Bienvenido Obama !!

The night before the swearing in Ernesto told me he was thinking of flying to DC for the day. I thought that was a wonderful idea, I wish I could've went with him. He barely made the flight, apparently 94 other Delta employees thought it was a great idea as well. The stand-by list was long. Fortunately both the 630 and 730am flights were "wide open" and Ernesto got on. He was able to take the train right out of the airport to the celebration. He was standing right by the Washington Monument and sent me this picture: He said the energy was amazing...I can imagine with more that 2 million people attending. I love big crowds, I always have. Concerts, rallies, parades..yes, even for Christmas shopping. My #1 -airports. Not nearly as energetic, but we also had a small crowd here in San Jose to watch the inauguration live on CNN. Basically all of the Americans in the office (and one Tico) went to a co-workers house nearby the office and were glued to the TV. Obama's speech was wonderful. I'm sorry. I love him. I really do. Ill leave you with this video, it gave me goosebumps. Love him.

ELECTION DAY GLOW!

I have to say, I am a happy American today!! Never in my 34 years (uh. my birthday is not until Saturday, thank you) have I ever cared so much about voting, let alone pay $25 to mail an absentee ballot. (I had been "absentee" for three out of my five possible elections because there was a lack of interest) Never have I actually followed an election, let alone stayed up until midnight watching news coverage about it. Never have I respected a political candidate so much, let alone got teary eyed when he spoke. Yes, you are on the right blog, this is Cindy Espinoza talking. Obama's acceptance speech last night was so exciting and inspiring, I literally listened in awe, just smiling at the TV. Damn he's good! I thought McCains speech was also a good one, and very sincere. I felt proud of Obama and proud that enough American's voted to have it be a CLEAR CLEAN WIN! I am also glad his daughters are getting their puppy! That was sweet! I loved Obama's quote last night when he said, "You may not have voted for me in this election, but I will be your president!" Please give him a chance! We need a change! Change will take years, but something that did seem to happen overnight is America's image around the world. Reading the excerpts from newspapers around the world showed that it is not only me that is happy about this:)
ps. I also think he is hot, but this in no way influenced my vote!