Vote, please.

The Capitol, taken while standing on a top floor in the Newseum

So, tomorrow is the big day.  I’m excited and nervous.  I comfort myself by thinking about how the candidates must feel about tomorrow.  From what I’ve heard on MSNBC and the Today Show, both candidates are visiting 7 states today!  Yes, 7!  Can you believe it?  I can.  Regardless of what the polls are saying, many people still haven’t made up their minds; yes, Obama is ahead in the polls, and I am praying that tomorrow is his day; still, anything can happen behind the curtains.

My husband tells me that he thinks it won’t matter who becomes president. “Our lives won’t be too different in either case,” he reasons.  I’m not so sure.  I worry about Roe v. Wade being overturned.  I worry that the U.S. will agree to off shore drilling in Alaska.  I worry about what would happen if McCain takes office and God forbid something were to happen to him.  Let’s just say I am up worrying a lot these days.

Meanwhile, my dear one isn’t sleeping either.  Maybe she sense that I’m tense?  Maybe she’s still excited over all the parties, candy, and fun with friends had on Halloween?  Whatever the cause, my dear one has not let her mom and dad sleep in oh, 3 nights.

But it’s not all misery over here.   I’m hopeful too.  I am hopeful that Obama and Biden will win.  I am hopeful that my daughter and all children will live to see a man, who happens to be black, take our country in a better direction.  I am hopeful that when many of our troops return home this Christmas, they will be able to stay at home with their families.   I am hopeful that wars will end and people will talk.  Is that too much hope to have?  I hope not.  =)

Like I said, tomorrow is the big day.  Election Day.  You may not agree with everything that I have shared with you in this post.  Good.  I think everyone should make the choice that most resonates with their core values.  That’s why, it is my belief, that we should exercise our right to vote as active citizens in a democracy.  Yes, democracy.  All of our votes matter.

Are you planning to vote tomorrow?  Have you already submitted your vote? Was the environment or another issue important to you in making your decision?