i know it's only a little after 2pm, but i can honestly say i reached my high point of today. most likely the high point of this week. and probably the highlight of my entire month/end of year.
today i saw president obama speak at UCD.
it was amazing. my girlfriend and ex-roomie rachel and i met at 6am at starbucks off campus this morning. after fueling up on giant hot coffees, we trekked through the snow to the line. we were only a few hundred people back. we stood outside waiting to be let in for a good two hours or so until they finally opened the doors. once inside, we waited for another two hours - but with an AMAZING view of the podium where the president was set to speak. we held our spot, listened to some interesting opening bands, and before you know it he arrived.
i guess what i experienced is like what teenage girls who see justin timberlake experience (or whoever teenage girls like now, when i was 13 it was justin timberlake). i got a little shaky and a little teary and kept saying, "ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod ohmygod," over and over and over again to rachel. and that was all while he was just waving to the crowd. he finally got into his speech - he has this way of speaking to a crowd of people but all the while it feels like he's only talking to you - and had some amazing news to share about
student debt relief. it was a great speech and he went into detail about the struggles he had starting out, and how it's hard when young people graduate with a degree and can't find a job - so the have to hold off doing things like starting a family.
anyway, it was my first experience seeing any president live, and i was especially psyched to see a current president. and there are literally no words to describe my joy at seeing my favorite president and one who i am actively helping to get re-elected. i felt so much pride in being involved with my volunteer work while he was saying to the crowd that he needs our voices. it was such a wonderful experience.
so i'll stop the obama-love-gushing-fest here and share some pics. because i need to work on my paper and take a nap :)
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| snow while waiting outside - 6:30am |
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| biggest smile ever |
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| the line went all the way to speer behind us! |
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| me & rach |
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| how??? |
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| PACKED gym! |
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| state flag |
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| there he is - the president of our country. and what a view! |
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his smile melts my heart makes me proud to have elected him |
really. how can it get any higher than this? this might be the highest of all high highs...
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