Hello & Happy Holidays!I am back among the living. Hectic work schedule & gnarly flu bug has kept me out of the limelight for awhile. So where’s the latest…After spending the past year literally giving blood, sweat & tears on the Obama campaign trail I have found myself in the days/weeks since the election in a state Post Election Withdrawal Syndrome. It is almost as if I cannot believe it has happened & I am still overwhelmed by it all.When I see Obama on TV/in print referred to as President-Elect I actually have to change the channel/turn the page & search for a re-run of Friends. Otherwise I will just cry all day & all night at the realization that he is our next President. I’ve had to go into Obama Rehab, removing myself from my beloved Obama Blog & refraining from sending my Daily Obama Obsession emails.Naively, I thought that tuning into a program on CSPAN about the history of the White House: how special events are prepped for; who arranges the flowers; how guest lists are determined; how the staff operates, etc. would keep me safely on the wagon. Then they interviewed the usher staff, mostly Black men in their late 60’s who have worked there for over 30 years. There is one man whose sole job is to serve the POTUS at official state dinners & be on call for whatever he needs - his personal butler of sorts - he’s been there almost 40 years…of course, more tears & off the wagon I fell wondering what HE & the others must be thinking as they await the next First Family. Alas, it’s back to Friends & Everybody Loves Raymond re-runs for me.That being said….The next step is trying to get to DC for the big day. I’m not sure if I can swing it: biggest challenge is where to stay. No luck so far in getting that nailed down (if you have any leads PUUULLLEZZE let me know!). And the cost of airline tix. Don’t even get me started – my Obama Obsession has put me into debt! And once I’m there, then what? I didn’t even try to get a ticket to the event. I guess I could just climb up a lamppost. But I can’t imagine NOT begin there. After everything I’ve been through this past year - to NOT be there might just break my heart in a million pieces. I get a lump in my throat & heart just thinking about it. Somehow I HAVE to get there. Maybe if I start walking now….and sleep on a bench? So I’m praying to the Obama Angels that somehow it will all work out. They haven’t let me down yet!Below is some footage of me from CNN & Youtube on Victory Day 11.4.08. I wish each of you the blissful glee of the season & only the very best for a new year full of love, peace, giggles, passion, delight, prosperity & good health. The CHANGE part…I think we’ve got that covered!xoxo Lulu in CA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WjjnwtVwPwNot sure where the first party in this video was. That wasn’t where we were. Ours was packed! We were at a big hotel in downtown SF across the street from Union Square . Our party scenes start at 5.27 on the videoThat’s my friend Cara 5.58 & 6.10 with the glasses & black bead necklace. The man with baby is behind me & that’s me at 6.23 behind Cara with my hands over my mouth crying...of course. That’s me sobbing & trying to talk 7.23 – 8.26. Too bad my face disappeared but maybe it’s best b’c I was a crying sobbing mess by that point! And at 10.29 if you blink you’ll miss me.Somehow I ended up on the podium - of course – that’s me wiping my eyes with tissues at 1.45http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jHAVv8pI3E&feature=relatedThe celebration continued out on the streets of the hotel where we werehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne0f4HEliyAThat’s me in front of the cable care wearing a purple top & black pants/sweater. WHY I am on the cable car, I have no idea. It was just sitting there; the driver was ringing the bell in celebration & so I thought would be an amusing vantage point.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMq2IAEdRoMIf you can’t find these links, go to youtube.com & search Barack Obama Election Night Parties in San Francisco or http://www.zennie62.com
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