Embracing the Time and Nation

It's Thursday, two days after the election, and you could say I'm lazy for not writing about it until today. I do things on MY time. This revelation came to my dad last weekend. "Casey," he says "Oh, he'll get it done...it might be next week or next month, but he'll get it done. He does things at his own pace."
So, I'm writing about the election at my own pace.
Besides, for the past 6 months all we've heard about is the election, so who minds waiting a couple of days for my take on it all?
I'm a Democrat, but I agree with some Republican ideals. I have to say that as far as a feeling that I get about which is the right choice, being Democratic feels right.
When I was standing behind the cardboard partition voting I came to the presidential boxes and couldn't resist this ear-to-ear smile that came over me as I voted for Obama. It was a combination of feeling confident about my choice, making history, and rebelling against my parents(which seems a little funny at age 27, but I did anyway.)
Flash forward to that night when I'm watching the results flood in on the multiple channels covering it. The result seems clear; Obama will be our 44th president. Jenny changes the channel so we can watch The Office on TBS. At a commercial break she turns back to the news and it's done. Obama takes the presidency with a resounding victory. "My God. It happened so fast," I remember saying.
We scan the channels to see the various reactions of CNN, Fox News, etc.
We all just kind of looked at each other like, "it's happened, this is real, history was made right in front of us."
A little later when I heard McCain's concession speech I almost choked up, as did he. I'm sure McCain would have been a great president, but it wasn't the right time, and it was probably his last chance. I admired his speech greatly.
Then came Obama with his acceptance speech. I was linked, as probably every other voter watching, with him at that moment. Our nation, starting over and making history at the same time. The unity that I felt was immense. I look forward to the future, a future united, a future that I hope will become a past that we are damn proud to say WE were a part of, TOGETHER.