A Big Day In History

November 4, 2008 will go down in history. I will always remember this day.

CNN just projected Barack Obama to be the next president of the United States of America. I think that I will always remember this historical moment. But for me, this day is more special than just a presidential election day. In my mind it marks the beginning of a different kind of change. Quincy went with me to vote today but before that we had a ribbon cutting with the Chamber of Commerce of Little Rock for John's agency and for me it sort of marked and represented the transformation and change in my life.

I didn't think that it would be that big of a deal. In the paper you always see a few people cutting a ribbon and that's it. When I arrived at the office, early in my mind, there were about 7 people outside. Quincy and I went in and started to introduce ourselves. About 30 "ambassadors" ended up arriving and John gave a little speech about his business. Quincy was definitely the hit of the party. Everyone thought that he was very cute and loved his outfit. I've not been around that many people with him yet, so it was a bit overwhelming but lots of fun. We took the picture but only about 1/4 of the ambassadors could fit in!

It was way cool to do the ribbon cutting. It just made a big part of my life feel official...like, the community recognizes us as a new family starting a business. It is hard to describe, but it was just John, me, and Quincy and it felt good to be our new family. Most of the big events in our life our parents have been to, but this time, it was us, the new parents. This may not make any sense but it was a really good feeling. Change and history.