On election day, my wife Brigtte Davila and I were volunteering as a Voter Protection Team in a remote polling station near Reno, Nevada. It was a frigid snowy day but hopes were very high.
After a 12 hour day/evening at the polling station....we trudged with friends/volunteers back to the hotel to shower, rest and watch the elections results. By then....the die was cast. Barack was projected the winner and we watched Barack on tv giving his victory speech in Grant Park. We both watched the screen intently, held hands, hugged and cried more than a few tears.
After 2 years of volunteering and hoping....the impossible dream became the possible...which will become reality on Nov. 4th.
It is still hard to believe. I've supported many causes in my 58 years of life......many were lost causes but had to be fought. Now I was part of a winning cause and I didn't know how to react other than shed a tear.....maybe for all those lost causes.
Barack will be inaugurated in a few more weeks and he is putting together his team as I write this blog. I will watch his inauguration from afar. I won't be in DC but I will be there in spirit as he becomes our President on that day. I'm looking forward to it.
He will continue to need our support and I hope all of us will continue to support him as we settle back into out lives.
Since we all made the impossible possible....I guess we can never go back to the way it was before.
That may be our greatest gift to ourselves, our families and our country.
Something to be thankful for.....as we prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday.
May you be with loved ones this coming Thanksgiving and the upcoming holidays.
Take care and so long,
Jose & Brigitte
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