in the 15 years I've been voting, been so proud and EXCITED to color in a circle next to ANY candidate.

I totally got choked up walking into the polling place. It's also pretty cool that I live in a state where I am generally proud of who represents me!

It's time for a President who has the will and ability to begin to dig this country out of the 8 year national nightmare. Obama is not and will never be perfect, but his ability to be strong but not caustic, soft but not weak, clever and cunning without being snide---it will begin to help us heal and definitely heal our relationship with the rest of the world.