Tuesday, November 04, 2008

History

When I was five, my father woke me to watch Nixon's resignation speech. "This is history," he told me. "I hope you always remember this sad moment in our country's history." And I have.

In a few minutes, I will wake E to watch Obama's speech. "This is history," I will tell her. "I hope you always remember this moment as one of pride and hope." And I believe she will.

2 comments:

christine said...

giddy yes!!! very giddy and relieved!

AmyinMotown said...

I just got teary-eyed (again) reading this. I wanted to wake Maggie, but knew the likelihood of getting her BACk to sleep afterward was nil.