election is generating. I think that the kids already are aware of the significance of these elections. My daughters (10, 15, & 16) actually watched the debates. They get the Saturday Night Live jokes. They discuss politics with their friends. They even argue about the issues. When I was that age, I didn’t even want to watch the evening news. So yeah, I think they are very aware of what’s going on. They have been going with us to vote since they were babies. And when they got old enough, they even voted in the ‘Kids Vote‘ corner of the voting center.
There’s less than two hours left before the polling places here in North Carolina close at 7:30 p.m. So there’s still time. If you’re in line by 7:30, you have the right to cast your ballot. GO VOTE!
Me, I’m going home to watch the numbers. Here in the East Coast, we’ll have to wait until 1a.m. until all the polling centers across the country. I hope I can stay up that late. Maybe I’ll be late again tomorrow morning. 
In case you didn’t see it this morning, here’s a video of Obama voting. He is so cute with his daughters.
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I love it. For so many reasons. The most important one? He lives in a black neighborhood. He may have a house on the hill but it is not far from the people that his life can inspire. Of course he is an inspiration for all Americans but especially for people of color.