Election Day 2008

Today is election day. Instead of watching the returns, which cannot be good for my blood pressure, I thought I would use this time to blog. Those of you that know me know that I am not afraid to make my political views known. I could rant and rave about why I think the McCain/Palin ticket is the only choice that makes the slightest sense for America, but as I type, the votes are being cast across the country and all I can do is wait, and pray, and hope that enough Americans will realize that voting for Obama is voting for the type of change that will fundamentally alter this country and steer us in a direction away from the basic principles in which we were founded. I hope tomorrow morning I wake up to the hero, John McCain as President and the phenomenal, first women Vice President, Sarah Palin. If not, Katie bar the door. It is going to be a long 4 years.

On an unrelated note, Rube and I had a great weekend. We joined our friends, the Miners, and their two precious kids, Morgan and CJ for some trick-or-treating on Friday night. I did not have a kid to dress up this year (cannot wait until next year), so I dressed up my mini schnauzer, Sophie. The more disturbing part of this story is not that I dressed up my schnauzer like a lady bug, it is that I dressed her up and then forgot her at home. I really hope my parenting skills develop in the next 3 months or Emme is in big trouble. I took a picture of Sophie when we got home from trick-or-treating without her. You can see she was not thrilled.

The remainder of the weekend was spent running much needed errands and some much needed relaxing. We had a game watching party for the Tech v. t.u. game, and I have to admit that was one of the most exciting college football games I have ever seen. Go Raiders! I can cheer for them as long as they are not playing the Aggies.

This next weekend is our 1st anniversary. I cannot believe it has been a year since we were jetting off to Puerto Vallarta for a wonderful wedding week. It has been a blur of a year, but also one of the best years of my life. We cannot wait for what is in store for us this next year. In February 2009 we will be plus an Emme!