Decision '08

I just got done voting, and I have to say it does actually give you a sense of 'civic duty' - You hear people say that and it always sounds so cheesy and rediculous but honestly, I felt really good casting my vote. I guess for me it was another way that I'm growing up, I took the responsibility to register in my district, to find the polling place, and to go and vote. I really just felt it was important to be a part of history, no matter how the election turns out and it is a change for our country, the first black president, the first female vice president, the first time in 40 years that we have changed presidents in the middle of a war, I just think when I'm 90 and my grandkids ask me if I remember when these changes started happening, I'd like to say that yes I voted in the election that changed the world. Ha- ok making world changing might be a bit of an exaggeration, or at least we want to hope and believe it is.

I also called and Thanked my Mom today, because I realized that I have voted in every presidential election, plus some other ones, since I turned 18, since she is an elected official and she gets to keep her job because of people voting, she has instilled an importance of voting in me, whether she intended to or not, I realize that many young people don't have that influence and many of them do not vote or do not see the importance in it. So just another shout out to say - THANKS MOM! and again, whenever I process another important lesson learned from my Madre, I think about all the Mom's and all the lessons we all receive, which always makes me extend my shout out to ALL MOM's - Kudos to all the lessons you teach us and the years you wait while we learn to appreciate them!

So, beyond the excitement of Election Day, work has been pretty slow, the morning has kind of dragged on and I'm hoping that the afternoon will pick up a bit when my boss returns from Lincoln, but so far.. it's not looking promising.

On a relationship note, things are fantastic, Jarad and I are back to doing projects in the basement, always one of our favorite past times, and it seems that the roomate drama is dissapearing, so Thank Goodness for that!!! Jarad is amazing, he makes me extremely happy, and I'm realizing that so much of our issues before were simply insecurities and the more we progress in our relationship, the more open we are with each other and the more comfortable I become in myself, the better things are, they basically just keep getting better. I'm in it for the long run, and if I've learned to interpret "boy" - I think Jarad is too :)

Soo I guess that is it for now, there are a lot of things brewing in my mind buuuttt, I'm not quite ready to devuldge all my hopes for the near future, and I suppose that is the other part keeping me from talking to much, it may not be near future, let's just say, I think the ball is rolling and I'm thrilled!

Go Vote!